Zoolander 2

Zoolander 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBen Stiller
Written by
Based onCharacters created
by Drake Sather
Ben Stiller
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDan Mindel
Edited byGreg Hayden
Music byTheodore Shapiro
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • February 4, 2016 (2016-02-04) (London)
  • February 12, 2016 (2016-02-12) (United States)
Running time
102 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$50–55 million[2][3]
Box office$56.7 million[4]

Zoolander 2 (promoted as Zoolander No. 2) is a 2016 American action comedy film co-produced and directed by Ben Stiller who wrote the script alongside Justin Theroux, John Hamburg, and Nicholas Stoller. The sequel to the 2001 film Zoolander, the film stars most of the principal cast members from the previous film reprising their roles such as Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Christine Taylor, Milla Jovovich, Nathan Lee Graham, Theroux, Billy Zane, Tommy Hilfiger, and Jerry Stiller (in his final on-screen role) while Alexander Skarsgård and Andy Dick also returned in different roles. New cast members include Penélope Cruz, Kristen Wiig, Cyrus Arnold, Fred Armisen, Kyle Mooney, Jon Daly, Sting, and Benedict Cumberbatch.

Filming took place from April to July 2015, in Rome, Italy. The film was released on February 12, 2016, by Paramount Pictures, to mostly negative reviews from critics and was a box-office flop, earning $56.7 million against a $50–55 million budget. It was dedicated to the memory of Drake Sather, who co-created the character of Derek Zoolander and was a writer on the first film, having died in March 2004.

  1. ^ "ZOOLANDER 2 (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. January 26, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  2. ^ "Zoolander 2 (2016) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
  3. ^ FilmL.A. (May 2017). "2016 Feature Film Study" (PDF). FilmL.A. Feature Film Study. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  4. ^ "Zoolander 2 (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 12, 2017.