Ben Stiller thanked Vogue editor Anna Wintour for helping get the comedy sequel “Zoolander 2” made.
“The first time around, we didn’t have the fashion world really aware of what we were doing,” Stiller told the crowd at an Alice Tully Hall premiere Tuesday.
“And Anna Wintour did put Derek Zoolander in Vogue, which was an amazing thing for Derek,” he joked. “And then, this time around, [she] was a huge part of making the movie happen, an incredible partner and supporter of the process of making the movie.”
Wintour masterminded the red carpet for Tuesday’s “Zoolander” event, handling the guest list and enlisting models and celebs.
Stiller also praised Paramount CEO Brad Grey, considering that the original “Zoolander” was a flop.
“It’s very easy to make a sequel to, like, ‘Transformers,’” Stiller said. “But it really takes real cojones to make a sequel to a movie that grossed so little money.”
Stiller’s two children were seeing the film for the first time, and he reminded them, “I just want you to know no matter what you see up there, I am still your father.”
