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Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a 2021 American computer-animated comedy film directed by Swinton Scott, from a script by Jeff Kinney and based on Kinney's 2007 book of the same name. Serving as a reboot and the fifth installment overall in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film series, the film marks the first animated entry in the series. It features the voices of Brady Noon, Ethan William Childress, Chris Diamantopoulos, Hunter Dillon and Erica Cerra.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid is produced by 20th century studios and blue sky studios is now update(Walt Disney Pictures was banned) alongside 20th Century Animation (which originally produced the film and remained uncredited) and was released on Disney+ as a Disney+ original film on December 3, 2021.
Plot[]
Greg Heffley is about to enter middle school with his best friend Rowley Jefferson. He gets advice from his older brother Rodrick on how to "survive"; putting emphasis on avoiding the cheese touch, which supposedly makes one incredibly unpopular. Greg tries to help Rowley through adjusting, though both end up shunned by the majority of the students, mostly due to Rowley's somewhat childish antics. Nevertheless, they manage to avoid being completely at the bottom of the school hierarchy.
On Halloween night, Greg and Rowley are forced to take the former's little brother Manny with them. While at first annoyed, Greg realizes that Manny's adorable pirate costume allows them to acquire a large amount of candy. Manny and Rowley become tired, but Greg insists that they continue on and take a shortcut through Snake Road, despite his mother Susan forbidding it. They encounter a trio of teenagers who begin to mock and chase them with water balloons down the road. The kids manage to evade them by tricking them into driving their truck into a ditch and make it home, only for their candy to get spoiled by Greg's father Frank when he accidentally dumps water on them and Manny outing the Snake Road incident to Susan. Greg is then grounded from playing video games for a week.
While playing "tumble trike", Greg accidentally breaks Rowley's arm. Susan discovers this, but chooses not to punish Greg any further. Instead, she insists that he do the right thing and be a good friend to Rowley. Greg instead tries to take advantage of Rowley's broken arm, only to get shunned further by the other students who dote on Rowley, but demonize Greg for breaking it in the first place. Greg tries to become a cartoonist for the school paper with Rowley taking an interest in a comic he drew that depicts a character shouting "Zoo Wee Mama!", but Greg tosses it away and insists on a new one he drew. While Greg is accepted as the new cartoonist, the librarian butchers his comic, making his classmates mock him. Rowley's comic, which features the phrase, gets accepted, causing Greg and Rowley to argue and stop being friends.
Rowley befriends a boy named Chirag Gupta and starts seeing him more often. In an attempt to get back at him, Greg decides to hang out with Fregley, an incredibly strange and unpopular boy. Greg has a sleepover at his house, but is immediately put off by his odd eccentricities. Fregley eats a candy bar that Greg had and becomes hyperactive and chases him with a booger; forcing Greg to hide out in the bathroom for the remainder of the sleepover. The next day, Greg and Rowley confront each other and are ushered by the other kids into fighting, only for the trio of teenagers to return to get revenge on the boys. The teenagers force Rowley to eat a piece of the cheese and are about to force Greg to do it, but are saved by the intervention of Mr. Underwood, the school's gym coach.
The other children return to see what has transpired. To protect his friend, Greg claims that he was the one who ate the cheese, causing everyone to run from him in terror. Greg and Rowley resume their friendship as the former quickly realizes that having the cheese touch is a blessing as it forces everyone to give him and Rowley space, as well as a personal lunch table to themselves.
