‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ Could Be Coming to Disney+
According to a recent post in Discussing Film, Disney gained the rights to ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ during their acquisition of 21st Century Fox earlier this year. Though recent cinematic attempts at translating Jeff Kinney’s best-selling children’s books to the big screen have been unsuccessful, Disney is apparently mulling over the possibility of turning the franchise into a series for its DIsney+ streaming service.
According to insiders, the series would still be produced by 20th Century Fox Television who are also overseeing the ‘Love, Simon’ series for Disney+. If Disney does decide to greenlight the project, production on the ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ series could start production as early as 2020.
The ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ books tells the story of a middle-school weakling named Greg Heffley. To date, there are over 13 books covering Greg’s trials and tribulations as a pre-teen. The series originally started out online on Funbrain.com before going to print in 2007. Since then the books have sold over 200 million copies and are available in 61 languages!
As we’ve been reporting here at MickeyBlog, ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ could be yet another important project on the Disney+ streaming service slated to go live this November. Other noteworthy projects include a series based around Marvel baddie Loki, the hotly anticipated Star Wars Mandalorian and a live-action version of ‘Lady and the Tramp.’
Readers are encouraged to keep following along with MickeyBlog for the latest Disney+ and ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ news and updates!
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