Charlie Wright’s casting as Rodrick Heffley in the fourth live-action Diary of a Wimpy Kid film sparked the #NotMyRodrick meme, which the actor claimed had “ruined my career”. In a video about the incident that was uploaded on YouTube and TikTok on Sunday, the actor addressed the harsh criticism he received after playing Rodrick Heffley in what is considered to be his first public statement.
In the nine-minute clip, Wright talked about the negative reaction that followed the initial release of David Bowers’ Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul trailer in early 2017. This revelation has sparked outrage among fans, who are now calling for a much-needed change in the entertainment industry.
Charlie Wright (L) in Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Long Haul
Based on author Jeff Kinney’s children’s book series of the same name, The Long Haul is the stand-alone sequel to Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days...
In the nine-minute clip, Wright talked about the negative reaction that followed the initial release of David Bowers’ Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul trailer in early 2017. This revelation has sparked outrage among fans, who are now calling for a much-needed change in the entertainment industry.
Charlie Wright (L) in Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Long Haul
Based on author Jeff Kinney’s children’s book series of the same name, The Long Haul is the stand-alone sequel to Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days...
- 3/26/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
Aardman Animations is one of the most celebrated animation studios in the world and certainly the most celebrated stop-motion studio this side of Laika. Aardman's work has a unique and signature look and feel, which for many outside of Britain has become synonymous with British humor, particularly when it comes to the quaint, low-key vibe, and cartoonish tone of the "Shaun The Sheep" and "Wallace & Gromit" shorts and movies.
This year, the studio has already dived into the galaxy far, far away with a delightful short that brought Wes Antilles back into the story in "Star Wars: Visions." But before they deliver a brand new "Wallace & Gromit" movie in 2024, Aardman is looking back at their feature debut, "Chicken Run."
Both Aardman's most financially successful film and the highest-grossing stop-motion film of all time, "Chicken Run" is a wry homage to "The Great Escape" which sees a group of chickens escaping from a farm.
This year, the studio has already dived into the galaxy far, far away with a delightful short that brought Wes Antilles back into the story in "Star Wars: Visions." But before they deliver a brand new "Wallace & Gromit" movie in 2024, Aardman is looking back at their feature debut, "Chicken Run."
Both Aardman's most financially successful film and the highest-grossing stop-motion film of all time, "Chicken Run" is a wry homage to "The Great Escape" which sees a group of chickens escaping from a farm.
- 9/5/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Director Sam Fell will bring his animated feature “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget,” from Netflix and Aardman, to the View Conference in Turin, Italy, where it will have its Italian premiere. Fell will discuss the making of the film during the conference, which will run from Oct. 15-20.
Fell was nominated for an animated feature Academy Award, along with Chris Butler, for Laika’s 2012 stop-motion film “ParaNorman” and was nominated for a BAFTA Award alongside David Bowers for the animated film “Flushed Away,” from DreamWorks Animation and Aardman. “Dawn of the Nugget,” which features the voices of Thandiwe Newton, Zachary Levi and Bella Ramsey, is a sequel to the 2000 Aardman stop-motion feature “Chicken Run” and follows chicken freedom fighters Ginger and Rocky as they raise their daughter Molly.
“For many years, Aardman has shared its unique vision of the world through the wonderful medium of stop-motion animation. It’s...
Fell was nominated for an animated feature Academy Award, along with Chris Butler, for Laika’s 2012 stop-motion film “ParaNorman” and was nominated for a BAFTA Award alongside David Bowers for the animated film “Flushed Away,” from DreamWorks Animation and Aardman. “Dawn of the Nugget,” which features the voices of Thandiwe Newton, Zachary Levi and Bella Ramsey, is a sequel to the 2000 Aardman stop-motion feature “Chicken Run” and follows chicken freedom fighters Ginger and Rocky as they raise their daughter Molly.
“For many years, Aardman has shared its unique vision of the world through the wonderful medium of stop-motion animation. It’s...
- 7/28/2023
- by Terry Flores
- Variety Film + TV
Legendary Entertainment announced today it will develop Syd Hoff’s book series “Danny and the Dinosaur” into a live-action feature film.
Caroline Fraser of HarperCollins Productions, the publisher’s in-house publishing company will produce.
The story follows the adventures of young Danny and a dinosaur he meets at a museum. The books were first published by HarperCollins in 1958 and have since sold over 11 million copies in 12 languages.
The rights to “Danny and the Dinosaur” are held by the Authors Guild Foundation, with the Anti-Defamation League Foundation, Ort America, Inc., and the United Negro College Fund, Inc. HarperCollins Productions optioned the media rights to Danny and the Dinosaur from the Author’s Guild Foundation.
According to Variety, Branded Pictures Entertainment previously optioned all the non-publishing rights to the book series. Producers J. Todd Harris and Marc Marcum were set to develop a different “Danny and the Dinosaur” film with a script adapted by David Bowers,...
Caroline Fraser of HarperCollins Productions, the publisher’s in-house publishing company will produce.
The story follows the adventures of young Danny and a dinosaur he meets at a museum. The books were first published by HarperCollins in 1958 and have since sold over 11 million copies in 12 languages.
The rights to “Danny and the Dinosaur” are held by the Authors Guild Foundation, with the Anti-Defamation League Foundation, Ort America, Inc., and the United Negro College Fund, Inc. HarperCollins Productions optioned the media rights to Danny and the Dinosaur from the Author’s Guild Foundation.
According to Variety, Branded Pictures Entertainment previously optioned all the non-publishing rights to the book series. Producers J. Todd Harris and Marc Marcum were set to develop a different “Danny and the Dinosaur” film with a script adapted by David Bowers,...
- 1/30/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Nickelodeon is filling out the “Rugrats” voice cast for its grown-ups.
Joining the upcoming revival will be: Ashley Spillers and Tommy Dewey as Tommy’s parents; Tony Hale as Chuckie’s father; Natalie Morales as Phil and Lil’s mother; Anna Chlumsky and Timothy Simons as Angelica’s parents; Nicole Byer and Omar Miller as Susie’s parents; and Michael McKean as Grandpa Lou Pickles.
The series will premiere this spring on Paramount+.
The CG-animated series returns the original voice cast for the children: E.G. Daily reprise her role as Tommy Pickles alongside Nancy Cartwright as Chuckie Finster, Cheryl Chase as Angelica Pickles, Cree Summer as Susie Carmichael and Kath Soucie as Phil and Lil DeVille.
“This incredibly talented group of actors provides a fresh and very funny take on these iconic roles, combining humor with heart to bring the characters to life in a whole new way,” said Liz Paulson,...
Joining the upcoming revival will be: Ashley Spillers and Tommy Dewey as Tommy’s parents; Tony Hale as Chuckie’s father; Natalie Morales as Phil and Lil’s mother; Anna Chlumsky and Timothy Simons as Angelica’s parents; Nicole Byer and Omar Miller as Susie’s parents; and Michael McKean as Grandpa Lou Pickles.
