The first one was so good.  I really hope they don't mess this up.

 

Ben Stiller has confirmed last week's reports that he's working on a "Zoolander" sequel. Speaking with MTV News, the actor in fact let slip some potential plot details as well with the action set ten years after the original.

 

As a result "Derek & Hansel are literally forgotten. Nobody even knows who they are, so they have to re-invent themselves". At present he is "in the process of getting a script written. It's in the early stages, but it's gonna happen".

 

He also hopes to bring back the original's poodle-haired villain Mugatu (Will Ferrell), saying that "if Will says yes, he definitely has to be a part of it. To me, Mugatu is one of the classic screen villains of all time."

Well, it's probably for the best...it could never have lived up to the original.

 

Earlier in the week Paramount Pictures passed on an "Anchorman" sequel, now a tweet from Ben Stiller indicates the rumoured "Zoolander" follow-up may have met the same fate.

 

As previously reported, "Iron Man 2" scribe Justin Theroux was said to be working on the script with Stiller while Jonah Hill was being rumoured for the villain in this sequel set ten years after the 2001 original.

 

Now it sounds like the studio has passed on green lighting and financing the film as Stiller says "Ron Burgundy and Derek Zoolander looking to appear in sequels. Both men destitute, without means or intellect to fund their own comebacks".

 

No guarantee of its death by any means, but it would seem the chances of the project happening are much slimmer.