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Dreamworks grabs Ben Stiller and "Tropic Thunder"
POSTED ON 12/09/04 AT 11:30 A.M.
BY ETHAN AAMES

Variety reports that Dreamworks has renewed its contract with Red Hour, owned by Ben Stiller and Stuart Cornfeld. Stiller is set to act and direct "Tropic Thunder" for the studio.

"What started out as a comedy about the hardship of actors having to reintegrate into society after taking the two-week Dale Dye boot camp and filming a war movie has turned into a comedy about five actors who go on location and find themselves relying on their boot camp experiences when they get stuck in a real war-like situation," Stiller told the trade.