The series will premiere this spring on Paramount+.
The CG-animated series returns the original voice cast for the children: E.G. Daily reprise her role as Tommy Pickles alongside Nancy Cartwright as Chuckie Finster, Cheryl Chase as Angelica Pickles, Cree Summer as Susie Carmichael and Kath Soucie as Phil and Lil DeVille.
“This incredibly talented group of actors provides a fresh and very funny take on these iconic roles, combining humor with heart to bring the characters to life in a whole new way,” said Liz Paulson,...
- 3/18/2021
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Paramount+’s upcoming “Rugrats” revival will reunite the entire voice cast from the original run of the Nickelodeon series, the network announced Wednesday.
The CG-animated series will see E.G. Daily reprise her role as Tommy Pickles alongside Nancy Cartwright as Chuckie Finster, Cheryl Chase as Angelica Pickles, Cree Summer as Susie Carmichael and Kath Soucie as Phil and Lil DeVille.
“‘Rugrats’ is one of the most iconic cartoons recognized by fans around the globe, and this original version is one we are taking great care and pride in creating for a brand new audience,” Ramsey Naito, president of Nickelodeon Animation, said. “Having the voice cast behind these special characters come together is one of the essential pieces to making the show recognizable and we can’t wait to watch this talented group bring them to life again.”
Based on the 1991 Nickelodeon series, the “Rugrats” revival follows a group of...
The CG-animated series will see E.G. Daily reprise her role as Tommy Pickles alongside Nancy Cartwright as Chuckie Finster, Cheryl Chase as Angelica Pickles, Cree Summer as Susie Carmichael and Kath Soucie as Phil and Lil DeVille.
“‘Rugrats’ is one of the most iconic cartoons recognized by fans around the globe, and this original version is one we are taking great care and pride in creating for a brand new audience,” Ramsey Naito, president of Nickelodeon Animation, said. “Having the voice cast behind these special characters come together is one of the essential pieces to making the show recognizable and we can’t wait to watch this talented group bring them to life again.”
Based on the 1991 Nickelodeon series, the “Rugrats” revival follows a group of...
- 2/24/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Hey, remember last summer when Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon announced that they were working on a new Rugrats movie? But instead of being another animated take on the mischievous, precocious babies who started as a NickToon back in 1991, this new feature film adaptation was said to be a hybrid of live-action and computer animation […]
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- 4/29/2019
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Paramount has hired family film specialist David Bowers as the director of its upcoming live-action/CG “Rugrats” movie.
Bowers directed the second, third and fourth “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” movies. He also directed the animated movies “Astro Boy” and “Flushed Away.”
Producers are Brian Robbins, series creator Gabor Csupo and Karen Rosenfelt. “Rugrats” is being produced through the studio’s Paramount Players division. Paramount has set a Jan. 29, 2021 release date.
“Rugrats” is based on animated children’s television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The show, which first aired in 1991, ran for nine seasons with 176 episodes and focused on the comic adventures of a group of toddlers including Tommy, Chuckie, twins Phil and Lil, and Angelica. The studio released three animated “Rugrats” movies between 1998 and 2003.
The script for the movie was written by David A. Goodman, who had gained notice over the past...
Bowers directed the second, third and fourth “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” movies. He also directed the animated movies “Astro Boy” and “Flushed Away.”
Producers are Brian Robbins, series creator Gabor Csupo and Karen Rosenfelt. “Rugrats” is being produced through the studio’s Paramount Players division. Paramount has set a Jan. 29, 2021 release date.
“Rugrats” is based on animated children’s television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The show, which first aired in 1991, ran for nine seasons with 176 episodes and focused on the comic adventures of a group of toddlers including Tommy, Chuckie, twins Phil and Lil, and Angelica. The studio released three animated “Rugrats” movies between 1998 and 2003.
The script for the movie was written by David A. Goodman, who had gained notice over the past...
- 4/26/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
“Diary of a Wimpy Kid” director David Bowers has been tapped to direct Paramount Players’ live-action “Rugrats” movie, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.
The popular Nicktoon show ran from 1991 to 2004 and followed a group of toddlers — Tommy, Chuckie, Phil and Lil and Angelica — through their day-to-day lives as well as their big adventures.
Three other animated “Rugrats” movie were released between 1998 and 2003.
Also Read: 'Rugrats' Gets Nickelodeon Revival, Live-Action Film From Paramount Players
David Goodman wrote the script, and Gabor Csupo (who created the show alongside Arlene Klasky and Paul Germain) and President of Nickelodeon Brian Robbins are producing. Paramount Players will release the film on Jan. 29, 2021.
Bowers directed three of the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” films, as well as “Flushed Away” and “Astro Boy.” He also wrote the screenplay for “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul” and “Danny and the Dinosaur.
The popular Nicktoon show ran from 1991 to 2004 and followed a group of toddlers — Tommy, Chuckie, Phil and Lil and Angelica — through their day-to-day lives as well as their big adventures.
Three other animated “Rugrats” movie were released between 1998 and 2003.
Also Read: 'Rugrats' Gets Nickelodeon Revival, Live-Action Film From Paramount Players
David Goodman wrote the script, and Gabor Csupo (who created the show alongside Arlene Klasky and Paul Germain) and President of Nickelodeon Brian Robbins are producing. Paramount Players will release the film on Jan. 29, 2021.
Bowers directed three of the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” films, as well as “Flushed Away” and “Astro Boy.” He also wrote the screenplay for “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul” and “Danny and the Dinosaur.
- 4/26/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Paramount Players and Nickelodeon Movies' live-action/CG hybrid take on Rugrats has found its director.
David Bowers, who helmed three of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies, has been tapped to direct the project, which is being produced by Karen Rosenfelt.
Rugrats was the popular Nicktoon show that ran from 1991 into the 2000s, centering on a group of toddlers led by a one-year-old named Tommy Pickles, who, at least in their minds, have the most amazing adventures.
The live-action feature follows a trio of animated movies released between 1998 and 2003. Paramount has slated the pic for a Jan. 29, 2021, bow....
David Bowers, who helmed three of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies, has been tapped to direct the project, which is being produced by Karen Rosenfelt.
Rugrats was the popular Nicktoon show that ran from 1991 into the 2000s, centering on a group of toddlers led by a one-year-old named Tommy Pickles, who, at least in their minds, have the most amazing adventures.
The live-action feature follows a trio of animated movies released between 1998 and 2003. Paramount has slated the pic for a Jan. 29, 2021, bow....
- 4/26/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Paramount Player’s live-action/CG hybrid take on Rugrats has found its director.
David Bowers, who directed three of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies, has been tapped to direct the project, which is being produced by Karen Rosenfelt.
Rugrats was the popular Nicktoon show that ran from 1991 and into the 2000s, centering on a group of toddlers, led by a one-year-old named Tommy Pickles, who, at least in their minds, have the most amazing adventures.
