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Will Ferrell says Mugatu will appear in ‘Zoolander 2’

Will Ferrell has let slip some things to expect in the long-awaited sequel to “Zoolander” which is sure to make fans extremely happy.

Ferrell, of course, played Mugatu in the 2001 film, which sees Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) and Hansel (Owen Wilson) compete to be the hottest male model.

Ferrell almost steals the show as a campy fashion designer who tries to brainwash Zoolander so he can continue to use child labor to make his clothing line.

The actor told joblo.com that the script is done and that his character is set to return.

Milla Jovovich, Ben Stiller and Will Ferrell in “Zoolander”Paramount Pictures

“We are actually supposed to do a read-through of a sequel script soon, and Mugatu is a part of it,” he said.

The loose premise of “Zoolander 2” will see Derek and Hansel trying to compete against younger models as an opposing company tries to take them out from the business.

It is set to be directed by Justin Theroux, Jennifer Aniston’s fiance.

The “Zoolander” sequel has had a couple of false starts.

In December, Stiller said the project was on hold because they wanted to get it right.

“There’s a script we like, but I don’t want to force it, because people who love that movie really love it, so I want to make sure we do the sequel the right way,” he said. “Mike Myers did it well with the Austin Powers movies — they were all funny, and very ‘of their time.’ And ‘Zoolander’ is ‘of its time,’ too, so it’s about how we could bring it up to date, to the present day.”

Jonah Hill has been linked to the project, as has supermodel Cara Delevingne, but neither has been confirmed.