

The film was also a box office disappointment, only grossing $40 million worldwide against a $22 million budget. By 2016, a live-action adaptation of the ninth book, The Long Haul, was in development, with the aforementioned new cast. 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.Īfter 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 film. It is also the only live-action installment in the series not to feature the cast members from the first three films as they outgrew their roles.

It was based on the ninth book of the same name, with elements of the seventh, eighth, and tenth books in the series. It serves as a 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. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul is a 2017 American road comedy film written and directed by David Bowers and co-written by the books' author Jeff Kinney.