The live-action feature follows a trio of animated movies released between 1998 and 2003. Paramount has set a Jan. 29, 2021, release date.
David Goodman wrote ...
David Bowers, who directed three of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies, has been tapped to direct the project, which is being produced by Karen Rosenfelt.
Rugrats was the popular Nicktoon show that ran from 1991 and into the 2000s, centering on a group of toddlers, led by a one-year-old named Tommy Pickles, who, at least in their minds, have the most amazing adventures.
The live-action feature follows a trio of animated movies released between 1998 and 2003. Paramount has set a Jan. 29, 2021, release date.
David Goodman wrote ...
- 4/26/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The fourth Diary Of A Wimpy Kid movie arrives in the UK this weekend. Well, we liked it...
Where possible, I try and write a review of a film without having seen anyone else’s opinions of it first. I’ve got plenty of time afterwards to assess just how wrong I am in the eyes of the world.
Last weekend, then, rather than attend a press show, I took my children of varying ages (which tends to be how children work) to the new Wimpy Kid film, The Long Haul. I’ve enjoyed the first three, and particular applaud the quite brilliantly cast company of young performers. But young performers grow old and so, five years after Diary Of A Wimpy Kid 3, The Long Haul arrives with the same director (David Bowery), author Jeff Kinney still heavily involved, but a totally new cast.
I was expecting something akin to a reboot,...
Where possible, I try and write a review of a film without having seen anyone else’s opinions of it first. I’ve got plenty of time afterwards to assess just how wrong I am in the eyes of the world.
Last weekend, then, rather than attend a press show, I took my children of varying ages (which tends to be how children work) to the new Wimpy Kid film, The Long Haul. I’ve enjoyed the first three, and particular applaud the quite brilliantly cast company of young performers. But young performers grow old and so, five years after Diary Of A Wimpy Kid 3, The Long Haul arrives with the same director (David Bowery), author Jeff Kinney still heavily involved, but a totally new cast.
I was expecting something akin to a reboot,...
- 5/25/2017
- Den of Geek
A fourth big-screen outing for the amiable family franchise features a new cast but it’s run out of fun
Faced with ageing or refusenik performers, the amiable family franchise’s fourth big-screen outing elects for ruthless, root-and-branch recasting. Alicia Silverstone and Tom Everett Scott are new and 33% blander as the Heffley elders, while Jason Drucker succeeds Zachary Gordon as eponymous weakling Greg, here caught plotting to reroute the clan’s road trip towards a much-anticipated gaming expo. Returning director David Bowers gives it sporadic pep: there’s a fun Psycho homage, and CGI projectile vomit. Elsewhere the books’ stick-figure illustrations get converted into banal, overlit, primetime sitcom images, and the endless off-route wheelspinning makes that subtitle lamentably apt. For once, it’ll be the grownups asking the kids: “Are we there yet?”
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Faced with ageing or refusenik performers, the amiable family franchise’s fourth big-screen outing elects for ruthless, root-and-branch recasting. Alicia Silverstone and Tom Everett Scott are new and 33% blander as the Heffley elders, while Jason Drucker succeeds Zachary Gordon as eponymous weakling Greg, here caught plotting to reroute the clan’s road trip towards a much-anticipated gaming expo. Returning director David Bowers gives it sporadic pep: there’s a fun Psycho homage, and CGI projectile vomit. Elsewhere the books’ stick-figure illustrations get converted into banal, overlit, primetime sitcom images, and the endless off-route wheelspinning makes that subtitle lamentably apt. For once, it’ll be the grownups asking the kids: “Are we there yet?”
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- 5/25/2017
- by Mike McCahill
- The Guardian - Film News
Simon Brew May 25, 2017
The director of the new Wimpy Kid - and the last three - on the movie, and why he doesn't like deleted scenes...
Returning for the fourth Diary Of A Wimpy Kid film – and his third as director – is British-born director David Bowers. Having started with animation – directing Flushed Away and Astro Boy, amongst his extensive credits – Bowers has since been primarily working on bringing Jeff Kinney’s characters to the screen.
Ahead of the release in UK cinemas this Friday of Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul, he spared us some time for a chat about the movie.
We started by my asking if he’d been to see the film himself since it was finished…
I went on Saturday to watch it. My mother in law wanted to see it. The guy in front of us, who’d grudgingly taken his seven-year old daughter,...
The director of the new Wimpy Kid - and the last three - on the movie, and why he doesn't like deleted scenes...
Returning for the fourth Diary Of A Wimpy Kid film – and his third as director – is British-born director David Bowers. Having started with animation – directing Flushed Away and Astro Boy, amongst his extensive credits – Bowers has since been primarily working on bringing Jeff Kinney’s characters to the screen.
Ahead of the release in UK cinemas this Friday of Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul, he spared us some time for a chat about the movie.
We started by my asking if he’d been to see the film himself since it was finished…
I went on Saturday to watch it. My mother in law wanted to see it. The guy in front of us, who’d grudgingly taken his seven-year old daughter,...
- 5/24/2017
- Den of Geek
Here is the one and possibly only way that the middle school comedy Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul keeps the faith for hardcore cineastes: It is a theatrical release. This may not seem like a major plus; to parents tasked with escorting a group of tweens to a theater to watch this particular movie, it may seem downright irksome. But give the Wimpy Kid series some credit. Its fourth movie, appearing after a five-year break and a full recast to keep the characters the same ages, seems like a prime opportunity for a retreat into the direct-to-dvd zone or perhaps a regroup as a streaming TV series. Instead, director and co-writer David Bowers remains to make sure that young Wimpy Kid fans can experience the modest, few-frills enchantment of seeing their favorite characters (and also protagonist Greg Heffley) come to life on a moderate-sized multiplex screen.
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- 5/18/2017
- by Jesse Hassenger
- avclub.com
Welcome back to the Weekend Warrior, your weekly look at the new movies hitting theaters this weekend, and to paraphrase those renowned seventies scholars the Brady Bunch, “When it’s time to change then it’s time to change.”
While I’ve tried my hardest to slowly sneak those changes in, it’s gotten to the point where we’ll need to do something more drastic if the few of you reading the Weekend Warrior on a weekly basis actually want it to remain coming to you on a weekly basis. Because of that, we’re going to try something different by not throwing in as much independent limited releases for those checking the column out, and making the column a little more focused at least for the time being. (I’m probably going to move reviews for my Top Picks over to my blog, which is easy enough to...
While I’ve tried my hardest to slowly sneak those changes in, it’s gotten to the point where we’ll need to do something more drastic if the few of you reading the Weekend Warrior on a weekly basis actually want it to remain coming to you on a weekly basis. Because of that, we’re going to try something different by not throwing in as much independent limited releases for those checking the column out, and making the column a little more focused at least for the time being. (I’m probably going to move reviews for my Top Picks over to my blog, which is easy enough to...
