--- description: The real-life couple will reprise their roles in the long-awaited sequel 'Zoolander 2,' Christine Taylor confirms title: Christine Taylor Will Reprise Role in 'Zoolander 2' With Ben Stiller image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6bf0b00f384216e6/69877c628e0601bbcf459fd2/460504516.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Christine Taylor Will Reprise Role in _Zoolander 2_ With Ben Stiller  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Jan 28, 2015 7:46 PM CUT  Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor attend the UK Premiere of "Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb" at Empire Leicester Square on December 15, 2014 in London, England. Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor attend the UK Premiere of "Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb" at Empire Leicester Square on December 15, 2014 in London, England.Fred Duval—FilmMagic  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Jan 28, 2015 7:46 PM CUT _Zoolander 2_ is [one step closer](http://insidemovies.ew.com/2015/01/28/christine-taylor-zoolander-2/?xid=IFT-Trending "undefined") to reuniting its all-star cast. Christine Taylor starred as a TIME journalist and love interest of the clueless model Derek Zoolander, played by husband Ben Stiller, in the 2001 comedy. She has now confirmed to _Entertainment Weekly_ that she’ll return as Matilda Jeffries for the sequel. “I can tell you it’s happening, but I can’t tell you where Matilda’s at and where their relationship is at,” Taylor said. “It’s all top secret!” Penelope Cruz has [also joined the cast](http://time.com/3598722/zoolander-2-penelope-cruz-ben-stiller/ "undefined") of _Zoolander 2_, but no word yet on whether Will Ferrell and Owen Wilson will reprise their roles. [Read more at _Entertainment Weekly_](http://insidemovies.ew.com/2015/01/28/christine-taylor-zoolander-2/ "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3686393/christine-taylor-zoolander-2-ben-stiller/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3686393/christine-taylor-zoolander-2-ben-stiller/"},"headline":"Christine Taylor Will Reprise Role in Zoolander 2 With Ben Stiller","datePublished":"2015-01-28T19:46:54.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:57:10.005Z","description":"We're one step closer to the all-star cast reuniting","url":"https://time.com/3686393/christine-taylor-zoolander-2-ben-stiller/","keywords":["movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6bf0b00f384216e6/69877c628e0601bbcf459fd2/460504516.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6bf0b00f384216e6/69877c628e0601bbcf459fd2/460504516.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"\"Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb\" - UK Premiere - Red Carpet Arrivals","caption":"\"Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb\" - UK Premiere - Red Carpet Arrivals","creditText":"Fred Duval—FilmMagic","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3686393/christine-taylor-zoolander-2-ben-stiller/","name":"Christine Taylor Will Reprise Role in Zoolander 2 With Ben Stiller"}}]}] ```