Ben Stiller Back with More Fakery
Ben Stiller
Two Ben Stiller news stories this week have a similar theme, including a fake web domain to see Jennifer Aniston naked and also return to the acclaimed “fake trailers” from Tropic Thunder.
Ben Stiller’s charity causes will now be channeled through The Stiller Foundation. In a YouTube video, Stiller announces the foundation but claims to be looking for names (in traditional satirical fashion). In addition, he is announcing new domain name - SeeJenniferAnistonNakedFoundation.com - that forwards to the Facebook page for the charity.
Also in the news this week is that Stiller’s production company, Red Hour Films, is starting to pool talent for The Fake Trailer Project, a follow-up to the character introduction trailers that were shown at the beginning of Tropic Thunder. Already on board are frequent Stiller collaborators Justin Theroux, Tom Lennon and Ben Garant, along with Amy Heckerling (Fast Times at Ridgemont High, I Could Never Be Your Woman). As soon as this winter we may see at least one fake trailer per week, according to Deadline. No distribution arm has yet been announced, though this seems tailor made for Funny or Die.