SEEMS LIKE YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE!!! SISTER FRIEND!!!!!I LOVE FAT ALBERT. HE IS A WONDERFUL CHARACTER. HE IS BETTER THAN SOME OF THE CARTOONS I SEE NOW-A-DAYS!!!!!!!

Fat Albert Christmas Special
 

On CHRISTMAS EVE on UPN, they will be showing the FAT ALBERT CHRISTMAS SPECIAL!!

R U as excited as I am!?!?!?

I cannot rememmber the last time I saw this but I would say I had to be in elementary school. This will be soooooooo cool. :cool:
http://wsphotofews.excite.com/041/oz/Gl/pg/7w43510.jpg

I am!!:p

I can't wait to see Dumb Donald and the rest of the gang. What about smooth ass Rudy, Oh I Can't wait.

Hey, hey, hey!!!
 

I saw the commercial for it last night and almost fell out of my chiar. I CANNOT wait. I love me some Fat Albert.

Re: Fat Albert Christmas Special
 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
[B]On CHRISTMAS EVE on UPN, they will be showing the FAT ALBERT CHRISTMAS SPECIAL!!

R U as excited as I am!?!?!?

YES I am!!! I seen the commercial the other night too, and I CANNOT wait, OK. Are yal feelin' me? I am too excited. HEY! HEY! HEY! It's FAT ALBERT time! :D :D :D :D :D

FAT ALBERT
 

Ok, I watched the special and it was really cute. I didn't realize how much just watching the show would take me back to those carefree days of childhood! It was great! Bill Cosby is just so talented!

OOP-ROO to you Bill!

Me No Fool Ya
 

Na, Na, Na! "Fat Albert" Shelved
Fri Apr 5, 7:51 PM ET

So maybe he's not gonna sing a song for you, after all.


Yes, there's bad news for fans of Fat Albert--preproduction on the live-action version of Bill Cosby's beloved 'toon has been halted thanks to that age-old Tinseltown bugaboo otherwise known as "creative differences."

In this case, it was the Cos versus the film's director, Forest Whitaker.

Cosby--who created the original 'toon, wrote the script for the Fat Albert movie with partner Charles Kipps and is executive producing the movie with his wife, Camille--apparently took issue with Whitaker's vision for the characters, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

As a result, both men mutually agreed to nix shooting, which was slated to start later this month, and Whitaker has exited the 20th Century Fox film.

"[Whitaker] and Bill truly had creative differences in the way they see the movie going--it's just about directionally seeing the movie differently," Fox spokesman Jeffrey Godsick tells the Hollywood Reporter. "It's an amicable departure, and, at this point, it's just been put on hiatus."

Godsick also tells the trade paper that the Cos and his producing partners at Davis Entertainment (where the project is set up) are now searching for a new helmer.

Publicists for Whitaker and Cosby were unavailable for comment. However, Whitaker's agent at CAA confirmed he's off the project.

Fox had planned for Fat Albert to be a "tent-pole" release--aka a would-be blockbuster. The studio had initially slated the film for a summer 2003 premiere but pushed it up to this Christmas. Now, with Whitaker's departure and the production on hiatus, it appears unlikely the film will be ready that soon.

When or if the film launches, it will mark Cosby's first as a feature-film screenwriter (he did have a story credit on Leonard Part 6, but we think he'd agree that doesn't count).

Per the Cos' vision, the movie seeks to translate Fat Albert and his Junkyard Gang by having them spring from their animated world into a contemporary urban setting and raise the kind of mayhem reminiscent of those old-time Hollywood kid flicks like The Little Rascals. After a nationwide talent search, newcomer Omar Benson Miller was recently tapped to play the titular character.

In a recent interview with the film-fan magazine Cinescape, Whitaker said the characters "come out of a television screen" to help a little girl. He said the film is "about loving yourself and being able to accept yourself, self esteem and stuff like that."

Whitaker also said the film was to have "about 10 minutes of animations [and] a lot of visual effects...The style that I'm kind of creating for it is a very magical environment."

Since making his acting debut in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Whitaker has distinguished himself not only as an acclaimed actor in such movies as Good Morning Vietnam, Bird, The Crying Game, Smoke and the just-released thriller Panic Room, but also as a director of Waiting to Exhale and Hope Floats.

'Greek Wedding' Director Adding 'Fat' to His Diet
45 minutes ago Add Entertainment - Reuters to My Yahoo!

By Zorianna Kit and Chris Gardner

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" director Joel Zwick is in talks to take the helm of "Fat Albert," a live-action feature based on Bill Cosby (news)'s famed '70s TV cartoon.

The 20th Century Fox project follows Fat Albert and his posse, who come to life when they walk out of the cartoon and into the real world (news - Y! TV).

Cosby and Charles Kipps wrote the original draft of the screenplay, which is inspired by Cosby's long-running CBS cartoon "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids." Cosby will also serve as a producer.

Zwick's arrival comes just more than a year after preproduction on "Albert" began, originally with Forest Whitaker (news) directing and Omar Benson Miller starring in the title role. However, the project came to an abrupt halt in April over a conflict of visions between Cosby and Whitaker. At this point, no actors are on board.


Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

I have mixed feelings about this. I think that it should remain a cartoon. It's timeless. I don't know if a live-action movie will do it justice....

I DEFINITELY think it should remain a cartoon. I think when works are turned into movies they shouldn't be completely jacked up just because it's a different medium (see "Spawn"- wait, no, don't see it, just take my word for it :p )

Pictures of the cast. . . Keenan will make a good Fat Albert

http://www.wireimage.com/GalleryList...==59457&nbc1=1

I totally agree!!!

I see Ms. Pratt up in the mug too - get paid girl. :D :D

I cannot believe that she is almost 18. I am so glad they did not give the part to Raven Symone. B2K fans will be at the movie to see Omarion.

You know what though, this movie will have a fantastic soundtrack. It should.

I didn't even think about a soundtrack. It should be off da hook!!!!

Although I like Raven Symone (she was cute as Olivia), for some reason I have more of a liking for Kyla. I think that Raven can be a little extra at times, I dunno. Sometimes I wanna say, "Pump your breaks a little bit girl!!!".

RAVEN is always EXTRA!!!! ALWAYS!!! I just started back watching her show on an occasional basis.