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Will Ferrell defends Benedict Cumberbatch over 'Zoolander 2'

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Will Ferrell has spoken out in defence of Benedict Cumberbatch after the British actor's role in Zoolander 2 sparked calls for a boycott.

A trailer for the comedy sequel showed Benedict playing an androgynous model, and the portrayal angered transgender activists, who called it a "cartoonish mockery of androgyne/trans/non-binary individuals".

A petition was launched criticizing the filmmakers for failing to cast a transgender or androgynous actor in the role played by Benedict, and urging fans to pledge not to watch it following its February release.

Will also appears in Zoolander 2, and he has now spoken out to defend Benedict, insisting the movie is a comedy and should not be taken too seriously.

"We are making fun of a bunch of different things," he BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat. "In terms of reading the script, (there's) that feeling, that world (in which) the movie is established, is so heightened and over the top... I guess there's some controversy. To me, I don't feel like it was over egregious..."

Actor/screenwriter Justin Theroux, who penned the movie's script with Ben Stiller, previously insisted he felt "hurt" by the protests.

"I don't even know what to make of it, because it hurts my feelings in a way," Justin told TheWrap.com, "I take great care in the jokes I write, and the umbrage being taken is out of the context of the scene.

"I wish people would see the movie first."

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