First look at Kevin James in the 'Zookeeper' movie

Kevin James, filming "Zookeeper" in the Boston Public Garden, ditched the Segway he made famous in "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" and cruised around as a co-pilot in a tandem bicycle with "Fear Factor" host Joe Rogan on Monday, Sept. 14 in Commonwealth Mall near Arlington Street.

As previously reported in Loaded Gun Boston, crews with "Zookeeper" moved shop from the Franklin Park Zoo and shot scenes with James, Rogan, Nat Faxon and James' wife, Steffiana De La Cruz, near the "Make Way For Ducklings" statues at the Boston Public Garden.

In the film, Rogan is "Gale" while James is "Griffin," a love-sick zookeeper who consults with the animals in an attempt to learn their methods of dating and mating to help him win back the woman of his dreams.

Filming is slotted to continue in the Public Garden and Boston Common area until Wednesday, Sept. 16.

Set designers crafted a faux bike rental booth with the swan boats, and even real swans, in the background. The bike rental sign boasted a "bike-a-thon" and offering a slew of bikes including a BMX ($25 per day), tricycle ($18 per day) and tandem ($7 per hour).

Also, the Franklin Park Zoo is allowing visitors the chance to check out the film's elaborate mini-zoo set from 10:30 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15 and Wednesday, Sept. 16. near the park's Giraffe Entrance located at 1 Franklin Park Rd.

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--Copyrighted photos by Loaded Gun Boston