Penelope Cruz Joins Cast of ZOOLANDER 2

According to Deadline, Penelope Cruz will join Ben Stiller in the long-awaited ZOOLANDER 2, featuring a script by Justin Theroux.

Will Ferrell and Owen Wilson will also possibly reprise their roles in the follow-up to the 2001 comedy, centering on the infamous male model, played by Stiller.

Cruz rose to stardom in the 1990s and 2000s with the films Open Your Eyes (1997), The Hi-Lo Country (1999), The Girl of Your Dreams (2000) and Woman on Top (2000). She achieved high recognition for her lead roles in the 2001 films Vanilla Sky and Blow.

She has since built a successful career, appearing in films from a range of genres, including The Comedy Waking Up in Reno (2002), the thriller Gothika (2003), the Christmas movie Noel (2004), and the action adventure Sahara (2005). She has received critical acclaim for her roles inVolver (2006) and Nine (2009) receiving Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for each. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2008 for Vicky Cristina Barcelona. She was the first Spanish actress in history to receive an Academy Award and the first Spanish actress to receive a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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