Zoolander sequel sets 2016 release date

Paramount announced Tuesday that the 2001 iconic comedy movie Zoolander will surely getting a sequel, titled Zoolander 2, set to hit theaters on Feb. 12, 2016. Reports are also circulating that filming for Zoolander 2 will begin this Spring in Rome, Italy.

So hot right now: Derek & Hansel blaze down the @MaisonValentino runway, #Zoolander2 announced. Coming Feb. 12, 2016. pic.twitter.com/yZoHdcsvzH

— Paramount Pictures (@ParamountPics) March 10, 2015

The film's original stars, Ben Stiller, who played the title character Derek Zoolander, and Owen Wilson, who played Hansel McDonald, will both be returning for the sequel. They announced their return to the modeling world by strutting in during Valentino's Fall 2015 runway show in Paris. Stiller will be directing the sequel, with a script written by Justin Theroux. While little is known about the plot, Stiller said in 2010 MTV interview that the film will revolve around Derek and Hansel piecing back together their forgotten modeling careers.