Comedian and former SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE cast member Adam Sandler (THE WATERBOY, THE WEDDING SINGER) has signed with Columbia TriStar (a division of Sony Pictures) to develop a full-length animated musical comedy featuring a character based on him. Sandler, who is producing the film with his partner, Jack Giarraputo, will also voice the title character. Amy Pascal, President of Columbia Picture, stated, “After our wonderful experience working with Adam on BIG DADDY [a live-action film to be released in summer ‘99], everyone at Columbia is excited to be a part of this new venture.” The film, which is currently in the scripting stage, has no release date yet.