Ben Stiller has been talking about making a “Zoolander” sequel ever since the first film hit theaters. But then came the bad news, that Paramount Pictures was not willing to fund the second installment.

But just recently we posted a leaked Paramount email that “Zoolander 2″ was being written by Justin Theroux (Iron Man 2, Tropic Thunder). And now comes word direct from Ben Stiller that the sequel is in the works. He wrote on his Twitter account: “Is ‘Zoolander 2′ happening? — Yes. Working on it now with my buddy Justin.”

Stiller previously stated that the sequel would focus on Derek (Stiller) and Hansel (Owen Wilson) ten years later. In the movie, nobody knows who they are and they are working hard to re-invent themselves. “Derek gets hired to be a personal model for an Arab Sheikh and he finds out models are being turned into oil,” he said.

Jonah Hill is in talks to play the villain.

Source: Worstpreviews

Finally! We get a trailer for “How Do You Know” starring Owen Wilson & Paul Rudd!

Here are a few more photos from the set of Midnight In Paris:

From Popsugar

On August 31st, 2010 Marmaduke will be available to purchase at your favorite movie store on DVD & Blu-ray. You can pre-order your copy through Amazon now.

Here is a fresh batch of photos of Owen on the set of Woody Allen’s “Midnight In Paris” which is currently filming.

Wes Anderson’s The Darjeeling Limited starring Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody & Jason Schwartzman will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray in October as a special Criterion release.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
• New high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Wes Anderson, with DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray edition
• Anderson’s short film Hotel Chevalier (part one of The Darjeeling Limited), starring Natalie Portman, with commentary by Anderson
• Audio commentary featuring Anderson and cowriters Jason Schwartzman and Roman Coppola
• Behind-the-scenes documentary by Barry Braverman
• Anderson and filmmaker James Ivory discussing the film’s music
• Anderson’s American Express commercial
• On-set footage shot by Coppola and actor Waris Ahluwalia
• Audition footage, deleted and alternate scenes, and stills galleries
• Original theatrical trailer
• PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Richard Brody and original illustrations by Eric Anderson

Owen Wilson, Jack Black and Jim Carrey are said to all be in consideration for a new film called, “Mr. Popper’s Penguins”, based on the 1938 children’s book of the same title. The story is about Mr. Popper, a house painter whose dreams of Arctic exploration prompt him to write letters to real explorers. One of them sends him a penguin, which he keeps in the icebox. Before he knows it, the painter has a litter of 12 beaked birds. They eat voraciously, leading him to form Popper’s Performing Penguins, a stage act that goes on tour and creates mayhem at every stop.

Ben Stiller may also end up being linked to the project.

As most of you know, Marmaduke starring Owen Wilson’s voice opened in theaters (in the USA) this weekend, landing Friday June 4th. The weekend box office stats put the film in 6th place, being topped by titles such as Shrek and Sex and the City 2. Make sure you show your support for Owen by taking a little bit of time out of your day to see this film.

I’ve added a new mission to the Street Team, giving you points for simply sending in a photo of your paid ticket to see Marmaduke. To see this mission go HERE, and it’s never too late to join the Owen Army street team!

Check out these two interesting interview pieces, the first one is from Digitalspy who talked to Owen about his outlook on life:

Owen Wilson has said that he is “sort of a pessimist” and has a naturally fatalistic personality.

“That all came to an end when my parents sent me to military school. I’m driving a Prius now, so it’s hard to go really fast. I’m a little more mellow as a driver than I used to be.”

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And this one is from Guardian, chatting with Owen about his relationship with Ben Stiller and what he says back:

“Its great being in a film with Ben,” Owen Wilson, a regular co-star, has said. “He worries about everything, so you don’t have to.” Stiller has two movies lined up, a sequel to Zoolander and another Fockers movie with Robert De Niro, but insists he is learning to chill out more. He laughs hard when I bring up the Wilson quote. “Owen is a unique individual who has the ability to allow himself to be in the moment and not worry about the little stuff. He does care, he just has a different way of approaching it.”

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It’s nice to see Owen start to circulate popularity again now, let’s hope for huge success with Zoolander 2 and the many other projects on his horizon!