Ben Stiller Was Scared Of Tom Hanks

Ben Stiller shared a mind-blowing behind-the-scenes story about how Tom Cruise ended up in Tropic Thunder and completely revolutionized the film. Ben originally sent the script to Tom hoping he would play the lead hero role of Tugg Speedman, but Tom surprised him by asking what was missing from the story instead. Tom pointed out that the movie was missing a greedy, ruthless studio executive to represent the corporate side of Hollywood, pitching the entire concept of Les Grossman from scratch. To make the character truly outrageous, Tom personally demanded to wear a bald cap, giant prosthetic hands, and insisted that the studio boss had to do an aggressive hip-hop dance routine. Seeing Ben Stiller let Tom Cruise pitch and invent his own unhinged studio exec character—turning it into one of the most iconic comedy cameos in cinema history—is pure gold. #benstiller #tomcruise #tropicthunder #lesgrossman #hollywood #behindthescenes #funny #viral #funnymoments #shorts #comedy #interview #latenight #celebritystories
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