Paramount nabs 'Zoo'

March 12, 2008 Paramount Pictures has preemptively picked up the rights to "Monster Zoo," an upcoming graphic novel from Doug TenNapel, for a live-action adaptation that will be produced by Sam Raimi and Josh Donen via their Buckaroo Entertainment banner and Gotham Group's Ellen Goldsmith-Vein. The action-adventure story is set in motion when an ancient idol is unearthed and transported to a zoo in the U.S. There, the idol's spirit awakens and starts to mutate the caged animals. Dori Howard, who moved to Paramount from Nick Films, is overseeing the project for the studio, reporting to Paramount president of production Brad Weston.

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