CLIPS on Instagram: "🎬 Fun Fact: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010) To capture Greg Heffley’s awkward middle school life, the filmmakers cast real kids close to the characters’ ages rather than older teen actors. This meant many of the young cast members, including Zachary Gordon (Greg), were acting in their first major film. Director Thor Freudenthal encouraged them to improvise during rehearsals so the dialogue would sound natural and spontaneous, just like real conversations between kids."

ClipVerse on Instagram: "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Directed by Thor Freudenthal Screenplay by Jackie Filgo Jeff Filgo Jeff Judah Gabe Sachs Based on Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney Produced by Nina Jacobson Brad Simpson Starring Zachary Gordon Robert Capron Rachael Harris Steve Zahn Cinematography Jack Green Edited by Wendy Greene Bricmont Music by Theodore Shapiro Summary 🌅 Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a 2010 American comedy film directed by Thor Freudenthal and based on Jeff Kinney's 2007 book of t