Fox has picked up the rights to "We Bought a Zoo," a memoir by Benjamin Mee, for Julie Yorn to produce. By Borys Kit, The Associated Press Fox has picked up the rights to “We Bought a Zoo,” a ...

When Benjamin Mee first saw Dartmoor Zoo, his wife Katherine was suffering with a rare form of brain cancer and they had two small children. Despite this, the young couple were convinced that they ...

Though the film We Bought A Zoo, starring Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson, came out over a decade ago, Zoo CEO Benjamin Mee says its still capturing new audiences. When Benjamin moved into the ...

Benjamin Mee, chief executive officer at Dartmoor Zoological Society, described Freddo as "beautiful". He said: "I first clapped eyes on him seven years ago at Highland Wildlife Park when he was ...

We Bought a Zoo is based on a true story, and book of the same name by Briton Benjamin Mee. The real Mee bought and moved into a 16-hectare zoo in Devon, England, with his wife, two children ...

He is Benjamin Mee, a California man who buys a wildlife park in a knee-jerk reaction to the loss of his wife, hoping it will strengthen the bonds with his two kids. It's a doolally Disney-esque ...

Benjamin Mee was a journalist looking for a new home for his wife Katherine, their two kids and some extended family when he came across a beautiful old mansion in Devon, England. It also just ...

“He came to us with the offer of equipment which we gratefully accepted,” zoo owner Benjamin Mee told the Independent. “One of his tools has a very long lens and can detect heat emitted from ...

Benjamin Mee, owner of the zoo, said it was expecting a delivery of five pumas after Plymouth Zoo was forced to close down in 1978. Its owner, Mary Chipperfield of the famous circus family ...

Benjamin Mee (Matt Damon) and his children struggle to move forward in life after the death of their dear wife and mother. Seeking a fresh start for him and his two mourning children, Benjamin ...

And I promise you, something great will come of it.” – Benjamin Mee, “We Bought a Zoo” As a kid, I loved rollerblading at break-neck speeds. I was never scared to fail; I just wanted to try.

But Benjamin Mee, who bought the zoo in 2006 when it was known as Sparkwell Wildlife Park and was on the verge of financial collapse, with many of the animals' lives at risk, says the tug-of-war ...