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Official: Kevin James written out of sequel

posted 12 years ago by elbarto643
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It's official: Producers have announced that Kevin James has been written out of the sequel due to his high salary demands. While the filmmakers are disappointed in their decision to write James out by mentioning in the opening scene that he (Griffin Keyes ) died in a fiery crash after drinking too many juice boxes and hitting the freeway, spinning out of control and being thrown from his car and pinned between two SUVs. Producers have expressed that it is the right decision creatively in respect to their budget.

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[–] BobJenkinsPhD 10 years ago

That's a shame. I feel like Kevin James was really starting to hit his stride. Zookeeper ended up being one of the sleeper films of 2011. Will Ken Jeong, Donnie Wahlberg and Joe Rogan reprise their roles? What about the ravishing and voluptuous Gary Valentine? His role as "Pizza Man" was arguably the most sensational aspect of Zookeeper. I fear that this sequel may be a greedy attempt by the reds in Hollywood to cash in on the smashing success that Zookeeper was with spare parts. It's official: I will not spend my hard earned money on this inferior production. I'll take my business elsewhere.

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[–] BobJenkinsPhD 10 years ago

Nothing gets by you, Shelly.

Now if you actually think that I was being serious about Gary Valentine having a voluptuous figure, then I have a bridge to sell you out near Omaha, Nebraska.

[–] beecool53 8 years ago

This movie the zookeepers wife has nothing to do at all with the comedy the zookeeper with Kevin James. This new movie the zookeepers wife is a drama taking place in Poland at the beginning of World War II. The same word in each title does not equal to being a sequel. Sheesh