Wimpy Kids is about to hit
the silver screen. Fox 2000 is bringing the bestselling children’s series by Jeff Kinney to the big screen for a live action movie.

The studio purchased all rights to the five novels, composed of handwriting and animation, chronicling the daily indignities faced by middle school student Greg Heffley. Former Buena Vista president Nina Jacobson will produce the first feature, with more to possibly follow. Carla Hacken is overseeing the film’s development for the studio.



Author/illustrator Kinney’s first two books, last spring’s “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” and February’s “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules,” both hit No. 1 on the New York Times best-seller list, with the first book staying there for 45 weeks. The author launched his

underdog hero’s story on Funbrain.com in 2004, attracting more than 50 million visits from fans.



Fox 2000 young adult book scout Riley Ellis met with Kinney a year ago and brought in the project, helping make the rights discount with agent Sylvie Rabineau and attorney Keith Fleer. The studio is currently seeking a director and screenwriter for the project.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules was just released and
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw, the third book in the series, will be released this fall.



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