Shawn Levy (The Pink Panther) has signed on to direct “A Night at the Museum.”

This 20th Century Fox live-action and computer-animated family comedy centers on a goodhearted but bumbling security guard at the Museum of Natural History who accidentally trips an ancient curse that causes the animals and insects on display to come to life.

Director Stephen Sommers (The Mummy) was originally attached to the project, but stepped aside to write and direct the upcoming SF thriller “When Worlds Collide” for Paramount.

“A Night At The Museum” is set to begin shooting early next year for an intended holiday release in 2006.

Source: SciFi Wire