- 5/17/2017
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
Author: Zehra Phelan
Who would have thought after seven years Diary of a Wimpy Kid could still be going strong and reaching out to younger audiences all over the world? With the fourth sequel in the seven-year run set to be released on the 20th of May a new trailer for Diary of the Wimpy Kid The Long Haul has arrived.
In the fourth sequel, we have a brand new generation of wimps lead by the Zachary Gordon lookalike Jason Drucker, who plays Greg, venturing off on a problematic road trip with his friends and family were nothing but trouble looms on the horizon. From feeding a lone seagull from the car roof to winning a pig who quite clearly has intestinal issues and even the predictable embarrassing parents moment of singing the Spice Girls Wannabe in the car. From the looks of the trailer, we have seen this all before,...
Who would have thought after seven years Diary of a Wimpy Kid could still be going strong and reaching out to younger audiences all over the world? With the fourth sequel in the seven-year run set to be released on the 20th of May a new trailer for Diary of the Wimpy Kid The Long Haul has arrived.
In the fourth sequel, we have a brand new generation of wimps lead by the Zachary Gordon lookalike Jason Drucker, who plays Greg, venturing off on a problematic road trip with his friends and family were nothing but trouble looms on the horizon. From feeding a lone seagull from the car roof to winning a pig who quite clearly has intestinal issues and even the predictable embarrassing parents moment of singing the Spice Girls Wannabe in the car. From the looks of the trailer, we have seen this all before,...
- 3/21/2017
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
"There's a new hero who dares to be... wimpy." Fox has debuted the official theatrical trailer for the latest sequel in the comedy series Diary of a Wimpy Kid, this one subtitled The Long Haul, about a family road trip. This is the fourth movie in the cinematic franchise based on the series of books by Jeff Kinney. Young actor Jason Drucker plays Greg, who convinces his family to take a road trip to attend his great grandmother's 90th birthday as a cover for what he really wants: to attend a nearby gamer convention. The cast includes Jason Ian Drucker, Charlie Wright, Owen Asztalos, Tom Everett Scott, and Alicia Silverstone. Surprisingly, this trailer is better than the teaser trailer but cuts out all the gaming convention footage. This actually looks like it might be an enjoyable road trip comedy, but I'm still not going to watch it. Here's the second...
- 3/17/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
"A Wimp will rise." Fox has released an extended teaser trailer for the latest sequel in the comedy series Diary of a Wimpy Kid, this one subtitled The Long Haul, about a family road trip. This is the fourth movie in the cinematic franchise based on the popular series of books by Jeff Kinney. Young actor Jason Drucker plays Greg, who convinces his family to take a road trip to attend his great grandmother's 90th birthday as a cover for what he really wants: to attend a nearby gamer convention. The cast includes Jason Ian Drucker, Charlie Wright, Owen Asztalos, Tom Everett Scott, and Alicia Silverstone. Yes, this looks as campy and as absurd as you might expect for the fourth movie in the Wimpy Kid series. Not for me. Here's the first teaser trailer for David Bowers' Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul, from YouTube: In...
- 2/23/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
There are two new Wimpy Kids in town! People is pleased to introduce Jason Drucker and Owen Asztalos, aka the new Greg Heffley and Rowley Jefferson for the next installment of Fox's film franchise, based on Jeff Kinney's bestselling book series. Drucker, 10, and Asztalos, 11, beat out more than 2,000 kids for the coveted roles of Greg and Rowley in the fourth installment of the franchise, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul. Director David Bowers called them separately via Skype to personally deliver the big news and thanks to wonders of modern technology, you can see from their...
- 7/29/2016
- by Kara Warner, @karawarner
- PEOPLE.com
There are two new Wimpy Kids in town! People is pleased to introduce Jason Drucker and Owen Asztalos, aka the new Greg Heffley and Rowley Jefferson for the next installment of Fox's film franchise, based on Jeff Kinney's bestselling book series. Drucker, 10, and Asztalos, 11, beat out more than 2,000 kids for the coveted roles of Greg and Rowley in the fourth installment of the franchise, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul. Director David Bowers called them separately via Skype to personally deliver the big news and thanks to wonders of modern technology, you can see from their...
- 7/29/2016
- by Kara Warner, @karawarner
- PEOPLE.com
Jason Ian Drucker ("Every Witch Way") and Owen Asztalos ("Paterson") have been cast as the young leads of a reboot of "The Diary of a Wimpy Kid" franchise in the works at Fox and Color Force.
David Bowers, who helmed two of the three previous live-action films which ran from 2010 to 2012, is returning to direct the new feature based on Jeff Kinney's series of books - more specifically the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul" title.
Drucker will replace Zachary Gordon as the main character Greg Heffley who convinces his family to embark on a summer road trip to attend Meemaw's 90th birthday - so he can secretly attend what he thinks is a nearby gamer convention. But the diversion takes them wildly off course, and Greg must figure out how to get his family back on track.
Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson are producing.
Source: THR...
David Bowers, who helmed two of the three previous live-action films which ran from 2010 to 2012, is returning to direct the new feature based on Jeff Kinney's series of books - more specifically the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul" title.
Drucker will replace Zachary Gordon as the main character Greg Heffley who convinces his family to embark on a summer road trip to attend Meemaw's 90th birthday - so he can secretly attend what he thinks is a nearby gamer convention. But the diversion takes them wildly off course, and Greg must figure out how to get his family back on track.
Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson are producing.
Source: THR...
- 7/28/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid franchise is ready to open to a new page. The Fox and Color Force film franchise based on the popular book series is rebooting with two new young stars: Jason Ian Drucker and Owen Asztalos. David Bowers, who helmed 2011's Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules and 2012's Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, is returning to direct the new film based on the book Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul. The Diary of a Wimpy Kid film franchise, based on Jeff Kinney’s series of books, launched in 2010 with
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- 7/28/2016
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Paramount Pictures has picked up the film rights to the beloved children's book series "Clifford the Big Red Dog" and is developing it as a live-action/CG hybrid feature (ala "The Smurfs," "Garfield").
Justin Malen, who penned the upcoming "Baywatch" film, will adapt the script from the 75-book strong series created by Norman Bridwell in 1963. The story follows the 25-foot-tall canine and his owner, the young Emily Elizabeth, and their misadventures together.
The books were previously adapted into a video series in the 1980s, two television series, and a 2004 animated film. David Bowers ("Astro Boy") was attached to helm this film when it was previously setup at Universal Pictures.
Source: Deadline...
Justin Malen, who penned the upcoming "Baywatch" film, will adapt the script from the 75-book strong series created by Norman Bridwell in 1963. The story follows the 25-foot-tall canine and his owner, the young Emily Elizabeth, and their misadventures together.
The books were previously adapted into a video series in the 1980s, two television series, and a 2004 animated film. David Bowers ("Astro Boy") was attached to helm this film when it was previously setup at Universal Pictures.
Source: Deadline...
