‘Zoolander 2’ Announced: Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson Walk the Valentino Show at Paris Fashion Week

By Cheri Cheng - 10 Mar '15 13:00PM
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There was a "Zoolander" reunion at Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday.

Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson reprised their roles as Derek and Hansel, respectively, from the 2001 movie, "Zoolander" on the runway. Stiller and Wilson stuck to their characters while closing out the show in a "walk-off" for Valentino's fall-winter 2015-2016 ready to wear fashion collection.

On the Valentino Instagram page (@maisonvalentino), the fashion line wrote: "Derek wears a custom Night Butterflies brocade suit with hand-embroidered overcoat and black Creeper shoes. Hansel wears a Silk Continent print Pajama suit with Double Cashmere overcoat and Open sneakers. #Zoolander2 @benstiller" accompanied by this photo:

The mayor of Rome announced that "Zoolander 2" will be filmed in the Italian city for 12 weeks. The actors appeared to have made a pit stop in Paris before shooting started.

In the first movie, Derek loses the male model of the year award to Hansel and his "world becomes upside down," according to IMDB. Derek then gets brainwashed by fashion guru Mugatu, played by Will Ferrell, to kill the Prime Minister of Malaysia.

In the sequel, "Zoolander 2," Derek and Hansel are trying to restart their modeling careers. Their careers are threatened by an opposing company.

In a 2010 interview with MTV, Stiller had said, "In the fashion world, if you go away for a year, it's changed - it just happens so quickly. I think the idea in the beginning of the movie is that it's 10 years later, and Derek and Hansel are literally forgotten. Nobody remembers who they are, so they have to reinvent themselves."

"Zoolander 2" will be directed by Justin Theroux, who wrote the screenplay according to IMDB. Penelope Cruz reportedly signed on the project and will star alongside Stiller, Wilson and Ferrell.

"Zoolander 2" is scheduled to hit theaters on Feb. 12, 2016.

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