Amy Adams is in negotiations to star opposite Ben Stiller in 20th Century Fox's "Night at the Museum" sequel reports Variety.

The story kicks off when the artifacts from the Museum of Natural History are boxed up and sent to the archives at the Smithsonian in Washington. Adams will play an undetermined historical figure who has a crush on security guard Larry (Stiller).

Shawn Levy returns to helm the sequel, which has a U.S. release date set for May 22nd 2009. Filming will begin this May in Vancouver.