Ben Stiller to Battle Jonah Hill in 'Zoolander' Sequel
Filed under: Comedy, Casting, Deals, Scripts, Remakes and Sequels
Derek Zoolander will be pushed aside no longer! Blue Steel cannot be contained! After many years of Ben Stiller saying he would go back to the world of Zoolander, it never came to be ... until now: Deadline Hollywood reports that Paramount and Stiller are teaming up for a PG-13 Zoolander 2. And as much as I've expressed my trepidation in 2006 and 2008, they've gone and grabbed the one man who will make me see it. The Evil DJ -- otherwise known as Justin Theroux -- will write and direct the sequel.Nikki Finke writes: "I've learned that Ben and Justin are working on the script together, and Theroux is going to Fashion Week in Paris to 'immerse himself on what is current in fashion.'" Of course, Owen Wilson is an essential part of the mix, but he hasn't made a deal yet. (Is there any chance he wouldn't? Could he possibly take on Marmaduke and not do this sequel?) And, while Hansel isn't in yet, it appears that Jonah Hill -- Mr. Appear in Every Comedy -- is in negotiations to play the villain, seemingly elbowing aside our beloved Mugatu.
But the big question is how well can a sequel do? The original came out only a few weeks after September 11, didn't do so well, and then exploded on DVD. Can anything stand in Derek Zoolander's way this time? And what do you think of the group thus far? I can't wait to see what Theroux brings to the table, but do we really need Jonah Hill in the mix? Gah. Sound off below!
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2-25-2010 @ 9:26AM
techstar25 said...
How could this fail? Everything Jonah Hill touches turns to gold ...
or gets eaten.
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2-25-2010 @ 9:44AM
Stan Winstone said...
F Jonah Hill- his sell window is the shortest of all time. Please send back to the mail room where he belongs. Or the gym...
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2-25-2010 @ 1:04PM
Dan said...
Nah, I'm all about this. Zoolander is underrated as hell and Justin Theroux is on fire right now. Count me in!
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2-26-2010 @ 5:38PM
starfish said...
That Justin Theroux is so hot right now.
2-25-2010 @ 2:51PM
Stephen said...
This sounds great; minus Hill, of course.
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2-26-2010 @ 9:10AM
Jeff said...
Will Arnett!!!
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2-25-2010 @ 3:41PM
Petey said...
Just because he is a big guy (and I count myself among them, too) does not make him funny. His sell-by date has definitely expired.
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2-25-2010 @ 8:31PM
Ryan said...
I say F--- Jonah Hill as well. Dude was funny for a second.
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2-25-2010 @ 8:37PM
slaw said...
I think if another tragedy like 9/11 happened, any comedy would suffer for the following few months...
Anyways. I think there's a good reason Jonah Hills appears in 9 out of 10 comedies in the past 4 years....He's a really funny guy!
However, I wouldn't mind seeing Will Ferrel playing a broken Mugatu dealing with prison life...
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2-25-2010 @ 9:26PM
madgamer said...
This is freaking awesome. I can't wait to see it.
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2-25-2010 @ 11:15PM
mayra said...
Exciting news. Hopefully we do get a Hansel in the sequel, I don't doubt it. As for Jonah Hill, I think he's pretty funny, but lets just say I won't be upset if they decide to move in another direction and bring back Will Ferrell as Mr. Mugatu. *fingers crossed*
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2-26-2010 @ 7:18PM
Ron said...
Stiller's good; he really should just do good flicks.
Zoolander was cute, but not particularly good.
The only way this would work would be if, strange to think, Z-II turned out to be better than Z-I! Any other notable instances of the someone taking a tepid flick and doing a kickass sequel?
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