'Zoolander 2' Trailer: Kristen Wiig is Virtually Unrecognizable in Strange New Clip

Believe it or not, that's Kristen Wiig in Zoolander 2
Believe it or not, that's Kristen Wiig in Zoolander 2 Paramount

After 15 long years, moviegoers will finally be rewarded with the highly-anticipated Zoolander 2. The follow-up to Ben Stiller’s 2001 classic arrives in just under a month, and the hype is reaching a new peak. We already got a glimpse of what’s to come with a hilarious trailer, but the marketing for “2oolander” is revving up with a new promo starring Kristen Wiig.

Wiig stars as Alexanya Atoz, an apparent designer of face creams. Her character is coated in ridiculous plastic surgery and makeup, which is surely a Zoolander-esque satire of the fashion industry. At first glance it’s hard to believe that the woman is actually Wiig, but that’s just enhanced because she’s nailing the role. Take a lot at the new Zoolander 2 clip starring Kristen Wiig, below:

Zoolander 2 Teaser

As you can see, the new clip is right in line with the typical brand of Zoolander humor. Kristen Wiig is, in a word, ridiculous - almost as much as the titular character - and it’ll be fascinating to see how her character plays out in the movie. Not much is known about her role, but given the status of Wiig and the promise of the above video, it’s likely she’ll play an important part.

It was back in August when the first Zoolander 2 teaser was released. The hilarious sneak peak revealed Derek pondering one of life’s greatest mysteries: “If God exists, then why did he make ugly people?” Unsurprisingly, world-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking had enough of Zoolander’s stupidity after the model mistook Roman numerals as “Zoolander I-I (as in letters).

Zoolander 2 will once again star and be directed by Ben Stiller, who also shares the screenplay credit with Justin Theroux. Though he is mostly known for his acting chops (HBO’s "The Leftovers"), Theroux has actually co-written another Stiller classic, Tropic Thunder, and wrote the entire screenplay for Marvel’s commercially successful juggernaut, Iron Man 2.

Zoolander 2 is set to arrive in theaters on Feb. 12, 2016.

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