Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (film)
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul is a 2017 American road comedy film written and directed by David Bowers and cowritten by the books' author Jeff Kinney. It serves as a standalone sequel to Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, and the fourth installment in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film series and the final live-action film in the franchise. It was based on the ninth book of the same name, with elements of the seventh, eighth, and tenth books in the series. It is also the only live-action installment in the series not to feature the cast members from the first three films.[5] It instead features a completely different cast (which includes Jason Drucker, Alicia Silverstone, Tom Everett Scott, Charlie Wright, and Owen Asztalos), and the plot follows the Heffleys as they go on a road trip to Meemaw's 90th birthday party, without realizing the various calamities that will occur along the way.
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Directed by | David Bowers |
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Based on | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul, Old School, Hard Luck and The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney |
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Cinematography | Anthony B. Richmond |
Edited by | Troy Takaki |
Music by | Edward Shearmur |
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Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 91 minutes[3] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $22 million[4] |
Box office | $40.1 million[3] |
After the release of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days in 2012, the film was described as the last live-action one in the franchise, with the original cast and crew indicating that were no plans for a fourth one or any more sequels. By 2016, a live-action adaptation of the ninth book, The Long Haul, was in development, with the aforementioned new cast. It received negative reviews from critics and grossed $40 million worldwide.