Matt Damon gets a furry fright as he comes face-to-face with a giant brown bear (but luckily it's on the set of his new film)

By SOPHIE FORBES

Big and scary: Matt Damon comes face to face with a grizzly bear on the set of his new film We Bought A Zoo


Coming nose to nose with an enormous bear would be a terrifying experience for most people - but not Matt Damon.

The 40-year-old actor appeared to take it all in his stride when he came within inches of the animal as is climbed up the side of his car with it's enormous paws on the roof and it's nose pressed against the driver's side window.

Luckily for Matt, the massive animal was a fully trained and highly cooperative stunt bear that was being used during a scene for his new film We Bought A Zoo.


Uh oh: The actor looked a little nervous as the bear placed his nose right up to the window of his car


Matt actually appeared intrigued by the beast as he sniffed his way around the car his was sitting in.

The bear was also being directed by two handlers who stayed close by and gave orders to the animal by way of hand signals and audible commands.

In between takes the bear, believed to be a Grizzly which can weigh up to one ton, sat and relaxed in the sunshine.

He even appeared to notice a group of onlookers nearby and stared at them for a while.


What you looking at? The bear appears completely relaxed between takes and even checks out his audience


In the film, which is currently shooting in Los Angeles, Matt plays a father who moves his family to Southern California to renovate and re-open a struggling zoo.

It is based on the true story of Benjamin Mee, who's family bought the failing Dartmoor Zoological Park in England in 2006 for £1.1 million.

In 2007 the zoo was the subject of a four part documentary called Ben's Zoo, which followed Benjamin and the family as they put the 30 acre zoological garden through a massive refurbishment before reopening to the public in August of that year.

Ben also wrote a book about the experience which In 2009 20th Century Fox bought the rights to.

The film is set to be released in the U.S. on the 23 December 2011.

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Emily Blunt found it hard kissing Matt Damon on the set of 'The Adjustment Bureau' because it was ''embarrassing''

Emily Blunt laughed when she had to kiss Matt Damon.

The 27-year-old actress had to get up-close with Matt in new movie 'The Adjustment Bureau', and admits it wasn't easy because she kept on giggling about it.

She said: "She said: "It comes with the job. By the time Matt and I had become friends and I had got to know his wife Lucy, I laughed the whole time, because it's so embarrassing to kiss somebody who is your friend."

She said: It comes with the job. By the time Matt and I had become friends and I had got to know his wife Lucy, I laughed the whole time, because it's so embarrassing to kiss somebody who is your friend.

The British beauty famously dropped weight to play the role of a nasty secretary in romantic comedy 'The Devil Wears Prada' and had to do it again for the movie, although she found it hard because she is such a food fan.

She told Style: "I love to cook and I love to eat. I make a great Thai green curry and a great roast chicken.

"I do it all the time. Obsessively. It relaxes me and I get zenned out. I go into a meditative state and I don't want anyone helping me."

"When I did 'The Adjustment Bureau' last year, I had to get really thin again and it was hell. I had to get ripped at the gym."

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'People' Magazine Says Matt Damon is Sexiest Man Alive

Sexiest man alive? That would be Matt Damon. People Magazine bestows the honor upon the 37-year-old actor in its latest issue, on sale November 16.

Damon joins his pals George Clooney and Brad Pitt, each of whom has earned the title twice.

In a letter published in the magazine, Damon said "You gave an aging suburban dad the ego boost of a lifetime. My nine-year-old stepdaughter now thinks I'm cool - well, cooler."

Damon married Luciana Bozan in 2005. They also have a one-year-old daughter, Isabella.

People's "sexiest man alive" list began in 1985 with Mel Gibson. George Clooney made the list in 1997 and 2006; Brad Pitt in 1995 and 2000. Other honorees include Denzel Washington (1996) and Johnny Depp (2003).

Damon shared a screenwriting Oscar with Ben Affleck in 1998 for Good Will Hunting. Both men also starred in the movie. Damon's other screen credits include The Departed, Syriana, the Ocean's franchise with Clooney and Pitt, and The Bourne Identity and its two sequels.