- 6/30/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
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From Flushed Away and Hunchback to Titan A.E. and Sky High - the family movies that don't get the love they deserve...
When I sit through a film such as Zootropolis, Rango, Frozen, Wreck-It Ralph, Eddie The Eagle or Coraline, I can’t help but be thankful somebody has bothered. As a parent as well as a movie lover, I’ve grown to really dislike family movies that just turn up to act as a surrogate babysitter for 90 minutes, with no intention of becoming anybody’s favourite film. The films I'm going to talk about are the family movies therefore that I think both try and do something a bit more, yet continue to fly under many people's radar.
A bonus mention before we get going, and number 26 in the list, much to my surprise: Alvin & The Chipmunks 4. I was expecting next to zero from it, courtesy...
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From Flushed Away and Hunchback to Titan A.E. and Sky High - the family movies that don't get the love they deserve...
When I sit through a film such as Zootropolis, Rango, Frozen, Wreck-It Ralph, Eddie The Eagle or Coraline, I can’t help but be thankful somebody has bothered. As a parent as well as a movie lover, I’ve grown to really dislike family movies that just turn up to act as a surrogate babysitter for 90 minutes, with no intention of becoming anybody’s favourite film. The films I'm going to talk about are the family movies therefore that I think both try and do something a bit more, yet continue to fly under many people's radar.
A bonus mention before we get going, and number 26 in the list, much to my surprise: Alvin & The Chipmunks 4. I was expecting next to zero from it, courtesy...
- 5/26/2016
- Den of Geek
Norman Bridwell, creator of the beloved children’s book character Clifford the Big Red Dog, has died. He was 86. Scholastic Trade Book Publishing said the author and illustrator died Friday on Martha’s Vineyard.
“Norman Bridwell’s books about Clifford, childhood’s most loveable dog, could only have been written by a gentle man with a great sense of humor,” Scholastic chief Dick Robinson said. “Norman personified the values that we as parents and educators hope to communicate to our children – kindness, compassion, helpfulness, gratitude – through the Clifford stories which have been loved for more than 50 years.”
Bridwell created Clifford in 1963 and went on to publish more than 150 Clifford titles, which have sold a combined 129 million copies and been translated into 13 languages. The stories follow the adventures of Clifford, who is loved so much as a puppy by his young owner Emily Elizabeth — named after Bridwell’s daughter — that he...
“Norman Bridwell’s books about Clifford, childhood’s most loveable dog, could only have been written by a gentle man with a great sense of humor,” Scholastic chief Dick Robinson said. “Norman personified the values that we as parents and educators hope to communicate to our children – kindness, compassion, helpfulness, gratitude – through the Clifford stories which have been loved for more than 50 years.”
Bridwell created Clifford in 1963 and went on to publish more than 150 Clifford titles, which have sold a combined 129 million copies and been translated into 13 languages. The stories follow the adventures of Clifford, who is loved so much as a puppy by his young owner Emily Elizabeth — named after Bridwell’s daughter — that he...
- 12/16/2014
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline
As Universal powers full steam ahead with its plans to relaunch its library of classic movie monsters, red-hot writer Jay Basu (Monsters: Dark Continent) has become the latest scribe to join a brain trust being set up to mastermind the studio’s ambitious endeavor. It’s unclear which entry in Universal Monsters Basu will be personally heading up (if any), but his feedback will be incorporated into all projects under the banner.
Super-producers Alex Kurtzman (Transformers, The Amazing Spider-Man) and Chris Morgan (the Fast & Furious franchise) are serving as the architects of Universal Monsters, which will expand and join together a network of classic monsters. So far, Universal has also recruited Fargo scribe/creator Noah Hawley, Prisoners screenwriter Aaron Guzikowski and Now You See Me scribe Ed Solomon to help with the effort. Out of those writers, only Guzikowski has been tasked with a specific script – for The Wolfman.
First,...
Super-producers Alex Kurtzman (Transformers, The Amazing Spider-Man) and Chris Morgan (the Fast & Furious franchise) are serving as the architects of Universal Monsters, which will expand and join together a network of classic monsters. So far, Universal has also recruited Fargo scribe/creator Noah Hawley, Prisoners screenwriter Aaron Guzikowski and Now You See Me scribe Ed Solomon to help with the effort. Out of those writers, only Guzikowski has been tasked with a specific script – for The Wolfman.
First,...
- 12/1/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Exclusive: Hot British writer Jay Basu (Monsters: Dark Continent) has been tapped by Universal Pictures to join its efforts to relaunch its library of classic monster movies.
As previously reported by Deadline, Universal is developing a substantial new production endeavor that will expand and unify a network of classic characters and stories. The architects of that narrative are Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan. Kurtzman’s credits include Transformers, Star Trek and The Amazing Spider-Man, while Morgan is the writer behind five installments of Universal’s The Fast And The Furious franchise.
Basu’s action adventure The Pier, which he co-wrote with David Bowers, was recently voted runner up in the annual Brit List of best unproduced screenplays. Basu also co-penned Vertigo Films’ sequel Monsters: Dark Continent with writer-director Tom Green, which is in postproduction.
The prolific Basu first appeared on the Brit List at age 29 with GBH in 2008. Since then...
As previously reported by Deadline, Universal is developing a substantial new production endeavor that will expand and unify a network of classic characters and stories. The architects of that narrative are Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan. Kurtzman’s credits include Transformers, Star Trek and The Amazing Spider-Man, while Morgan is the writer behind five installments of Universal’s The Fast And The Furious franchise.
Basu’s action adventure The Pier, which he co-wrote with David Bowers, was recently voted runner up in the annual Brit List of best unproduced screenplays. Basu also co-penned Vertigo Films’ sequel Monsters: Dark Continent with writer-director Tom Green, which is in postproduction.
The prolific Basu first appeared on the Brit List at age 29 with GBH in 2008. Since then...
- 12/1/2014
- by Ali Jaafar
- Deadline
Unrepped writer Richard Galazka’s romantic comedy Matinee Idol and Malachi Smyth’s Gateway 6 topped the annual Brit List of best unproduced screenplays. Both projects received nine votes. The list is compiled by UK producers, agents, distributors and sales companies, who aren’t allowed to vote for their own projects. Other qualifying criteria include receiving a minimum of three votes and not having featured on previous Brit Lists.
Previous films to appear on the Brit List include The King’s Speech, Welcome To The Punch, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and most recently The Riot Club.
Matinee Idol is being produced by Rooks Nest Entertainment. Sentinel Entertainment is behind Gateway 6, a futuristic sci-fi project. 42, one of the UK’s most dynamic production and management companies, had two projects on the shortlist: Jay Basu’s The Pier and Outside The Wire, from screenwriting duo Rowan Athale and Rob Yescombe
There were 140 entries,...
Previous films to appear on the Brit List include The King’s Speech, Welcome To The Punch, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and most recently The Riot Club.
