Angus MacFadyen is in talks to join the cast of Cameron Crowe's "We Bought a Zoo" for 20th Century Fox. According to Variety, the cast includes Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Patrick Fugit and Elle Fanning.Crowe and Aline Brosh McKenna wrote the screenplay based on Benjamin Mee's novel.Julie Zorn, Ilona Herzberg and Marc R. Gordon are producing.The film tells the story of a widowed father (Damon) who buys a neglected zoo and, with the help of his children and a loyal staff, works to create a sanctuary for breeding and raising endangered species.Fox has set a Dec. 23, 2011, release date.MacFadyen is best known for his role as Robert the Bruce in "Braveheart."...
- 12/13/2010
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
Matt Damon has joined the cast of Cameron Crowe's "We Bought a Zoo" for 20th Century Fox. Also in talks is Angus MacFadyen for the film which tells of a father who moves his family to an estate which turns out to be a zoo. Damon has signed on for the lead role and MacFadyen is in as the zookeeper. Aline Bosh McKenna ("The Devil Wears Prada") wrote the screenplay, based on the Bejamin Mee-written memoir of 2008. Mee spent his savings and moved his family to a zoo in the English countryside. Aline Brosh McKenna penned the script, based on the 2008 memoir by Benjamin Mee who spent his savings to move his family to a zoo in the English countryside. Julie Yorn and Ilona Herzberg are producing and Marc R. Gordon will serve as an executive producer...
- 12/13/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Matt Damon has joined the cast of Cameron Crowe's "We Bought a Zoo" for 20th Century Fox. Also in talks is Angus MacFadyen for the film which tells of a father who moves his family to an estate which turns out to be a zoo. Damon has signed on for the lead role and MacFadyen is in as the zookeeper. Aline Bosh McKenna ("The Devil Wears Prada") wrote the screenplay, based on the Bejamin Mee-written memoir of 2008. Mee spent his savings and moved his family to a zoo in the English countryside. Aline Brosh McKenna penned the script, based on the 2008 memoir by Benjamin Mee who spent his savings to move his family to a zoo in the English countryside. Julie Yorn and Ilona Herzberg are producing and Marc R. Gordon will serve as an executive producer...
- 12/13/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
We Bought a Zoo sounds like the punchline to a childrens joke, or maybe a plot point in a Kevin James comedy that isn't too heavy on realism. But the book by Benjamin Mee isn't just a true story, but it's something of a drama, about himself, his cancer-ridden wife and his children buying a rundown zoo in England and taking care of the 200 animals living there. Of course, that's a story too amazing not to be a movie, so Aline Brosh McKenna-- the write of 27 Dresses and The Devil Wears Prada-- has been brought in to adapt it for Fox. According to THR, Julie Yorn will be producing, with Marc Gordon co-producing and John Fox and Alex Young overseeing for the studio. The story sounds like a bit of a departure for McKenna, given that it's getting away from light romance and delving into death, family, and,...
- 6/29/2009
- cinemablend.com
Aline Brosh McKenna has been stocking up on the Purell.
The "27 Dresses" screenwriter is penning "We Bought a Zoo" for Fox. The studio picked up the rights to Benjamin Mee's memoir in February for former Firm exec Julie Yorn to produce.
Mee's book, published in September by Weinstein Books, tells of how he, his cancer-stricken wife and their kids purchased a rundown zoo in the English countryside along with its 200 exotic animals and rehabilitated them.
Marc Gordon is co-producing; John Fox and Alex Young are overseeing for the studio.
McKenna, who is repped by Hohman Maybank Lieb, wrote the screenplay for "The Devil Wears Prada." J.J. Abrams is producing her comedy script "Morning Glory" for Paramount, and MGM will release "Fame," which she co-wrote, in September.
The "27 Dresses" screenwriter is penning "We Bought a Zoo" for Fox. The studio picked up the rights to Benjamin Mee's memoir in February for former Firm exec Julie Yorn to produce.
Mee's book, published in September by Weinstein Books, tells of how he, his cancer-stricken wife and their kids purchased a rundown zoo in the English countryside along with its 200 exotic animals and rehabilitated them.
Marc Gordon is co-producing; John Fox and Alex Young are overseeing for the studio.
McKenna, who is repped by Hohman Maybank Lieb, wrote the screenplay for "The Devil Wears Prada." J.J. Abrams is producing her comedy script "Morning Glory" for Paramount, and MGM will release "Fame," which she co-wrote, in September.
- 6/28/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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