Feb 13 2009Kevin James Hired for Another Dull Profession
He's played a UPS driver; he's played a fireman; he's played a Paul Blart mall cop; he played a profession I can't recall in Hitch; but what blue collar profession will Kevin James tackle next? A zookeeper. He'll play a zookeeper:
Kevin James, fresh from "Paul Blart: Mall Cop," will star in the title role in MGM's "The Zookeeper" for director Frank Coraci.In a reteam of "Blart" producers, Happy Madison's producing with James and Jeff Sussman through their Hey Eddie shingle and Todd Garner through his Broken Road banner.
"Zookeeper," penned by Jay Scherick and David Ronn, centers on a lonely zookeeper who decides to leave his job because he can't meet a girl, leading to intervention by the zoo's animals.
Kevin James is truly a jack-of-all-trades-that-don't-require-a-degree. He'd better watch out with the animal intervention thing though--he's getting dangerously close to Brendan Fraser's territory.
Reader Comments
1. What? - February 13, 2009 5:54 PM
I hope he shovels elephant crap in this movie....
2. What? - February 13, 2009 5:54 PM
I hope he shovels elephant crap in this movie....
3. sully - February 13, 2009 6:16 PM
why does happy madison want me to off myself?
4. Brandt Cooley - February 13, 2009 7:29 PM
The next thing he should play is a Cable Guy who's a Health Inspector
5. The Pope - February 13, 2009 10:34 PM
Our only consolation is that fat guy comedians only have ten year careers. He really can't have much time left.
6. Aerialgreen - February 14, 2009 12:52 AM
This shit-strong movie has "Rob Schneider" tatooed all over it.....
*cue to dong streching joke*
7. B - February 14, 2009 2:05 AM
@ 4...don't give them any ideas. yes it's sort of been done, but if just 1 person mentions it (even as a joke), they'll want to do it again because 1 = 1 million in hollywood.
So this is like Madagascar meets mall cop in live action? fun times. not really though.
8. Nick Flight - February 14, 2009 7:55 AM
Hang on am I the only one who thinks that being a zoo keeper would actually be kind of cool?? To me me it would be lacking in dullness...