Matinee Idol is being produced by Rooks Nest Entertainment. Sentinel Entertainment is behind Gateway 6, a futuristic sci-fi project. 42, one of the UK’s most dynamic production and management companies, had two projects on the shortlist: Jay Basu’s The Pier and Outside The Wire, from screenwriting duo Rowan Athale and Rob Yescombe
There were 140 entries,...
- 11/20/2014
- by Ali Jaafar
- Deadline
Rom-com and sci-fi top industry selection of hot unproduced screenplays.Scroll down for full list
Romantic comedy Matinee Idol by writer Richard Galazka and sci-fi Gateway 6 by Malachi Smyth lead this year’s Brit List, the industry selection of hot unproduced screenplays.
Both scripts recorded nine industry votes to top the list.
Rooks Nest Entertainment are producing Matinee Idol, about a cinephile who tries to win a girl’s heart by pretending to be someone he’s not, only to learn that it takes more than grand gestures to turn fantasy into reality.
Sentinel Entertainment are behind futuristic sci-fi Gateway 6, in which on a war-ravaged Earth, four soldiers man the last bastion – an outpost in a sea-covered continent.
Jay Basu’s The Pier, produced by 42, and Krysty Wilson-Cairns’ Aether, from FilmNation, followed with eight votes.
The list is compiled by a combination of UK producers, agents, distributors and sales companies.
There were 140 entries...
Romantic comedy Matinee Idol by writer Richard Galazka and sci-fi Gateway 6 by Malachi Smyth lead this year’s Brit List, the industry selection of hot unproduced screenplays.
Both scripts recorded nine industry votes to top the list.
Rooks Nest Entertainment are producing Matinee Idol, about a cinephile who tries to win a girl’s heart by pretending to be someone he’s not, only to learn that it takes more than grand gestures to turn fantasy into reality.
Sentinel Entertainment are behind futuristic sci-fi Gateway 6, in which on a war-ravaged Earth, four soldiers man the last bastion – an outpost in a sea-covered continent.
Jay Basu’s The Pier, produced by 42, and Krysty Wilson-Cairns’ Aether, from FilmNation, followed with eight votes.
The list is compiled by a combination of UK producers, agents, distributors and sales companies.
There were 140 entries...
- 11/20/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Another beloved childhood character is heading to the big screen. Universal recently announced that an adaptation of Clifford the Big Red Dog, based on the children’s book series by Norman Bridwell, will be hitting theaters on April 8th, 2016.
Plot details for the film are scarce, but Bridwell’s series centered on a dog named Clifford, born the runt of the litter. When he was given to Emily Elizabeth as a birthday present, the little girl’s love for him caused Clifford to swell in size to a height of over 25 feet. Given the dog’s size, his owner’s family had no choice but to move to the wide open spaces of Bridwell Island, where Clifford encountered new friends like Cleo, Mac and T-Bone. Over 70 installments of the book series, which also spawned a popular PBS Kids TV show, have been released.
As for the film, it’s being...
Plot details for the film are scarce, but Bridwell’s series centered on a dog named Clifford, born the runt of the litter. When he was given to Emily Elizabeth as a birthday present, the little girl’s love for him caused Clifford to swell in size to a height of over 25 feet. Given the dog’s size, his owner’s family had no choice but to move to the wide open spaces of Bridwell Island, where Clifford encountered new friends like Cleo, Mac and T-Bone. Over 70 installments of the book series, which also spawned a popular PBS Kids TV show, have been released.
As for the film, it’s being...
- 8/2/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Clifford the Big Red Dog will be hitting the big screen in 2016. Universal has slated the adaptation of the children's book for an April 8, 2016, release date. The film, directed by David Bowers, is being touted as a mixture of live action and 3D animation. Deborah Forte (The Golden Compass, Tuck Everlasting) will produce the comedy. Forte previously produced multiple TV series on the Clifford character as well as the 2004 Warner Bros. film Clifford's Really Big Movie. Clifford's Really Big Movie, also based on the Norman Bridwell books, was released on April 20 of that year and grossed
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- 8/1/2014
- by Erik Hayden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The studio has dated its adaptation of the best-selling children’s books that spawned a PBS series. The live-action/animated 3D pic Clifford The Big Red Dog has fetched an April 8, 2016, release slot. Scholastic Media’s Deborah Forte will produce and Matt Lopez (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, the just-announced The Day The Crayons Quit) is working on the script, which David Bowers will helm. First published in 1963, the book series follows the adventures of Emily Elizabeth, a young denizen of a rural island community who gets a red puppy for her birthday that grows to the rather unusual size of 25 […]...
- 8/1/2014
- Deadline
Exclusive: Jacob Bertrand is headed to Disney Xd‘s primetime. The channel aimed at boys 6-11 has picked up one of the two pilots starring the 13-year-old actor that it ordered in August. Disney Xd has greenlighted Kirby Buckets, a single-camera animation/live-action hybrid from Horizon Productions about a kid who dreams of being the biggest animator in the world. Bertrand stars as the title character, who sees his drawings take shape as he and his best friends, Fish (Mekai Curtis) and Eli (Cade Sutton), go on outrageous adventures. Olivia Stuck and Tiffany Espensen co-star in the project, directed by Walt Becker (Wild Hogs).”We know that our Disney Xd audience has a strong affinity for animated programming, so we are looking forward to presenting a live-action series told through the eyes of a boy that shares that same passion,” said Adam Bonnett, Evp, Original Programming, Disney Channel. Related: Disney Xd...
- 2/11/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
David Bowers ("Flushed Away," "Astro Boy") is in talks to direct the "Clifford the Big Red Dog" movie at Universal Pictures.
Based on the classic children’s book Universal Pictures, the story follows a massive red dog and his relationship with a child named Emily Elizabeth.
The project will be a live action film with the dog being the lone animated character. Matt Lopez is writing the script.
Source: The Wrap...
Based on the classic children’s book Universal Pictures, the story follows a massive red dog and his relationship with a child named Emily Elizabeth.
The project will be a live action film with the dog being the lone animated character. Matt Lopez is writing the script.
Source: The Wrap...
- 9/13/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
“School of Rock” star Jack Black is close to returning to family fare, as he’s in negotiations to star in Sony Pictures’ adaptation of R.L. Stine’s bestselling book series “Goosebumps,” multiple individuals familiar with the project have told TheWrap. Neal H. Moritz, who helped steer Universal’s “Fast & Furious” franchise back on the blockbuster track, is producing with Deborah Forte of Scholastic Entertainment, which is hiring David Bowers to direct “Clifford the Big Red Dog” for Universal, as TheWrap reported earlier on Friday. Also Read: David Bowers in Talks to Direct ‘Clifford the Big Red Dog’; Illumination Drops Off (Exclusive) If Black’s.
