Earlier this week we reported that Scarlett Johansson was the top choice by director Cameron Crowe for his upcoming drama We Bought A Zoo. The director got what he wanted, Deadline reports. The actress is in final negotiations to star alongside Matt Damon. She beat out Amy Adams, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Rachel McAdams for the part. In addition they report it is looking like she will drop Pride and Prejudice and Zombies just as Natalie Portman previously did.

Zoo is based on the Benjamin Mee memoir about “a widowed father who buys a dilapidated zoo in hopes of making a fresh start. He and his children, along with a small but loyal staff, work to get the zoo reopened.” The script comes from Crowe and Aline Brosh McKenna, who wrote Rachel McAdams’ upcoming rom-com Morning Glory.

We Bought a Zoo hits theaters December 23rd, 2011.

What do you think of this acting combo?

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