![]() The best actor in the entire film to me is easily Alicia Silverstone as Greg Heffley’s mom, Susan. In The Long Haul, Rodrick looks only a few years older than Drucker, and Wright’s acting is way too silly to be Rodrick, because this guy is the definition of overacting. When you see Rodrick on screen in the first films, you can tell this guy is trouble. Devon Bostick in the original three films played a very convincing Rodrick because his character is supposed to be this older brother of Greg who is mean to him all the time and tends to almost always put Greg down. There was a scene very early on in the movie where Greg is talking directly at the camera, and you could just tell that Bowers was sitting behind the camera, telling Drucker to look right into the camera lens, because he tends to look off camera at timesĪnd I can’t help but feel like he’s reading off a teleprompter.Ĭharlie Wright is Rodrick Heffley in The Long Haul, and yes. Jason Drucker plays Greg Heffley, our main protagonist, and to be completely fair, he isn’t horrible, in fact he does sort of look a bit like Zachary Gordon, but there are quite a few sequences in this new film where I feel that Drucker just overacts at times, and ![]() And since the movie’s cast is important, I will discuss briefly my thoughts on the new actors.Ĭharlie Wright (left) as Rodrick Heffley and Jason Drucker (right) as Greg Heffley in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017) The new cast was not all that good at all in this movie. In fact there’s even a hashtag that was spawned by fans, complaining about the new casting of Rodrick Heffley. When the new cast was first announced on social media, and we got our first look at Greg and Rowley, I could just tell, that somehow, and in someway, this was just not going to work, and the majority of people agree. Now I’m not going to sit here and complain about the new cast like I would like to, so I’m going to keep it short and sweet. The movie does not star Zachary Gordon, nor Devon Bostick, but stars Jason Drucker, Charlie Wright, Alicia Silverstone, and Tom Everett Scott as the Heffley family, and in this zany adventure, the family goes on a road trip across the country to get to their grandma’s house for their 90th birthday, and insanity ensues along the way. However, just because David Bowers is back to direct, that does not mean that the same cast is back to portray these characters. If a friend slept over we were both really wanting to watch Rodrick Rules over and over again. I remember watching Rodrick Rules in particular every time a friend and I had a sleepover. So I was quite anticipating this movie hence the fact that the original three movies were a part of my young childhood. Love J-14? Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for fun, exclusive videos with your favorite stars.Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul is directed by David Bowers, who directed the first three films which I really love. One thing is for certain, they have very large shoes to fill!Ĭlick through the gallery and check out what the new Heffley family will look like compared to the old Heffley family! RELATED: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH ZACH GORDON! Now, it's time for a new generation to show us what they can do and how they do justice to such an amazing storyline. ![]() ![]() The old Heffley family were the classics, but they have grown up a bit. They could be creating something that is totally incredible. To be honest, we can't bash the new actors just yet. Will YOU go see it or boycott because of the recast? The movie is set to hit theaters May 19, 2017. RELATED: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH DEVON BOSTICK We decided to put them all in one place for fans just so they can see how different or the same the new actors look compared to the old ones. From Greg Heffley to Susan Heffley – they look totally different now. It wasn't just Rodrick Heffley that was recast, it was all of them.
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