Jamie Foxx currently stars in Netflix's Day Shift, but he recently reflected on his unreleased film titled All-Star Weekend, which featured a roster of A-list talent like Robert Downey Jr.

During a recent interview with CinemaBlend, Foxx discussed his unreleased 2016 comedy film All-Star Weekend, which also includes big names like Jeremy Piven, Benicio del Toro, Gerard Butler, and Eva Longoria. Foxx stated that his unreleased film All-Star Weekend has yet to be released to the public due to the “current state” of comedy.

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The film followed Foxx and Piven as two best friends who have just won tickets to an NBA All-Star game. The pair road trip to Los Angeles to see the game and along the way, they are met by many interesting characters. Some characters include Downey Jr., who portrays a Mexican man, while one of Foxx's many roles is reportedly a racist white cop. “It’s been tough with the lay of the land when it comes to comedy,” Foxx said. With regard to when the film will be released, Fox said, “We’re trying to break open the sensitive corners where people go back to laughing again. We hope to keep them laughing and run them right into ‘All-Star Weekend’ because we were definitely going for it.”

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Foxx has stood behind his decision to cast Downey Jr. as a Mexican man, recalling when he played a Black man in the hit comedy Tropic Thunder, saying that Downey Jr. “killed that.” Although when many look back on the role, it doesn’t make them too happy and many are even offended by it. Considering that Downey Jr. was dressed in Blackface, the casting directors of Tropic Thunder could have brought in an actor of colour to portray the role, instead of casting Downey Jr., who is the opposite. So Foxx’s choice to have Downey Jr. portray a person of color would definitely receive major backlash if the film is ever released.

The entertainment business has made considerable strides when it comes to inclusivity and sensitivity in the stories it chooses to tell. Hollywood is finally allowing actors of color, the LGBTQ+ community, and people of different economic statuses to appear on the screen and tell very raw, truthful stories that audiences can see themselves in. So maybe it's for the best that All-Star Weekend remains unreleased, considering all it may do is hinder the growth and strides made in Hollywood over the past few decades.

Day Shift is now available on Netflix.

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Source: CinemaBlend