The upcoming "Zoolander" sequel will reportedly begin filming this spring in Rome.

Italian website Bad Taste first pointed out that Roman mayor Ignazio Marino recently took to his Facebook account to share several snapshots of himself with Ben Stiller, who plays brainless male model named Derek Zoolander that becomes a pawn in a scheme to assassinate new progressive-leaning Prime Minister of Malaysia.

Also, Marino confirmed that the shooting will take place around Rome and its Cinecittà studios for about 12 weeks in total, adding that the comedy film will include "a cast of American and Italian [actors]."

The latest news follows director Stiller detailing his plans for the sequel to 2001 classic back in 2011.

"Where it's at is we've completed the script, Justin Theroux and I, and handed it into the studio," he told Empire. "Now the studio has the script, and we're at that point where we're waiting to see what they want to do."

Stiller also teased the plot he and Theroux proposed with their script.

"It's 10 years later, and most of it is set in Europe," he explained. "I don't want to give away too much, but it's basically Derek and Hansel 10 years later -- though the last movie ended on a happy note, a lot of things have happened in the meantime. Their lives have changed and they're not really relevant anymore. It's a new world for them."

Moreover, Will Farrell revealed last September that he will reprise his role as notorious fashion mogul Jacobim Mugatu.

"We are actually supposed to do a read-through of a sequel script soon, and Mugatu is a part of it," the 47-year-old comedian revealed to The Hollywood Reporter.

Ferrell's statement fits director-screenwriter Theroux's ("Tropic Thunder") update about the script in August last year.

"We've got a script for the sequel, and we've just been in talks again," he told Vulture. "We're trying to sharpen it and hone it and, actually, I don't want to jinx anything, but it looks like it actually might be starting to get up and running."

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