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Kevin James Developing The Zookeeper

Source:Edward Douglas

January 7, 2009

Earlier today, ComingSoon.net attended a roundtable interview with "King of Queens" star Kevin James for his new movie Paul Blart: Mall Cop. During the interview, he talked a little about what might potentially be the next project on his plate, The Zookeeper, a film that MGM has been developing from a script by Jay Scherick and David Ronn (and then Scot Armstrong). It had been mentioned as a possible project for James last year, though nothing was ever confirmed until James talked to us today and mentioned it as something he's developing:

"We're working on a movie now called 'Zookeeper,' I play a zookeeper—another guy in a uniform, no moustache in this one, we may go very bushy sideburns—I don't even know, but it's in the beginning stages of that. There'd been a draft of it and there'd been writers on it but we're rewriting and working on it now, and I hope to have my fingerprints on it and bring what I can to it. I'm not touching anything slimy, I can't do snakes."

Check back next week for our full interview with James talking about Paul Blart: Mall Cop, which opens on January 16.

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COMMENTS (8)

Posted by:

Kaitie

January 8, 2009

Oh dear god, please no. He should have stopped at Hitch.

Posted by:

Stop Talking

January 8, 2009

I hope he keeps making movies, he is a very funny actor. He brings clean funny to the table instead of the raunchy funny that has been over used by other actors and directors.

Posted by:

Michael

January 8, 2009

Kevin James is [insert occupation here]. Hilarity ensues.

No thanks.

The mere fact that he actually mentions in the interview that his character may have... wait for it... BUSHY SIDEBURNS! tells me this film is a waste of time.

Posted by:

cez

January 8, 2009

sounds like his becoming the next Rob Schneider lol still love kevin james thou

Posted by:

Dr. Doc

January 8, 2009

This guy is starting to suck at everything

Posted by:

Rambo John J.

January 8, 2009

What is wrong with all of you. Every movie this guy has made has been great and he deserves every chance he gets at a long lasting career.

Posted by:

fanboy420

January 8, 2009

hope it aint f-ing PG!

Posted by:

JEremy

January 20, 2009

Loved Paul Blart Mall Cop. All you posters on top who want to run you mouth are doing so just for the fun of doing it. Kevin was great in Hitch and Paul Blart is a great fun movie.

I still watch King of Queens every night at 7:00 and 7:30 pm even though I have seen every episode.

Kevin keep up the good work and congrats on being the number one movie this weekend with a great 34 million dollar opening dude. My 20 bucks was apart of that.