On the occasion of Zoolander's 20th anniversary, Ben Stiller recalls how Jake Gyllenhaal tried out for the 2001 film Jake Gyllenhaal was almost part of an iconic comedy that premiered 20 years ago.

Zoolander didn’t initially do well. It was released just weeks after the infamous date of 9/11/2001 on September 28. As a result, the country wasn’t in the mood for silliness. In a group phone ...

It’s been 20 years, and Hansel is still “so hot right now.” But it was almost Jake Gyllenhaal, not Owen Wilson, as the hippy-dippy male model in “Zoolander.” Gyllenhaal, 40, was in the running to play ...

Great comedy often comes in duos. It’s true of classic comedy like Abbott and Costello, stoner comedy like that from Cheech and Chong, and modern-day comedy from the likes of Key and Peele. A joke ...

Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson returned to the runway as Derek Zoolander and Hansel, their characters in the 2001 film "Zoolander," during Fashion Week in Paris.It was a surprise finale at Valentino's ...

"Now I can't picture anyone but Will doing it." While Owen Wilson and Will Ferrell will forever be linked to their "Zoolander" characters, the two actors almost didn't make it until the movie. On the ...