Twentieth Century Fox is currently auditioning for 3 leading roles (aged 6 – 19) for a Cameron Crowe (Oscar Winner, Director of Jerry Maguire) feature film “We Bought A Zoo”, based on the Benjamin Mee memoir of the same name. It tells the story of how Mee and his family used their life savings to buy a dilapidated zoo and restore it to its former glory.

All the online casting is being held at the website We Bought A Zoo Casting so head over for Terms and Conditions and more details on how to submit your tape! The deadline to send in your audition tape is October 11th.

CASTING FOR THE ROLE OF DYLAN MEE

Benjamin’s 14-year-old son (submit 13-18 to play 14). Dylan took his mother’s death very hard and retreated into his world of drawing but took it to an oddly dark place…

CASTING FOR THE ROLE OF ROSIE MEE

Benjamin’s 6-year-old and extremely lively daughter (submit 6-8 to play 6). Rosie is a loving and disarmingly adorable child, even with the death of her mother, which she seems to handle better than her father and brother….

CASTING FOR THE ROLE OF LILY

15-years-old and a rural beauty (submit 14-19 to play 15). She works at the zoo’s restaurant but she’s too young to work legally so she’s paid under the table and she, too, lives on the property…

More details at the website!

Now, although the book is based in England, the website gives no hint as to which side of the Atlantic they are wanting to teens to audition from! I assume the website is aimed at USA teens but there is nothing in the Terms and Conditions (if there is please correct me in the comments below!) as to if UK teens may apply. Send in your tape regardless!

Thank you the wonderful ScreenTerrier for updating me about this. You may have noticed that this site is not as updated so head over to SCREENTERRIER NOW FOR UK CASTING NEWS AND UPDATES!