Voice cast[]
- Brady Noon as Greg Heffley[1]
- Ethan William Childress as Rowley Jefferson[1]
- Chris Diamantopoulos as Frank Heffley[1]
- Erica Cerra as Susan Heffley
- Christian Convery as Fregley
- Hunter Dillon as Rodrick Heffley
- Veda Maharaj as Chirag Gupta
- Billy Lopez as Mr. Underwood
- Brenda Crichlow as Fregley's mom
- Yuvraj Singh Kalsi as Charlie Davies
- Robert Moloney as Joshie
- Grace Newton as Manny Heffley
- Lossen Chambers as Homeroom Teacher
- Donny Lucas as Mr. Humphreys
- Cyrus Arnold as Teen Driver
- Braxton Baker as Teen with Mullet
- John Omohundro as Hulking Teen
- Jessica Mikayla Adams as Braced Girl
- Tessa Espinosa as Curly-Haired Girl
Production[]
Following the release of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, the likelihood of a fourth live-action film was slim. In 2012, Jeff Kinney, the author the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, had announced the possibility for an animated film to be based on Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever as the next installment. In an interview for Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck, Kinney stated he was working with Fox on a half-hour special based on Cabin Fever, which was scheduled to air in late-2014.[2][3] The special was meant to be an animated production developed at 20th Century Fox Animation, and had begun development while Kinney worked in the live-action films. However, the project shifted from an special to an animated series during production.[4] CEO of 20th Century Fox Stacey Snider stated that an animated television series based on Diary of a Wimpy Kid was in development in 2018, after Kinney decided not to allow any more live action adaptations of the series following the film adaptation of The Long Haul.[5] In August 2019, after the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney, the project was confirmed to be still in development exclusively for streaming on Disney+.[6]
In December 2020, the project was confirmed to have been redeveloped as an animated reboot feature film simply titled, Diary of a Wimpy Kid at the 2020 Disney Investor Day event. Alongside this announcement, it was revealed that production was underway with a tentative release date slated for mid-2021.[7] By September 2021, it was announced that the film would be an adaptation of the first book in the series; while the film is scheduled for a December 3, 2021 release date.[8][9] Swinton Scott was announced as director, with a script written by Kinney who also serves as producer. Brady Noon, Ethan William Childress, and Chris Diamantopoulos serve as the voice cast.[10] Though the project started development at 20th Century Studios as a 20th Century Animation film, it was moved to the Walt Disney Pictures banner during production.[11]
Animation[]
Animation services were provided by Bardel Entertainment.[12] Kinney choose to use CGI in spite of the book's hand-drawn-style drawing because he wanted the animation to "feel like the books had come to life".[11]
Music[]
On September 23, 2021, it was revealed that John Paesano would be serving as composer.[13][14]
Release[]
The teaser poster was revealed on September 2, 2021 (the same day the release date was announced). The first official trailer was released on October 19, 2021 by Walt Disney Studios' YouTube channel.[1] The film was released on Disney+, on December 3, 2021.[15]
Additionally, a reprint of the original book featured a new Disney+ cover variant to serve as a tie-in release to the movie (this book featured a first-look at Rowley Jefferson in his CG-animated form). Like the original book, Amulet Books released the book, but this time, in association with Disney Enterprises, Inc. It was released on November 23, 2021.[16]
Reception[]
On review aggregrator Rotten Tomatoes, 71% of 7 reviews have been positive.[17] On Metacritic, 2 out of 2 reviews are mixed.[18] However, some have criticized the film considering its short runtime and faithfulness to the book and original film.
Future[]
On October 23, 2021, ahead of the first film's release, Jeff Kinney revealed that sequels are already in development.[19][20] For Disney+ Day, Kinney revealed that the sequel, based on Rodrick Rules, is set to be released in 2022.[21]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Official Trailer - IGN Video, retrieved October 19, 2021<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Hard Luck and Big Dreams: SLJ Chats with "Wimpy Kid" Creator Jeff Kinney. School Library Journal.
- ↑ "Narrator hits 'Hard Luck' in eighth Wimpy Kid book", USA Today, August 8, 2013.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Paz, Maggie Dela (August 10, 2018). Fox Developing Wimpy Kid, Ice Age, and Night at the Museum TV Shows. ComingSoon.net.
- ↑ Disney Plans To Reboot HOME ALONE, NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM, and DIARY OF A WIMPY KID.
- ↑ Disney+ Programming: Here's What Was Announced Or Confirmed For Streamer During Disney Investor Day (en-US) (2020-12-11).
- ↑ @Disney (September 2, 2021). New school. Old cheese. 🧀 The all-new animated adventure Diary of a #WimpyKid is streaming December 3 on… (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' animated film coming to Disney+ in December.
- ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (September 2, 2021). Animated 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' Movie Hits Disney+ in December.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 [https://www.animationscoop.com/interview-getting-animated-with-diary-of-a-wimpy-kids-jeff-kinney/
- ↑ Bardel Entertainment's Instagram
- ↑ "'The Maze Runner' Composer John Paesano Scoring Disney+ 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid'", The Disinsider, September 23, 2021.
- ↑ John Paesano Scoring Disney+’s ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ Animated Movie.
- ↑ Bastos, Margarida (September 2, 2021). 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' Poster Reveals New Animated Film Coming to Disney+. Collider.
- ↑ DIARY OF A WIMPY KID (SPECIAL DISNEY+ COVER EDITION).
- ↑ Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media.
- ↑ Diary Of A Wimpy Kid - Metacritic. Red Ventures.
- ↑ Kozelsky, Holly (October 23, 2021). Local boys interview "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" author Jeff Kinney.
- ↑ "More Animated "Diary Of A Wimpy Kid" Movies Coming To Disney+", What's On Disney Plus, October 26, 2021.
- ↑ @disneyplus (November 12, 2021). Our very own @WimpyKid, Jeff Kinney, has a special #DisneyPlusDay message for you. (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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