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FILM · 2016 · USA

Zoolander 2

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22 Interesting Facts About Zoolander 2

  1. #001

    The film's announcement came in the form of a fashion show in which Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson walked the runway as their characters Derek and Hansel.

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  2. #002

    Zoolander 2 marked the end of Stiller's long-running tradition of beginning his directing work by gathering his cast and crew and stomping on a glass bottle for good luck, a nod to Jewish wedding custom. When Stiller stomped on the glass bottle with the Zoolander 2 team, he punctured the sole of his shoe and cut his heel. Stiller called it "a harbinger of things to come for that movie."

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  3. #003

    Eddie Murphy had expressed interest in appearing in the film. He had even developed his own pose called "Black Iron."

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  4. #004

    Alexander Skarsgård, who played Meekus in Zoolander (2001), had a brief role as "Adam" in this film.

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  5. #005

    This is the twelfth film collaboration between Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson.

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  6. #006

    This was Jerry Stiller's final role.

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  7. #007

    When Hansel and Derek get into the car after arriving in Rome, old footage is used to create the road scene behind them.

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  8. #009

    The trailer was not narrated by Stephen Hawking, as many people believe. It was narrated using a DECtalk (text-to-speech) machine similar to the one Stephen Hawking used.

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  9. #010

    Milla Jovovich has only twenty seconds of screen time.

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  10. #011

    According to Ben Stiller, the film takes place fifteen years after Zoolander (2001).

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  11. #012

    Although he is billed third, Will Ferrell does not appear in the film for more than an hour.

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  12. #013

    Jonah Hill became involved with the film but dropped out.

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  13. #014

    The mysterious phone calls Hansel keeps receiving refer to songs by the Police, foreshadowing the fact that these calls come from Sting.

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  14. #015

    Filming took place in Rome, Italy, from April to July 2015.

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  15. #016

    The film's cast includes six members of Saturday Night Live (1975): Ben Stiller, Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig, Fred Armisen, Kyle Mooney and Beck Bennett.

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  16. #018

    Principal photography lasted ninety-seven days.

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  17. #019

    Paramount Pictures partnered with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to feature Derek Zoolander in an advertising campaign for the Fiat 500X.

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  18. #020

    Fergie first recorded vocals for a remix of the song "Relax" from the first film together with Akon and A$AP Rocky. In the final version of the remix used in this film, Fergie and Akon's vocals were replaced with those of Nitty Scott and Sam Sparro.

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  19. #021

    Sting's "Hansel, I am your father" line mimics the fake Star Wars line "Luke, I am your father," which was never actually spoken. Darth Vader actually says, "No, I am your father."

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  20. #022

    This film was the first of Kristen Wiig's three 2016 comedies. The second was Ghostbusters (2016), and the third was Sausage Party (2016).

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  21. #024

    This was Ben Stiller's first film shot in Panavision (anamorphic) and his second anamorphic film after The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013). He would later use the Panavision anamorphic format on the miniseries Escape at Dannemora (2018), which he directed.

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  22. #025

    It was released at the same time as The Brothers Grimsby (2016), another comedy starring Penélope Cruz.

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