As we learned yesterday, Tom Cruise’s hysterical Tropic Thunder scene-stealer, Les Grossman, is headed to the big screen — in his own movie. (But, really, would Grossman have it any other way?) The announcement of the film is part of a pretty hot trend in Hollywood: secondary characters that nab spin-off movies of their own. Steve Carell’s title role in Evan Almighty, for instance, began life as Jim Carrey’s rival newscaster in Bruce Almighty. And Russell Brand’s new movie, Get Him to the Greek, brings back rock star Aldous Snow from Forgetting Sarah Marshall. (Is Diddy next?) All of which got us thinking: What other second-tier/scene-stealing characters deserve a shot at the top of the credits in his or her own movie? Any suggestions, PopWatchers?
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These are all dumb ideas, they work because they are only on screen for a certain amount of time, and Betty White was basically playing Rose all over again, watch an episode of Golden Girls if you want more. Tom Cruise over acts in everything this character much like Tom Cruise is lame.
ian, does your dad bring you satisfaction in life?
Wow you don’t like an opinion so you act like a 5 year old? I simply stated that these characters work because of their limited screen time and well I’ve never liked Tom Cruise.
Norah’s friend from “Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist.” Ari Graynor’s character.
Almost thought of Caroline but thought as much as I love her and Ari Graynor in general it might go overboard if done wrong (which would most likely happen)
I’d rather have a Kirk Lazarus movie.
yesssssss! 100 % agree
yes, this!
I love Les, but I honestly want a Kirk Lazarus film.
And OF COURSE Alan from The Hangover. I can only imagine what his everyday life is like, and the more Zach Galifianakis.
*the better.
Instead of making so-so movies about minor characters in pretty good movies…can we make movies about things I’d actually watch? How about some brilliant-but-cancelled TV shows? Arrested Development movie, Veronica Mars movie, Freaks and Geeks: 10 Year High School Reunion movie, Serenity 2: I Could Watch These People For The Next 73 Hours And Never Get Bored, Lost Cops: The Miles and Sawyer Story, Better Off Ted: Why Is It Dead?, etc…
That human secretary chick for the Volturi vampires in “New Moon” who leads tour guests into their crypt to be eaten. That five seconds of the movie was so “Wait…what?” that I had to know what kind of sick human would do such a thing, and if it weighs on her conscience or not
A movie just about the Volturi would be a million times better than the Edward/Jacob/Bella junk.
Kirk Lazarus as played by Robert Downey,Jr.
I also think I’d like to see a movie about how that bad guy from Star Wars turned to evil, and how he and Alec Guiness’s character were original Jedi Knights before… oh, wait
The civil servant in “Beetlejuice” (all suicides become civil servants in the afterlife).
ok, I’m going with a TV show right now, not a movie…..Boyd Crowder–’Justified’
How about a Quantum Leap movie!!!
Cant belive they havent made one yet:(
Danny Mcbrides character from pinapple express, his name is escaping me right now, but he totally stole that movie from Rogen and Franco
A Red movie would be hilarious and awesome
Remember American Beauty from like a million years ago? In the drive-thru scene, Kevin Spacey’s coworker is a big ol’ girl who says the line, “You are SOOO busted!” I have always wanted to see a whole movie about her. No idea why!
I don’t get this. His character is only good because he was only on-screen for a short amount of time. Otherwise, he is incredibly annoying- like on the MTV awards.
Confused, that’s like saying you are only good in bed because you last for a mere 1 minute. You’re not saying that are YOU?
The Cruise character is actually quite funny and I’m sure a movie will give you palatable doses and have an ensemble cast of characters to quench our thirst.
Instead of all these spin-offs, remakes, reimaginings, redoes, resquelings and retoolings of old lame TV shows, how about Hollywood actually come up with something original??
damn right, Johnny