- 9/13/2013
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
David Bowers is in talks to direct “Clifford the Big Red Dog,” an upcoming film based on the classic children’s book first published 50 years ago, according to Universal Pictures. Universal is moving forward with the project without Illumination Entertainment, the studio’s in-house animation company, which was producing the project but has dropped off. Illumination has been Universal’s sole supplier of animated films since 2010, making “Hop,” “The Lorax” and the “Despicable Me” franchise. Yet “Clifford” will be a hybrid like “Hop,” in which the lapine protagonist is animated but other characters are live-action. Also read: Universal’s Turnaround...
- 9/13/2013
- by Lucas Shaw
- The Wrap
On Thursday evening at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills, the Academy invited movie fans to join in the celebration of the work of this year’s Oscar nominees in the Animated Feature Film category. Although not pictured above, director Tim Burton was on hand for the panel discussion hosted by actor Rob Riggle (Hotel Transylvania, Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax).
The nominees discussed how their films were developed, talked about their creative processes, and presented clips illustrating their techniques. All were adamant in saying that animated films are not cartoons and that there is place for both stop-motion and CGI in the genre.
The Animated Feature Film nominees are:
Brave
Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
This is the second nomination for Mark Andrews and the first in this category. He made his feature directorial debut with Brave.
After interning at Disney, Andrews worked as a story-board artist on several films.
The nominees discussed how their films were developed, talked about their creative processes, and presented clips illustrating their techniques. All were adamant in saying that animated films are not cartoons and that there is place for both stop-motion and CGI in the genre.
The Animated Feature Film nominees are:
Brave
Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
This is the second nomination for Mark Andrews and the first in this category. He made his feature directorial debut with Brave.
After interning at Disney, Andrews worked as a story-board artist on several films.
- 2/22/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
A Bradford City fan in Australia has taken to the internet in a bid to go to the League Cup final. David Bowers, originally from Bradford but now living in Melbourne, posted a photo to Facebook claiming that if he got one million likes, his wife would let him travel to London to see the match between Bradford and Swansea City on February 24. At the time of writing, Bowers has picked up more than 400,000 likes. Bowers wrote: "I have been a City fan (more)...
- 1/25/2013
- by By Lauren Sexton
- Digital Spy
Chicago – Most former kids can agree that junior high is pure hell. It’s the dividing line between the carefree bliss of elementary school and the budding maturity of high school. Suddenly kids are faced with a decision: either assert their dominance over the weakest of their peers or risk joining them. Become a bully or be bullied. Neither option is enticing.
Jeff Kinney’s “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” book series connected with young readers who related to its awkward protagonist, Greg Heffley, whose misadventures were conveyed through a cheerful amalgamation of journal entries, illustrations and comics. The film adaptations, however, have been more interested in capturing Kinney’s broadly comic sensibility rather than his nuggets of truth. Instead of illuminating the humanity within Kinney’s caricatures, the films exploit their quirks in nauseatingly cynical fashion.
Blu-ray Rating: 1.5/5.0
What laughs are there to be gleaned from a fat kid...
Jeff Kinney’s “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” book series connected with young readers who related to its awkward protagonist, Greg Heffley, whose misadventures were conveyed through a cheerful amalgamation of journal entries, illustrations and comics. The film adaptations, however, have been more interested in capturing Kinney’s broadly comic sensibility rather than his nuggets of truth. Instead of illuminating the humanity within Kinney’s caricatures, the films exploit their quirks in nauseatingly cynical fashion.
Blu-ray Rating: 1.5/5.0
What laughs are there to be gleaned from a fat kid...
- 1/8/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Dec. 18, 2012
Price: DVD $29.98, Blu-ray $39.99
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Wimpy Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon, The Brothers Bloom) is back for more mayhem in the third movie in the series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days.
Based on the popular children’s books by Jeff Finney, the Diary of a Wimpy Kid comedy films follow the exploits of Greg, his older brother Rodrick (Devon Bostick, A Dark Truth) and their friends, who are always getting themselves in trouble.
In Dog Days, Greg’s dad (Steve Zahn, TV’s Treme) threatens to send him to military school if he doesn’t stay out of trouble, but he just keeps getting in the doghouse. Greg gets over his head when he pretends to work at the country club where his friend Rowley Jefferson’s (Robert Capron, The Three Stooges) family has a membership. Things go from bad...
Price: DVD $29.98, Blu-ray $39.99
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Wimpy Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon, The Brothers Bloom) is back for more mayhem in the third movie in the series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days.
Based on the popular children’s books by Jeff Finney, the Diary of a Wimpy Kid comedy films follow the exploits of Greg, his older brother Rodrick (Devon Bostick, A Dark Truth) and their friends, who are always getting themselves in trouble.
In Dog Days, Greg’s dad (Steve Zahn, TV’s Treme) threatens to send him to military school if he doesn’t stay out of trouble, but he just keeps getting in the doghouse. Greg gets over his head when he pretends to work at the country club where his friend Rowley Jefferson’s (Robert Capron, The Three Stooges) family has a membership. Things go from bad...
- 10/16/2012
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3: Dog Days box office. (Photo: Robert Capron, Zachary Gordon, Peyton List in the third Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie.) Trailing Christopher Nolan / Christian Bale’s The Dark Knight Rises and Colin Farrell / Kate Beckinsale’s Total Recall 2012 reboot, David Bowers’ 20th Century Fox-distributed Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3: Dog Days had (or rather, is having) a below-par debut at the domestic box office. [See The Dark Knight Rises box office, Total Recall 2012 box office.] Box office: Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3 behind predecessors At 3,392 North American locations, Diary of a Wimpy Kid [...]...
- 8/6/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Total Recall bat-bitten by Dark Knight on debut Warner Bros. Pictures' The Dark Knight Rises topped the box office charts for a third consecutive weekend, bringing it's domestic cume to over $354.6 million. Internationally, the Christopher Nolan film starring Christian Bale and Tom Hardy has earned over $378.4 million, making for a $733.03 million worldwide total. Sony's reboot of Total Recall struggled on its debut weekend, grossing a poor $26 million from 3,601 theaters, at an average of $7,220. In foreign territories, Len Wiseman's Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, John Cho and Bill Nighy starrer's grossed $6.2 million. Third-placed Fox family opener Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days managed $14.7 million on its opening weekend frame. Pic helmed by David Bowers starring Zachary Gordon, Devon Bostick, Steve Zahn and Rachael Harris averaged $4,335 from 3,391 theaters.
- 8/5/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Total Recall bat-bitten by Dark Knight on debut Warner Bros. Pictures' The Dark Knight Rises topped the box office charts for a third consecutive weekend, bringing it's domestic cume to over $354.6 million. Internationally, the Christopher Nolan film starring Christian Bale and Tom Hardy has earned over $378.4 million, making for a $733.03 million worldwide total. Sony's reboot of Total Recall struggled on its debut weekend, grossing a poor $26 million from 3,601 theaters, at an average of $7,220. In foreign territories, Len Wiseman's Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, John Cho and Bill Nighy starrer's grossed $6.2 million. Third-placed Fox family opener Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days managed $14.7 million on its opening weekend frame. Pic helmed by David Bowers starring Zachary Gordon, Devon Bostick, Steve Zahn and Rachael Harris averaged $4,335 from 3,391 theaters.
