Comedian Kevin James sat down with Paul Byrne of Movies.ie and talked about his movie "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" (loved it – read my review here), as well as his upcoming movie, "The Zookeeper."
Turns out Kevin never thought about being a stand-up comedian! Watch the video and listen as he talks about having fun at the family dinner table and going into the movie business. He seems like the kind of guy you could sit down and have buffalo wings with.

Kevin James is so great with the physical comedy, and it looks like he’ll be continuing that theme in “The Zookeeper,” a new film from MGM.
Loved James in “Paul Blart: Mall Cop,” and he’s reteaming with Happy Madison producers for this romantic comedy.
“The Zookeeper” follows the adventures of a lonely zookeeper who’s having trouble meeting a girl. So he decides to leave his job, but the animals intervene. Variety is carrying the story today, but it doesn’t say what the format will be. I’m guessing maybe live-action combined with CG special effects for the animals.
Producer Todd Garner said that …read more

"Paul Blart: Mall Cop" is still tops at the box office! I guess other moviegoers liked the funny Kevin James as much as I did. Here’s the roundup from Box Office Mojo:

Paul Blart: Mall Cop, $21.62M
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, $20.82M
Gran Torino, $16.24M
Hotel for Dogs, $12.86M
Slumdog Millionaire, $10.69M
My Bloody Valentine 3D, $10.01M
Inkheart, $7.60M
Bride Wars, $6.86M
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, $6.08M
Notorious, $5.77M

Image: Sony Pictures, 2009

Movie: Paul Blart: Mall Cop * Official Site * Preview & Trailer
In Theaters: Jan. 16, 2009

Runtime: 87 minutes
Directed by: Steve Carr

MPAA Rating: PG for some violence, mild crude and suggestive humor, and language
Gecko Rating:

Sometimes you just need a goofy movie to make things right in your world, you know? "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" fills the void nicely. Kevin James ("The King of Queens") is great at the physical comedy, and there’s a lot of that in this movie. He also wrote the screenplay, along with Nick Bakay. Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions produced the movie, and it’s …read more

I was just telling someone that "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" looks like such a funny movie. In the trailer, check out the scene where Kevin James slides across the floor in slo-mo. He’s a master at the physical comedy, and clearly doesn’t take himself too seriously.
He stars as a single, suburban dad, trying to make ends meet as a security officer at a New Jersey mall. Though no one else takes his job seriously, Paul considers himself on the front lines of safety. When a heist shuts down the megaplex, Jersey’s most formidable mall cop will have to become …read more