Zoom is a comedy-superhero film released on August 11, 2006. It is based upon the children's book Amazing Adventures from Zoom's Academy by Jason Lethcoe. Directed by Peter Hewitt, the film stars Tim Allen, Kate Mara, Spencer Breslin, Michael Cassidy, Kevin Zegers, Courteney Cox Arquette, Chevy Chase, Ryan Newman, and Rip Torn. The film's release was delayed due to a lawsuit filed by Fox and Marvel Comics. Zoom was initially intended to premiere two weeks before X-Men: The Last Stand, but it was alleged that the script for Zoom was too similar to the X-Men film franchise and would "confuse"... viewers. The film was shot in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Decades prior to the start of the film, the American military sponsored a superhero group called "Team Zenith." Its leaders were Jack Shepard , aka Captain Zoom, who possessed super-speed, and his brother, Connor , aka Concussion, who could project sonic blasts. The military tried to increase the team's powers by exposing them to an experimental form of radiation called "Gamma-13". This caused Concussion to become more powerful, but it also turned him evil.
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| Release date: | August 11, 2006 |
| Directed by: | Peter Hewitt |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 83 Minutes |
| Producer: | Todd Garner, Jennifer Todd, Suzanne Todd |
| Editor: | Lawrence Jordan |
| Music by: | Christophe Beck |
| Cinematography: | David Tattersall |
| Screenplay by: | Adam Rifkin, David Berenbaum |
| Estimated budget: | $35,000,000 |
| Genre: | Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Science Fiction |