Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film series)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a CGI animated film series produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Bardel Entertainment, and adapted and based upon the webcomics and by Jeff Kinney, which were previously adapted as a series of live-action films released by 20th Century Fox.
==History==
===Background===
In 2008, it was announced that Fox 2000 Pictures had acquired the rights to produce films based on Jeff Kinney's bestselling book series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid. The deal was originally announced to have included the film rights to the first five books in the series.
===Fox era and live-action films===
On March 19, 2010, the first film adaptation of was released by 20th Century Fox, which was followed by three sequels, adaptations of the second installment in the book series, , released on March 25, 2011, the fourth installment, , released on August 3, 2012, and the ninth installment, , released on May 19, 2017.
During an interview for in 2013, Jeff Kinney announced that 20th Century Fox Animation was developing an animated special based on Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever, and that it was intended to be released in late 2014; however, the project was ultimately cancelled due to unknown reasons.
In August 2018, Stacey Snider, then-CEO of 20th Century Fox, announced that an animated television series was in-development after Jeff Kinney declined to have another live-action film made following the The Long Haul's poor reception.
===Disney era and animated films===
On March 20, 2019, Disney inherited the film rights as a result of their acquisition of 21st Century Fox, with plans for the acquisition being announced two years prior.
For Disney Investor Day 2020, it was announced that the animated television series previously in-development would be redeveloped as a Disney+ Original animated film for exclusive release on Disney+, with an intended release date for the following year.
In early December 2022, Jeff Kinney revealed that he and Disney were in talks about possibly adapting the Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid spin-off series, which centers around Rowley Jefferson, as opposed to Greg Heffley in the main series, in the near future.
==Cast and characters==
===Film series===
Character 	Main Films 	Main Films 	Main Films
Character 	Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2021)	Rodrick Rules (2022) 	Cabin Fever (2023)
Greg Heffley 	Brady Noon 	Brady Noon 	Wesley Kimmel
Rowley Jefferson	Ethan William Childress 	Ethan William Childress	Spencer Howell
Rodrick Heffley 	Hunter Dillon 	Hunter Dillon 	Hunter Dillon
Susan Heffley 	Erica Cerra 	Erica Cerra 	Erica Cerra
Frank Heffley 	Chris Diamantopoulos 	Chris Diamantopoulos 	Chris Diamantopoulos
Manny Heffley 	Gracen Newton 	Gracen Newton 	Gracen Newton
Fregley 	Christian Convery 	Silent cameo 	Christian Convery
Chirag Gupta 	Veda Maharaj 	Silent cameo 	
Pete Hosey 	Zeno Robinson 	Silent cameo 	
Carter 	Cyrus Arnold 	Silent cameo 	
Wade 	Braxton Baker 	Silent cameo 	
Grandpa Heffley 	 	Edward Asner 	Pictured only
Bill Walter 	 	Jimmy Tatro 	
==Trivia==
*Coincidentally enough, the actress who portrayed Holly Hills in the Fox films, Peyton List, and the actor who portrayed Chirag Gupta in the Fox films, Karan Brar, previously co-starred together in the Disney Channel series Jessie.
**Additionally, the voice of Frank Heffley in the Disney films, Chris Diamantopoulos, and the actor who played Rowley Jefferson in the Fox films, Robert Capron, previously co-starred together in the 2012 film , which was also released by 20th Century Fox the same year when the studio released the original Dog Days film adaptation.
*Prior to Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Walt Disney Pictures also released a film adaptation of Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made, with the two franchises previously crossing over in , of which was also created by Jeff Kinney, author of the Wimpy Kid series.
==References==
==External links==
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