20th Century Fox has debuted the firstteaser trailerand poster forDiary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul, which is set to hit theaters on May 19. This trailer pokes some fun at the superhero genre, in its own unique way, teasing that none of the caped crusaders, galactic guardians or amazing web slingers over the past decade dared to be “wimpy” like the title character Greg, portrayed byJason Drucker. This trailer gives fans a better look at the brand new cast that has been assembled for this fourth Wimpy Kid movie.
Back in November, 20th Century Fox unveiled a preview that gave fans a behind-the-scenes sneak peek at thenew cast members, who replace all of the stars from the first threeWimpy Kidmovies.Jason DruckerreplacesZachary Gordonas Greg, withCharlie WrightreplacingDevon Bostickas his older brother Rodrick andOwen AsztalosreplacingRobert Capronas Rowley.Alicia SilverstoneandTom Everett Scottalso join the cast as the parents Susan and Frank, replacingRachael HarrisandSteve Zahn. While the cast is different, this sequel is still based on the beloved book series created byJeff Kinney.
In the latestDiary of a Wimpy Kidinstallment, afamily road tripto attend Meemaw’s 90th birthday party goes hilariously off course, thanks to Greg’s newest scheme to (finally!) become famous. We see in this new trailer that both Greg and Rodrick hatch a plan to skip out on the family trip, steal their parents minivan and attend the Player Expo, a video game convention. Their plan doesn’t turn out too well, since their parents watch them give a live interview from the convention. The trailer ends with the whole family belting out a 1990s classic, that is quite surprising.
David BowersdirectsDiary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haulfrom a script byAdam Sztykiel, based on the popular book series byJeff Kinney.David Bowershas directed the last threeWimpy Kidmovies, 2011’sDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, 2012’sDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Daysand this new family adventure, and he has also directed animated films such asAstro BoyandFlushed Away.Adam Sztykielis best known for creating the NBC comedy seriesUndateable, and he also wrote the screenplays forMade of Honor,Due Date,Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chipand the upcoming sequelWe’re the Millers 2.
20th Century Fox has issued a May 19release dateforDiary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul, which puts it up against another 20th Century Fox film,Alien: Covenantand Warner Bros.' dramaEverything, Everything. While it’s incredibly rare that a movie studio pits two of its own movies against each other, it may not be such a bad strategy this time around, since bothAlien: CovenantandDiary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haulare geared towards much different audiences. Perhaps this could change the way studios release their movies, if both turn out to be big hits. Take a look at the first trailer forDiary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haulbelow.
