{"id":8080,"date":"2010-05-03T06:24:53","date_gmt":"2010-05-03T11:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=8080"},"modified":"2010-05-03T06:24:53","modified_gmt":"2010-05-03T11:24:53","slug":"zoolander-sequels-future-in-doubt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2010\/05\/03\/zoolander-sequels-future-in-doubt\/","title":{"rendered":"ZOOLANDER Sequel’s Future In Doubt?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Is Twitter becoming the new way for actors and directors to let fans know the status of their projects in development? It certainly seems that way.<\/p>\n

On the heels of Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy<\/strong> writer\/director Adam McKay tweeting<\/a> that Paramount had passed on a proposed sequel to that film, Ben Stiller made a cryptic comment on his Twitter feed<\/a>, hinting that the in-development sequel<\/a> to his 2001 comedy Zoolander<\/strong>, may have met a similar fate –<\/p>\n

Ron Burgundy and Derek Zoolander looking to appear in sequels. Both men destitute, without means or intellect to fund their own comebacks.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So what is it with Paramount these days? While Zoolander<\/strong> might not have the built in audience that Anchorman<\/strong> has, Stiller could definitely pull in much of the audience that helped his 2008 film Tropic Thunder<\/strong> earn $110 million at the box office.<\/p>\n

Wait a minute… There is a link between the two projects- Will Ferrell, who played the villainous fashion designer Mugato in Zoolander<\/strong>, rumored to return in the proposed sequel. (Stiller would show up in a small role in Anchorman<\/strong> a few years later.) Does someone at Paramount have a vendetta against Ferrell? Probably not, but what reason could Paramount have for passing on two potential moneymakers from well established comedy stars?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Is Twitter becoming the new way for actors and directors to let fans know the status of their projects in development? It certainly seems that way. On the heels of Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron [click for more]<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[84],"tags":[242,24,1690,1133],"series":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8080","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-news","7":"tag-ben-stiller","8":"tag-sequel","9":"tag-will-farrell","10":"tag-zoolander"},"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t