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Is this the real inspiration? Ben Stiller has just been grilled about where the concept of 'Blue Steel' came from in 'Zoolander.'. Ben Stiller stars as Derek Zoolander, who talks about his famous poses, the Blue Steel and Ferrari (which look exactly the same). The sketch was so popular that it prompted Stiller to write and direct Zoolander.
Strike a pose and relive every iconic moment of Blue Steel from Zoolander! This video compiles all the times Derek Zoolander, played by the hilarious Ben Stiller, unleashed his signature look that. Ben Stiller in Zoolander, 2001. Everett Collection / Courtesy of Paramount The original idea for "Blue Steel" started, appropriately, in the mirror.
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Ben Stiller Nails Zoolander's 'Blue Steel' Pose on 2025 Oscars Red Carpet: Watch The 'Severance' director nailed his character's signature look ahead of the star-studded ceremony on Sunday, March 2. Where does Blue Steel come from? The comedy film Zoolander centers on a male model named Derek Zoolander, played by Ben Stiller. Among Zoolander's famous poses is a look called Blue Steel.
It involves pursed lips and sucked. Ben Stiller perfects his iconic "Blue Steel" expression on the red carpet-a signature pose he famously popularized as Derek Zoolander (Credit: Joe Alvarez) Ben Stiller revealed how he produces the famous look on The Graham Norton Show. "It's a six-part process," Stiller said of the "Blue Steel" pose.
Ben Stiller's famous 'Blue Steel' look from Zoolander may have an unexpected origin, according to fellow Hollywood star Will Ferrell. The Anchorman actor believes Irish actor Pierce Brosnan. In the classic 2001 film Zoolander, incredibly good-looking male model Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) has a variety of incredible "looks." That pouting, looking-straight-at-the-camera thing was a brilliant send-up of how models tried to look a certain kind of cool, but also detached.
Ben Stiller brings back his famous 'Blue Steel' look at the 2025 Oscars, reminiscing with fans about his iconic 'Zoolander' character.
