Our hopes for “Zoolander 2” just got a lot higher (we couldn’t resist that one).
Country legend and longtime marijuana aficionado Willie Nelson will make an appearance in the upcoming sequel to the 2001 hit movie.
In a new interview with Access Hollywood, Willie, 82, said Owen Wilson (who plays Derek Zoolander’s catwalk-nemesis-turned-friend Hansel in the films) invited him to Italy to shoot a part for the movie.
“Well, Owen and I are good buddies and we stay pretty close in touch,” Willie – who just released a new book, “It’s a Long Story: My Life” – told Access, when asked how his foray into the Ben Stiller-led comedy came about. “Woody [Harrelson] and all these folks – we hang out a lot in Maui.
“[Owen] is the one who asked me if I wanted to do it. I said, ‘Let’s do it,'” he said.
Willie is the latest in a string of celebrities to join the comedy.
Justin Bieber, Fred Armisen, Olivia Munn, Kristen Wiig and Penelope Cruz are also on board, as are original stars Will Ferrell and Owen (and Billy Zane, who had a cameo in the first film).
“Zoolander 2” is set to hit theaters on February 12, 2016.
— Erin O’Sullivan
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