But it backfired a little bit."
But following its release, LGBTQ activistscalled for a boycottof the movie, which they said perpetuated transphobia.
“We are making fun of a bunch of different things,” Ferrell said in an interview.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Kyle Mooney in ‘Zoolander 2’.Everett Collection
“To me, I don’t feel like it was over-egregious.”
Representatives for Stiller and Cumberbatch did not immediately respond to EW’s request for comment.
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Owen Wilson, Ben Stiller, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Kyle Mooney in ‘Zoolander 2’.Everett Collection