Summary
- Zoolander 2 features an all-star cast with memorable cameos from pop culture stars like Christina Hendricks, Susan Sarandon, Ariana Grande, and Willie Nelson.
- Hendricks plays the Seductress, a member of Hansel's orgy group, and her appearance is a reflection of her on-screen persona as Joan Harris in Mad Men.
- The scene also features funny and memorable lines from Sarandon, Grande, and Nelson, adding to the comedic moments in the movie.
In all-star cast could not save the comedy sequel that probably came a few years too late.
That doesn't mean there aren't bright spots in the movie, most of which come from the outrageous performances and unexpected cameos in the movie. Zoolander 2 has even more cameos than Zoolander, with most celebrities playing themselves but occasionally as ridiculous fictional characters that slot right into the colorful universe of the movie. One of these cameos is from Christina Hendricks, best known for her roles as Joan Harris in Mad Men and Beth Bolland in Good Girls. She appears in a short but very funny scene that uses her on-screen persona in the funniest way possible.
Christina Hendricks Was A Bond Girl Before She Was Famous
Years before her breakout role as Joan Holloway on Mad Men Christina Hendricks became a Bond girl after appearing in an advert with Pierce Brosnan.
Christina Hendricks Played The Seductress In Zoolander 2
Christina Hendricks appears for one scene in Zoolander 2 as the Seductress, a member of the orgy group that Hansel cheats on his live-at-home orgy group with. This new group is a hilarious mirror of his "main squeeze" — they even have a pygmy hippopotamus instead of a goat. Hansel has always been a sex-positive character, memorably helping Matilda Jeffries (Christine Taylor) get over her insecurities in the first Zoolander by participating in an impromptu orgy with her and Derek. Both scenes imply that orgies in the Zoolander universe consist of participants rubbing their hands on each other's faces and swaying back and forth.
Hendricks, as her character's name implies, initially seduces Hansel to participate and her appearance is a play on the actress's on-screen persona. Her most famous character, Joan Harris in Mad Men, is initially presented as a one-dimensional femme fatale in the office. However, Joan has deliberately cultivated that persona to survive in the male-dominated advertising world, and she's actually quite deep, shrewd, and caring. The Seductress character is a play on how some viewers, who like Hansel are perhaps less... discerning, may only see a character like Joan for her sexuality rather than the complex person she truly is.
Every Other Cameo In Christina Hendricks' Zoolander 2 Scene
The idea that Hansel has an orgy group is funny on its own, but it's the characters in the orgy that make the scene so memorable. Christina Hendricks is ed by Susan Sarandon, Ariana Grande, and Willie Nelson in the scene and each character has their own memorable line. Whether that's Sarandon repeating a quote from her performance in Rocky Horror Picture Show — "T-t-t-touch me, I want to feel dirty" — Grande in a gimp suit sneering at a rude man, or Nelson showing up late and inquiring where the hippo went, each celebrity gets their moment to shine in Zoolander 2.
