, ▁Michael ▁Cass id y , ▁Kevin ▁Z eg ers , ▁and ▁R ip ▁T orn . ▁It ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Adam ▁R if kin ▁and ▁David ▁Ber en baum . ▁It ▁was ▁the atr ically ▁released ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁by ▁Columbia ▁Pictures . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁sever ely ▁p anned ▁by ▁critics ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁box ▁office ▁bomb , ▁ear ning ▁$ 1 2 . 5 ▁million ▁on ▁a ▁$ 7 5 ▁million ▁budget . ▁Zo om ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁one ▁Raz zie ▁Award , ▁Wor st ▁A ctor ▁for ▁Tim ▁Allen ▁( also ▁nominated ▁for ▁The ▁Santa ▁Cla use ▁ 3 : ▁The ▁Es cape ▁Cla use ▁and ▁The ▁Sh ag gy ▁Dog ), ▁but ▁he ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁Way ans ▁brothers ▁Mar lon ▁and ▁Sh awn ▁Way ans ▁for ▁Little ▁Man ▁( which ▁was ▁also ▁produced ▁by ▁Revolution ▁Studios ). ▁Zo om ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁DVD ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁by ▁Sony ▁Pictures ▁Home ▁Entertainment . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Dec ades ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁the ▁Z en ith ▁team ▁are ▁five ▁young ▁super h ero es ▁who ▁fought ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁world ▁from ▁evil , ▁led ▁by ▁Jack ▁She p ard ▁(" Capt ain ▁Zo om ") ▁and ▁his ▁older ▁brother ▁Con nor ▁She p ard ▁(" Con cussion "). ▁The ▁American ▁military ▁sought ▁to ▁enh ance ▁the ▁team ' s ▁powers ▁using ▁an ▁experimental ▁form ▁of ▁radiation ▁called ▁"