
Rosario Dawson will be starring alongside Kevin James in a new romantic comedy called The Zookeeper.
James, 44, will also be producing the flick, along with Todd Garner, Jeff Sussman and Jennifer Eatz.
The film, produced by Happy Madison, will feature zoo animals attempting to teach their keeper the ways of dating and mating to help him lure the woman of his dreams.
Shooting will begin in the late summer in Boston and it is set for a release date of July 23, 2010.
Frank Coraci will be directing the film from a screenplay by Jay Scherick, David Ronn, Kevin James, Rock Reuben and Nick Bakay.

Katie Price reportedly spent three hours with dashing equestrian Andrew Gould at her Surrey home.
Gould, who is married, is believed to be the root of her marriage break-up, it was reported in the UK.
Estranged husband Peter Andre is reportedly expected to file for divorce.
Andre has refused to reconcile with Price, reports on the break-up have said.
He is reportedly staying with agent Claire Powell, seeking a “quickie divorce,” and shopping for homes with the couple’s two young children.

House Bunny star Anna Faris is set to star in the new Chipmunks film, according to co-star Justin Long.
Long, 30, is voicing the character of Alvin in the upcoming film Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.
He revealed Faris, 32, wants to play one of the Chipettes, called Brittany, Jeanette or Eleanor.
Long played the voice of Alvin in the 2007 film Alvin and the Chipmunks and revealed how he found out about Faris’ involvement in the film’s sequel.
He said: “Anna Faris called me.”
He added: “I hadn’t talked to her in awhile, and I was like: ‘Hey, what’s up?’”
Long added: “She said: ‘You’re doing the Squeakquel!’ And then something happened and we couldn’t talk any more. So, I’m pretty sure she’s doing it.”
He also discussed who else will be playing a Chipette in the film, he said: “I heard Christina Applegate.”
He added: “And then there’s a third, and I’m not quite sure who that is.”
Long also shot down rumours the third Chipette would be played by his rumoured girlfriend Drew Barrymore, saying: “No. I don’t think she’s doing it.”

Gwyneth Paltrow has revealed she once got caught up in a former lover who had a drug addiction.
The 36-year-old is now happily married to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin and they have two children.
Before her marriage, she had many high-profile relationships with celebs including Brad Pitt, Ben Affleck and Luke Wilson.
She said: “When I was much younger, I was involved with somebody where they weren’t married but were into drugs and alcohol… I was obsessed with why this person wasn’t showing up.”
She added: “I was raised by people who made me feel really good about myself.
“I still got caught up in this thing of: ‘What’s wrong with me? Why isn’t this turning out the way I want?’”
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Pint-sized actress Christina Ricci was left red-faced when a fan thought her fiancé was her father.
The Addams Family star is 17 inches shorter than husband-to-be Owen Benjamin.
And on a trip to the movies in Los Angeles earlier this month, one confused lady assumed the size difference meant she was his daughter.
An insider said: “This older woman smiled at Christina and said, ‘Your father is very handsome and such a gentleman.’
“But instead of correcting the woman, she said, ‘Yes, he sure is great! Aren’t you, Dad?’”
And at 29, 5ft 1ins tall Ricci is actually a year OLDER than her actor-director partner, who towers over her at 6ft 6ins.
The pair met on the set of film All’s Faire in Love, and confirmed their engagement in March.

Katie Price, aka Jordan, has flown back to the UK from the Maldives with her kids.
The family flew first class on an Emirates jet, and made for a touching trio when the children - Junior, three, and Princess Tiaamii, two - sang Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to their mother.
Price’s eldest son, Harvey, seven, was earlier reported to be staying with his grandmother.
She was set to meet with Peter Andre on neutral ground for talks about their split.
Price refused to comment to reporters.
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Ugly Betty star America Ferrera locks lips with fantasy man Antonio Sabato Jr in the finale of the series, according to US television.
And Sabato found the experience sweet: “It wasn’t like one of those Jim Carrey movies where you get stuck to each other,” he said. “Kissing her was pretty darn good!”
Ugly Betty was said to be choosing her man in the two-hour season finale.
The plot has Betty having a dream about the star in which she gets to kiss him. She then goes on to meet him for real.
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Penelope Cruz dazzled Cannes goers despite a food poisoning episode by appearing in a flowing strapless lavender gown at last night’s screening of Broken Embraces (Los Abrazos Rotos), a film by Pedro Almodovar.
She entered the theater to a standing ovation, it was reported.
Cruz, who often wears a tight up-do for the red carpet, let her brunette hair fall freely.
The actress was reported as confined to bed with food poisoning earlier this week.
She was expected to attend the after-party for Broken Embraces and was also snapped the night before at the Hollywood Domino party in another low-cut gown with a matching bolero jacket, but looking slightly tired.

More media reports that Mel Gibson’s girlfriend Oksana Grigoreiva is pregnant and that he is seriously considering marrying her are filtering out of the US.
An online report that a Gibson representative said “stay tuned,” when asked about a possible marriage has only added fuel to the fire.
Gibson paraded Grigoreiva at the recent Los Angeles premiere of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, introducing her to the world.
He is the father of seven children with his longtime Australian wife Robyn, who filed for divorce in April and is said to have been living apart from the actor for up to three years.

The Kardashian sisters have been hit by vandals ahead of the grand opening of their new Dash boutique in Miami Beach.
Gang-related graffiti was scrawled on the door of the reality TV divas’ new clothes shop and carvings made in the glass, on Tuesday.
Eldest sister Kourtney, who is launching the new branch of their LA-based store with her younger sibling Khloe, revealed details of the attack on her official website.
Glamour girl Kim, 28, and her boyfriend Reggie Bush have joined the pair in Miami Beach for tonight’s glittering launch party.
Together, the three stars of Keeping Up With The Kardashians are also filming a new realty TV spin-off show in Miami.
Kourtney, 30, blogged: “All of the graffiti on the wall was gang-related and there were carvings in the glass.
“All in all, the damage is pretty bad, but they’re painting over it now! Luckily, nothing was taken from the store, but as a precaution we called and filed a police report.”
She added: “We want to make it clear that no one was targeting the store or Kim, Khloe and myself, specifically.
“[We] are all fine and we won’t let a little thing like this ruin our launch party!”
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