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Penelope Cruz books role in 'Zoolander 2'

By Karen Butler
Actress Penelope Cruz arrives on the red carpet at the 86th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on March 2, 2014. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actress Penelope Cruz arrives on the red carpet at the 86th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on March 2, 2014. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, April 18 (UPI) -- Oscar-winning actress Penelope Cruz is to co-star in the big-screen comedy Zoolander 2.

"Excited to announce Penelope "Little Penny" Cruz has joined #Zoolander2 cast! #fbf," Ben Stiller said Friday in an Instagram post that also featured a photo of Cruz as a young girl.

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Stiller did not say who Cruz is playing in the followup to his and Owen Wilson's 2001 blockbuster about male models.

Cruz's credits include Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Nine, Vicky Cristina Barcelona and Vanilla Sky.

Excited to announce Penelope "Little Penny" Cruz has joined #Zoolander2 cast! #fbf

A photo posted by Ben Stiller (@benstiller) on

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