Los Angeles, June 24 (IANS) Hollywood actor Matt Damon is reportedly in talks to star in a new film called ‘We Bought a Zoo’.

The film is based on author Benjamin Mee’s memoir, ‘Zoo’ and revolves around a widowed father who buys a dilapidated zoo in the hope of making a fresh start. He and his children, along with a small staff, work to get the zoo reopened, according to variety.com.

Produced by 20th Century Fox and directed by Cameron Crowe, the film is slated for a December 2011 release.