Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2021 film)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid is an upcoming American computer-animated comedy film directed by Swinton Scott. It is based 2007 book of the same name as well as the 2010 live-action/animated film of the same name and is a reboot of the live action Diary of a Wimpy Kid film series. Jeff Kinney, the original author of the book and executive producer of the live-action films, will produce and write the film.

The film will be produced by 20th Century Animation along with Color Force and released by 20th Century Studios as a Disney+ original film on December 3, 2021, on Disney+. It will be the first Diary of a Wimpy Kid film to be fully animated, the first to be produced under Disney ownership and branding, and the first to be made and released for a streaming platform. It will also be the second animated film to be produced by 20th Century Animation and distributed by 20th Century Studios since the closure of Blue Sky Studios in April 2021, following Ron's Gone Wrong, and the first 20th Century Studios animated film to be released on Disney+.

Premise
Greg Heffley is a scrawny but ambitious kid with an active imagination and big plans to be rich and famous – he just has to survive middle school first. To make matters worse, Greg’s lovable best friend Rowley seems to coast through life and succeed at everything without even trying! As details of his hilarious – and often disastrous – attempts to fit in fill the pages of his journal, Greg learns to appreciate true friends and the satisfaction that comes from standing up for what is right.

Cast

 * Brady Noon
 * Ethan William Childress
 * Chris Diamantopoulos

Development
Following the release of the third film in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series with Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, the likelihood of a fourth live-action film was slim. Author Jeff Kinney has 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 the latest book Hard Luck, Kinney stated he was working with Fox on a half-hour special of Cabin Fever, which was to be aired in late 2014, but as of 2019 no updates on the special have been announced. In September 2016, Kinney announced officially the production of a fourth film, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul, on his Twitter account. In August 2018, CEO of 20th Century Fox Stacey Snider announced that a fully animated television series based on Diary of a Wimpy Kid was in development. On August 6, 2019, after the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney, the project was confirmed to be still in development for their streaming service, Disney+. In December 2020, the project was confirmed to have been redeveloped as an animated film with production that has already started and with a release year of 2021.

On September 2, 2021, some of the film's details were announced, and that the film would be released on December 3, 2021. The film was confirmed to simply be titled Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and it would be a retelling of the first book in the series. Swinton Scott was announced as director, and Kinney as producer and writer. Brady Noon, Ethan William Childress, and Chris Diamantopoulos were also announced to be part of the voice cast.