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Cover artist Jeff Kinney Genre Movie tie-in Originally published 16 March 2010 Page count 235 Illustrator Jeff Kinney | 4.2/5 Goodreads Publisher Amulet Books Series Diary of a Wimpy Kid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Publication date Original: March 16, 20101st Revised Edition: February 15, 20112nd Revised Edition: June 26, 2012 Similar Jeff Kinney books, Friendship books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary is a movie tie-in book by Jeff Kinney about the making of the 2010 movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid, which stars Zachary Gordon as Greg and Robert Capron as Rowley. Unlike the other books, it is non-fiction.
Background
It starts off with how the series was created. Next, it shows how they gradually prepared the movie for filming, such as choosing the cast, writing the script, and finding the right location.
When it talks about filming, other subjects are woven within, especially the actors' downtime and designing props. It also has some reflections about the actors leaving before it talks about post-production. The book ends with the release of the film and a "scrapbook."
The book is now updated with behind the scenes info of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days. Jeff Kinney also wrote two sequels to the book.