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'Greek Wedding' Director Adding 'Fat' to His Diet
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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
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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....