To celebrate 20 years since the cult-classic movie Zoolander hit screens, its stars have revealed the actors who almost landed the roles.
Some of the cast of cult classic movie Zoolander have reunited for its 20th anniversary to spill secrets about the making of the film that was initially savaged by critics and at the box office.
Ben Stiller (Derek Zoolander), Christine Taylor (Matilda) and Milla Jovovich (Katinka) spoke to Esquire about making the hilarious satirical flick about the fashion industry and revealed that Jake Gyllenhaal was in the running for Hansel at one point when Owen Wilson almost missed out due to other commitments.
The New York Post reports that Stiller said that Wilson was always his first choice for Hansel, but when the “Loki” star seemed to have some scheduling conflicts, the filmmakers were forced to hold auditions and look elsewhere.
“The only one that I remember clearly was a young Jake Gyllenhaal doing this wide-eyed version of Hansel that was really funny,” Stiller said.
He said Will Ferrell also was not the first choice to play evil fashion mogul Mugatu.
“Andy Dick was supposed to play [the villain] Mugatu,” he said, noting that Dick had a conflict with shooting a sitcom. “Now it’s impossible for me to picture anybody but Will [Ferrell] doing it.”
Taylor also said she didn’t initially audition for the role of Matilda.
Sarah Jessica Parker and Kate Hudson were both offered the part but after they didn’t work out Stiller asked his wife to consider it.
Stiller said he was also going to also play both Maury Ballstein (who in the film was actually portrayed by Stiller’s real father, Jerry) and Derek’s twin’s brother.
“One of Derek’s brothers was [supposed to be] a Springsteen impersonator,” Stiller recalls. “We ended up obviously going with the coal miner thing.”
The film opened just two weeks after 9/11 and originally received less-than-positive reviews.
But alas, it has stayed a cult classic two decades on and a sequel was released in 2016.
“It was such a hard time with comedy,” said Taylor. “Laughing might be a remedy in the moment, but the truth of the matter is, people weren’t ready.”
“It was a weird time,” Stiller added.
This article originally appeared in the New York Post and is republished here with permission
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