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If you were a teenager or older during the early 2000s, there’s a good chance you watched at least one of the several comedy films starring Ben Stiller. Whether it was Tropic Thunder (2008), The Heartbreak Kid (2007), Meet the Fockers (2004), Dodgeball (2004), Starsky & Hutch (2004), Zoolander (2001), or Meet the Parents (2000), among several others, Stiller was at the forefront of comedy during that stretch. However, according to the 59-year-old actor and director, things would look very different if they had tried to make two of those films today.
During a candid interview with The Sunday Times, Spiller spoke about a broad range of his films, his family life, parenting and much more. One very noteworthy comment was made when the topic of two of his most well-known comedies from that time, Zoolander and Tropic Thunder, was discussed.
Ben Stiller Admits Changes in Comedy Would Have Impacted ‘Zoolander’ and ‘Tropic Thunder’
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While speaking about comedies that were so popular back in the early 2000s, Stiller admitted that “maybe the tone they had in the 2000s was just of its time,” leading to the topic of many jokes in Zoolander that likely wouldn’t be approved today.
“Yes, there are landmines everywhere,” Stiller responded when discussing Zoolander.
Stiller then went on to explain that he believes Twitter led to a significant change in the comedy and film industry as a whole. He even admitted that some of the blowback began with Tropic Thunder.
“Twitter changed everything. It took off in 2009, and offers an immediate response,” he said. “We had issues on Tropic Thunder with Simple Jack. It wasn’t a Twitter storm. Everything didn’t blow up. But instant reactivity can now, all of a sudden, just kill.”
After The Sunday Times posed the question of whether that’s made comedians “stop trying,” Stiller gave a surprisingly honest response.
“Yes, you’re more trepidatious, and there’s no denying the environment is more volatile, but when studios keep saying no, creatives will stop trying and, instead, pivot to movies they think will get made, and that’s awful. Studios are trying to create movies that will make a billion dollars, but comedy is cut and dried. People are laughing or not. And that’s tough,” Stiller explained.
It’s a telling evaluation from the executive producer and director of the hit series Severance. It could also highlight why Stiller has focused more on roles as a producer instead of acting lately. However, he’s also made it widely known how much time and effort there is behind the scenes of Severance; that’s obviously where a large amount of his focus and energy surely goes.
Regardless, from the sound of it, if the ideas behind movies like Zoolander and Tropic Thunder, along with potentially several others, had been pitched today, they might never have seen the light of day. Based on what Stiller explained, it seems very realistic that many of the 2000s comedies fans loved would never have happened if pitched in modern day, which is incredibly strange to think about.
This is especially true considering the two movies listed at the top of Stiller’s IMDb page under films he’s “known for” feature Zoolander and Tropic Thunder atop the list.
Related: Ben Stiller Shares Hilarious Take on Fans Yelling ‘Focker’ at Him in Public
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