PREVIEW: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (U TBC)

WHO’S IN IT?

Brady Noon (Good Boys), Christian Convery (Playing with Fire), Chris Diamantopoulos (The Three Stooges), Ethan William Childress (film debut), Jessica Mikayla (Touched)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Swinton O. Scott III (film debut), director; Jeff Kinney (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul), writer, producer; John Paesano (The Maze Runner), composer; Sylvain Blais (film debut), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Greg Heffley (Noon) is an awkward young boy with a strong imagination and big dreams of one day becoming rich and famous – so long as he survives his school years. As he and his best friend Rowley (Childress) attempt to fit in with their peers – often unsuccessfully – Greg learns some valuable lessons about friendship and standing up for himself…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Jeff Kinney’s hit children’s book series is given a fully-animated reboot, taking the best-selling first book in the franchise and turning it into a hilarious adventure for the family.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 3RD DECEMBER 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON DISNEY+

 

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