Zoolander 2

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Zoolander 2director and star Ben Stiller candidly reflects on the electronegative reception to his 2016 subsequence . After the success of the first moving picture in 2001 , which he also direct , Stiller return as fashion model Derek Zoolander for an Italy - ready follow - up . The motion-picture show was met with overwhelmingly electronegative reviews and was a box office flop , make only $ 56.7 million on an estimated production budget of $ 50 million .

" I remember everybody want this . And then it ’s like , ' Wow , I must have really f — ed this up . Everybody did n’t go to it . And it ’s get these horrible reviews . It really freaked me out because I was like , ' I did n’t know was that bad ? '

" What scared me the most on that one was l’m losing what I think what ’s shady , the inquiring yourself … on Zoolander 2 , it was definitely blindsiding to me . And it definitely affected me for a long time .

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" The marvelous affair that came out of that for me was just having blank where , if that had been a hit , and they said ' Make Zoolander 3 right now , ' or offered some other movie , I would have just probably jumped in and done that . But I had this space to kind of pose with myself and have to deal with it and other projects that I had been working on – not funniness , some of them – I have the clip to actually just form on and spring up .

" Even if somebody said , ' Well , why do n’t you go do another funniness or do this ? ' I in all probability could have figured out something to do . But I just did n’t need to . ”

In addition to being an actor , Stiller is also a theatre director and manufacturer . His next projection as director and executive producer isSeveranceseason 2 .

Ben Stiller looking surprised as Derek Zoolander in Zoolander 2

Comedy films that convey together a great cast should process out well . However , many have fall through or been panned despite their talented cast members .

Zoolander 2’s Failure Explained

Why Did Ben Stiller’s Sequel Not Meet Expectations?

The other 2000s see the release of a handful of comedies that could now be considered true classics of the genre , and the firstZoolanderis certainly among them . The film currently delight a 65 % on Rotten Tomatoes , with the audience account at an impressive 80 % . Part of the joy of the original was just how silly it was , with dumb and incognizant characters delivering what at long last amounts to a uproarious satire of high fashion and the world of runway good example . In add-on to Stiller , Zoolanderbenefits from the comedic gift or histrion like Owen Wilson and Will Ferrell .

Although Stiller , Wilson , and Ferrell all reprise their roles forZoolander 2 , the continuation just was n’t capable to deliver the laughs of the first movie . The character remain as clueless as ever , but the writing was n’t as smart , and thefilm is bogged down by celebrity cameo and a story that tries to emulate what made the first motion-picture show so beloved without any existent instauration . As a resolution , Zoolander 2earned only 22 % on Rotten Tomatoes , with the audience score even lower at 20 % .

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15 years after Derek Zoolander and Hansel McDonald became allies to take down Mugatu, the pair of fashion models are back. This time, Derek and Hansel discover a sinister conspiracy after traveling to Rome to rejoin the modeling world. Despite Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson returning for the sequel, Zoolander 2 was largely panned upon release in 2016.

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Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, and Penelope Cruz in Zoolander 2

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20 %

Part of the trouble could be thatrecapturing the magic of the original movie 15 eld later was always go to be a tall order , something that other clowning sequel have also sputter with . Other sequel to darling comedies that fall short includemovies likeCaddyshack 2,Dumb and Dumber To , andSon of the Mask . WhileZoolander 2 ’s failure was evidently a blow to Stiller , it ’s clear that he was capable to make the most of if by work on other projects that may have otherwise been pushed to the roadside .

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15 age after Derek Zoolander and Hansel McDonald became allies to take down Mugatu , the pair of manner models are back . This time , Derek and Hansel discover a threatening conspiracy after journey to Rome to come back the modeling world . Despite Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson return for the sequel , Zoolander 2 was largely panned upon release in 2016 .

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