- 8/5/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Chicago – The month of August contain the “dog days” of summer, when the season lumbers to a hazy and hot conclusion. How appropriate that the third film of a popular series would be called ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days,’ because like summer’s end it feels lethargic. Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron and Steve Zahn star.
Rating: 2.5/5.0
This installment of the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series has a couple of distinctions – Zachary Gordon, who portrays the title character, has hit puberty, with a deeper voice and seemingly less energy to tackle wimpy Greg. Secondly, the emergence of background characters in telling the story. Greg’s Dad and brother are more importantly featured than best friend Rowley, contrary to the first two films. This all adds up to less enthusiastic “Diary,” which meanders without any spark, a contractual obligation rather than a beloved adaptation from the popular books.
Zachary Gordon...
Rating: 2.5/5.0
This installment of the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series has a couple of distinctions – Zachary Gordon, who portrays the title character, has hit puberty, with a deeper voice and seemingly less energy to tackle wimpy Greg. Secondly, the emergence of background characters in telling the story. Greg’s Dad and brother are more importantly featured than best friend Rowley, contrary to the first two films. This all adds up to less enthusiastic “Diary,” which meanders without any spark, a contractual obligation rather than a beloved adaptation from the popular books.
Zachary Gordon...
- 8/4/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Ted (15)
(Seth MacFarlane, 2012, Us) Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane, Joe McHale, Giovanni Ribisi. 106 mins
Those unconvinced by MacFarlane's Family Guy cartoon series will be even less convinced by his first feature – basically a routine manchild/bromance story with one novel idea: Wahlberg has a magic talking teddy, which has grown up into an obnoxious party animal – thus creating relationship issues with shrewish girlfriend Kunis. It's all gags and no comedy. And if you're anything other than white, male and pop culture-literate, you'll find the humour at best patchy, at worst, downright nasty.
Sound Of My Voice (15)
(Zal Batmanglij, 2011, Us) Christopher Denham, Nicole Vicius, Brit Marling. 85 mins
As with Another Earth, co-writer Marling takes an unorthodox line through a familiar genre here. This time she's a spacey/scary cult leader who claims to be from the year 2054. A couple of investigative journalists get out of their depth taking her on.
(Seth MacFarlane, 2012, Us) Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane, Joe McHale, Giovanni Ribisi. 106 mins
Those unconvinced by MacFarlane's Family Guy cartoon series will be even less convinced by his first feature – basically a routine manchild/bromance story with one novel idea: Wahlberg has a magic talking teddy, which has grown up into an obnoxious party animal – thus creating relationship issues with shrewish girlfriend Kunis. It's all gags and no comedy. And if you're anything other than white, male and pop culture-literate, you'll find the humour at best patchy, at worst, downright nasty.
Sound Of My Voice (15)
(Zal Batmanglij, 2011, Us) Christopher Denham, Nicole Vicius, Brit Marling. 85 mins
As with Another Earth, co-writer Marling takes an unorthodox line through a familiar genre here. This time she's a spacey/scary cult leader who claims to be from the year 2054. A couple of investigative journalists get out of their depth taking her on.
- 8/3/2012
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (U)
**
Dir. David Bowers
Starring Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, 94mins
Another episodic series of misfortunes and indignities befall Greg Heffley, the fairly charmless hero of these adaptations of Jeff Kinney’s children’s novels. He embarrasses himself in front of his teenage crush; has to join his father in a Civil War battle re-enactment; loses his trunks in the swimming pool, and so on.
**
Dir. David Bowers
Starring Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, 94mins
Another episodic series of misfortunes and indignities befall Greg Heffley, the fairly charmless hero of these adaptations of Jeff Kinney’s children’s novels. He embarrasses himself in front of his teenage crush; has to join his father in a Civil War battle re-enactment; loses his trunks in the swimming pool, and so on.
- 8/3/2012
- The Independent - Film
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
Directed by: David Bowers
Cast: Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Devon Bostick, Steve Zahn, Rachael Harris
Running Time: 1 hr 34 mins
Rating: PG
Release Date: August 3, 2012
Plot: School is out and Greg (Gordon) and wants to play video games all summer. When his dad (Zahn) wants him to get motivated, Greg creates a series of lies.
Who’S It For? Do you have a kid who has trouble listening? Are you a lazy parent looking for any sort of entertainment to do the parenting for you? You’ve found your trilogy!
Overall
For as long as I can remember (the last three years), I’ve had one night ruined because of these Wimpy movies. The main problem with the films is that it has nothing to do with looking or feeling wimpy. Gordon once again plays Greg Heffley as an arrogant, selfish, lying, bratty kid.
Directed by: David Bowers
Cast: Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Devon Bostick, Steve Zahn, Rachael Harris
Running Time: 1 hr 34 mins
Rating: PG
Release Date: August 3, 2012
Plot: School is out and Greg (Gordon) and wants to play video games all summer. When his dad (Zahn) wants him to get motivated, Greg creates a series of lies.
Who’S It For? Do you have a kid who has trouble listening? Are you a lazy parent looking for any sort of entertainment to do the parenting for you? You’ve found your trilogy!
Overall
For as long as I can remember (the last three years), I’ve had one night ruined because of these Wimpy movies. The main problem with the films is that it has nothing to do with looking or feeling wimpy. Gordon once again plays Greg Heffley as an arrogant, selfish, lying, bratty kid.
- 8/3/2012
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
This third film adapted from Jeff Kinney’s illustrated sagas charting the adolescent woes of oh-so-wimpy middle schooler Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon) is easily the weakest of this series so far. The first two films were episodic and lightweight, but within their loose narrative structure was an exploration of the frustrating, frequently stressful middle school experience that rang mostly true. The earlier films had bouncy energy and some surreal touches but Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Dog Days is cheap and poorly written. In this installment, school is out for the summer and Greg has a crush on his cute classmate Holly (Peyton List) so he pretends to hold a job at her country club in order to win her over (and to avoid having to spend time with his dad). The usual dreary slapstick embarrassments ensue.
Since little takes place in school in this installment, Greg’s clueless dad,...
Since little takes place in school in this installment, Greg’s clueless dad,...
- 8/3/2012
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Twenty-two years after the original Total Recall, Colin Farrell takes on the role originated by Arnold Schwarzenegger in a reboot hitting theaters Friday. The new movie -- which, like the 1990 original, was adapted from Philip K. Dick's short We Can Remember It for You Wholesale -- also stars Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel and Bryan Cranston and was directed by Len Wiseman. Also on Friday, the Diary of a Wimpy Kid franchise returns with a third installment, subtitled Dog Days, that was directed by David Bowers and culled from the third and fourth books by Jeff Kinney. The movie stars Zachary
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- 8/3/2012
- by Paula Zulian
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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