Zack Sharf Jamie Foxx recently told CinemaBlend that his unreleased directorial effort “All-Star Weekend” remains shelved due to the current state of comedy.
The Oscar winner shot the comedy in 2016 with a cast that includes Jeremy Piven, Robert Downey Jr., Benicio del Toro, Gerard Butler and Eva Longoria.“All-Star Weekend” stars Foxx and Piven as two best friends who win tickets to the annual NBA event.
Their characters take a road trip to Los Angeles to attend the All-Star Game, but their journey is upended by a handful of wacky characters.
Downey Jr. took a page from his “Tropic Thunder” playbook and starred as a Mexican man in “All-Star Weekend,” while one of Foxx’s multiple roles was allegedly a white racist cop.
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