--- description: Because she's really, really ridiculously good looking title: 'Zoolander 2' Will Star Penelope Cruz and Ben Stiller image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltca5e7f003d241454/69876a25428a9e15cfcc587f/476471029.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 # _Zoolander_ Is Back, This Time With Penelope Cruz  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Nov 21, 2014 12:59 AM CUT  Penelope Cruz arrives at the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 2, 2014 in West Hollywood, California Penelope Cruz arrives at the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 2, 2014 in West Hollywood, CaliforniaAdrian Sanchez-Gonzalez—AFP/Getty Images  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Nov 21, 2014 12:59 AM CUT It’s been 13 years since Ben Stiller last flashed Blue Steel. But a [_Zoolander_ sequel](https://deadline.com/2014/11/penelope-cruz-zoolander-2-ben-stiller-1201290525/ "undefined") directed by and starring Stiller is finally coming. Although there’s no official word yet as to whether Will Ferrell or Owen Wilson will return for their respective roles as a sinister designer and air-headed supermodel, Stiller will definitely be joined by Penelope Cruz, according to Deadline. Stiller has not revealed what Cruz’s role will be, but we can only assume she is playing a supermodel. The followup to the comedy has been in the works for years. The script for the sequel was penned by Justin Theroux with input from Stiller, who [summed up](http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=29894 "undefined") the premise for Empire in 2011: --- > “” --- Big changes? Perhaps Derek lost his skills as an ambi-turner. \[[_Deadline_](https://deadline.com/2014/11/penelope-cruz-zoolander-2-ben-stiller-1201290525/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3598722/zoolander-2-penelope-cruz-ben-stiller/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3598722/zoolander-2-penelope-cruz-ben-stiller/"},"headline":"Zoolander Is Back, This Time With Penelope Cruz","datePublished":"2014-11-21T00:59:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T11:36:46.210Z","description":"Because she's really, really ridiculously good looking","url":"https://time.com/3598722/zoolander-2-penelope-cruz-ben-stiller/","keywords":["movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltca5e7f003d241454/69876a25428a9e15cfcc587f/476471029.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/bltca5e7f003d241454/69876a25428a9e15cfcc587f/476471029.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"US-ENTERTAINMENT-FILM-OSCARS","caption":"US-ENTERTAINMENT-FILM-OSCARS","creditText":"Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez—AFP/Getty Images","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/3598722/zoolander-2-penelope-cruz-ben-stiller/","name":"Zoolander Is Back, This Time With Penelope Cruz"}}]}] ```