Cameron Crowe

Two New Preview Clips From We Bought A Zoo Starring Matt Damon

The comedy/drama We Bought A Zoo is up against some pretty tough competition when it opens later this month, competing with action movies (Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol, The Darkest Hour), gritty and intense dramas (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo), as well as other family movies like The Adventures of Tintin and War Horse, both of which were directed by Steven Spielberg.

Clearly, 20th Century Fox believes in the movie, likely because it stars Matt Damon as a single father who tires to rebuild a rundown zoo with the help of Scarlett Johansson, and also because the movie is in the hands of writer-director Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous, Jerry Maguire). Two new preview clips have been released from the movie, both of which show the movie's humor, while also revealing Crowe's trademark — a protagonist with earnest and sincere intentions.

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Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson in First We Bought a Zoo Trailer

They say truth is stranger than fiction. Based on a memoir, We Bought a Zoo follows single father Matt Damon as he purchases a dilapidated zoo and moves his family there to refurbish it. While the book's author (Benjamin Mee) and his family reopened the dilapidated Dartmoor Zoological Park in England, director Cameron Crowe moves the story from England to California, saving Damon and co-stars Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Hayden Church and Elle Fanning from having to don English accents.

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Terrence Howard to Play Marvin Gaye in Biopic?

Cameron Crowe's movie about Marvin Gaye may have its lead. According to Deadline Hollywood, the iconic Motown singer/songwriter may be played by Iron Man 2 cast off Terrence Howard — after Will Smith apparently passed on the project.

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Witherspoon and Stiller Team Up in New Cameron Crowe Movie

Writer/director Cameron Crowe has a new movie in the works. He of Say Anything and Almost Famous fame will be rolling out a romantic comedy/adventure, which is scheduled to start shooting in January. Reese Witherspoon and Ben Stiller have signed on to star.

Source: Variety.

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