zoo two

Forget the two rock documentaries and his much-anticipated fiction return with We Bought a Zoo; the real reason you know 2011 is Cameron Crowe’s comeback year is because he just signed up for a Twitter account. Welcome to social media, Cameron! To celebrate, the director has begun tweeting some pictures from the set of Zoo, two of which you can see after the jump.

Cameron Crowe on WhoSay

Cameron Crowe on WhoSay

Very cool! For reference, that is an all-grown-up Patrick Fugit in that second picture. As for the top photo, Terrence Malick called, he wants his wind-blown field back.

We Bought a Zoo — with Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson and Elle Fanning — hits theaters in December.

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