'Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul' Movie: How Does the Old Cast Look Now?
It's been a long time since audiences have laid eyes on any "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" movie, and honestly no one expected a fourth one. Now that there's a new film with a completely new ensemble, how does the old cast look like? Why can't they simply reprise their roles?
The answer to this, of course, is time. The first three films, namely "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules" and "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days," aired in 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively. With so much time in between the last one and the upcoming "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul," they would no longer be fit to personify the roles they once had.
To illustrate, a YouTube video shows exactly how the old cast looked like then and now. Everyone has considerably grown up, and they wouldn't be seen playing the juvenile characters they once were. As a matter of fact, Zachary Gordon, who used to play the lead role of Greg, is no longer a wimpy kid anymore but a strapping young lad.
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While the cast rehash is understandable, one cannot deny the fact that the old ensemble had their mark on audiences when it aired, so much that they hold a special place in their hearts. Perhaps the thing that irked people who knew the original films was how the new cast took on the tall order.
The biggest frustration of fans was the replacement to Rodrick, played by Devon Bostick and is now passed to Charlie Wright, J-14 has learned. Netizens showed their outrage by making the hashtag #NotMyRodrick viral on Twitter, followed by #NOTMYHEFFLEYS.
If there is anything certain from this outpour of emotions, it is that the fourth film will have a hard time convincing moviegoers that it will still be something worth watching. The latest trailer has close to only 3,000 likes and a whopping 20,764 dislikes as of this writing, so this could spell disaster.
Nonetheless, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul" arrives on May 19, 2017.
