Remember ‘Tropic Thunder: A very bitchy war!’? In it, Robert Downey Jr. played Kirk Lazarus, an Australian method actor who darkened his skin to play a black character. That was a satire that Jamie Foxx seems to have taken to another level. ‘All-Star Weekend’ is Foxx’s directorial debut (for the big screen at least), which he also stars in and co-wrote with Audra Kinkead. Although it was shot in 2016 and was supposed to be released in 2018, the film has not yet seen the light and according to its creator it is because we are not ready.
‘All-Star Weekend’, which has a stellar cast consisting of Foxx himself, Robert Downey Jr., Jessica Szohr, Gerard Butler, Benicio Del Toro, Eva Longoria, Snoop Dogg and Jeremy Piven among others, is a comedy about the two best trucker friends who win two tickets to this celebrity-filled NBA sporting event and along the way, things happen to them. A comedy that, according to Foxx, pushes the limits of what is considered acceptable, or so he told CinemaBlend in an interview during the promotion of Netflix’s ‘Day Shift’: “We are trying to expand those sensitive corners where people can laugh again. And that’s why I think, also in this film. [refiriéndose a ‘Turno de día’], the best thing we hear at screenings is people laughing. Let’s hope they laugh again while they go to the “All-Star Weekend”, because we certainly will. “
a question of race
And what’s so controversial about the film, you ask? Well, as Foxx explained in The Joe Rogan Experience podcast in 2017, it must be racial: “We all play different characters. I play a racist white cop. […] Robert Downey Jr. plays a Mexican. I called Robert and said, “Listen, I need you to play Mexican.” He said, “Dude, here’s the deal. Sure. Fuck Sure. Why not? Fuck of course. Sure. Mexican. Any.” According to the IMdB tab for “All-Star Weekend”, Foxx plays at least 3 characters and we know that fictional versions of players like LeBron James and Steph Curry appear.
In addition to continuing to struggle to release it, Foxx continues to work in front of the screen and has just released the action comedy “Day Shift” on Netflix. In addition, he will soon be shooting Cameron Diaz’s return to theatrical ‘Back in Action’, and is awaiting release in post-production: Josh Greenbaum’s ‘Strays’ for 2023, Brad Furman’s ‘Tin Soldier’. , ‘Maggie Betts’. ‘The Burial and Nick Cassavetes’ ‘God is a bullet’; but it has also been announced that he will be in Bob Logan’s “Groove Tails” with Dave Bautista, Taylor Hackford’s “Signal Hill” and will be Mike Tyson in a biographical series about the ex-boxer.
Source: E Cartelera
