Zoolander didn’t initially do well. It was released just weeks after the infamous date of 9/11/2001 on September 28. As a result, the country wasn’t in the mood for silliness. In a group phone ...

Ben Stiller said that Jake Gyllenhaal auditioned for the part of Hansel in "Zoolander." Stiller told Esquire that Owen Wilson was a doubt due to scheduling conflicts so they held auditions. Will ...

On the occasion of Zoolander's 20th anniversary, Ben Stiller recalls how Jake Gyllenhaal tried out for the 2001 film Jake Gyllenhaal was almost part of an iconic comedy that premiered 20 years ago.

It’s been 20 years, and Hansel is still “so hot right now.” But it was almost Jake Gyllenhaal, not Owen Wilson, as the hippy-dippy male model in “Zoolander.” Gyllenhaal, 40, was in the running to play ...

The role of Hansel in Zoolander almost went to another "really, really, ridiculously good looking" actor, according to Ben Stiller. Stiller told Esquire that although Wilson was his first choice for ...

Great comedy often comes in duos. It’s true of classic comedy like Abbott and Costello, stoner comedy like that from Cheech and Chong, and modern-day comedy from the likes of Key and Peele. A joke ...

Blue Steel is back! Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson hit the Valentino runway at Paris Fashion Week today as their alter egos Derek Zoolander and Hansel to announce a sequel to the 2001 hit comedy about ...

At one point, the cool and suave Hansel warns Ben Stiller’s Derek Zoolander, “Buyer Beware.” And one wonders at that moment, is Owen Wilson’s Hansel calling to us movie-goers and general consumers and ...

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the cult classic comedy Zoolander and Ben Stiller and crew had a number of interesting revelations to share about the film. In an exclusive interview with ...