Tropic Thunder, already one of the most exciting comedies in development due to Stiller's return to directing and the involvement of Etan Cohen and Justin Theroux, has just gotten an extra kick of thunder with its latest casting news. Robert Downey Jr. will play Kirk Lazarus, a multiple-Oscar-winning acting legend who gets caught up with several other performers in a real-life war scenario armed only with the fleeting, oversimplified training skills taught to them in a Hollywood boot camp to prepare for film. Undeclared's Jay Baruchel has also come on board as a rookie actor on the team. Filming is schedule to start in July.
RDJ, as we like to call him, will be bringing his lizard-like quirks to all manner of major upcoming thrillers and superhero flicks, but for the purposes of this particular news channel, his next relevant project will see him playing a high school principal and foil to the Ferris-Bueller-esque title character in Charlie Bartlett. Baruchel will be seen this fall in Knocked Up, which could likely set him up with Jonah Hill, Jason Segel, and Martin Starr as a new generation of Frat Packers called "The Roommates." He'll also headline the dark comedy Pushing Up Daisies and the fanboy comedy... Fanboys, and his titular role in I'm Reed Fish is playing at U.S. Comedy Arts Festival this week.
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