bendy1

The first trailer for Zoolander 2 didn’t make much of an impact. But the second trailer dropped yesterday and… yes, we need to talk about it. What I enjoy is the fact that Ben Stiller and studio realized that they needed to put the most important cameo close to beginning: BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH. Benedict’s cameo was no secret, but I think most of us assumed that he would be playing some version of himself. No. Benedict is playing an androgynous model named All. All is All. All is not a male model. All is not a female model. All is All. And after All, you will never want to have sex with Benedict Cumberbatch. All has no eyebrows. All has black fingernails. All has a spaced-out expression and a crazy giggle. Here’s the trailer:

I mean… it IS funny. But I think I can safely say that Benedict Cumberbatch has effectively killed Cumbercrushes around the world. Can any of us say that we’re still attracted to him after this? Man, that Sherlock Christmas special is going to have to be good.

As for the rest of it… it’s funny to me that Penelope Cruz signed on for this film. I never think of her as a comedienne, but using as her as “straight man” to Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson’s shenanigans is strangely effective. And of course, Will Ferrell and a totally unrecognizable Kristen Wiig are everything. Also: a cameo by Justin Bieber, because of course.

bendy3

bendy2

Screencaps from the trailer.

ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7pLHLnpmirJOdxm%2BvzqZmbW1na4N5e8GepZ6cmZjBoK%2FUppmeqpKWwaS00piamqWVpKyqur6zpqikkaOxpr6%2Ba5awoZyhrKy1y6WWnK2dl7Kzr9GuqqGdo5SzsL7Er5yrZw%3D%3D