Fat Greek Director To Helm 'Fat Albert'
[Monday, June 30th, 2003]Joel Zwick (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) is in negotiations to direct the live-action version of Fat Albert, based on the 70's cartoon, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Bill Cosby and Charles Kipps wrote the original draft of the screenplay, which is inspired by Cosby's long-running cartoon Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, currently no actors are linked to the project.
The movie follows Fat Albert and his posse of friends, who come to life when they walk out of the cartoon and into the real world.
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