DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE SEQUEL

 

More from ICv2: Fox plans to make a sequel to its adaptation of Jeff Kinney’s bestselling quasi-graphic novel Diary of a Wimpy Kid, a movie that was made for $15 million and earned over $61.5 million at the box office. 

The sequel, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, is being adapted by Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah. No word yet on a director or on which actors, if any, from the first Wimpy film will reprise their roles in the sequel. 

Meanwhile, a fifth book in the series is scheduled for November 1 release, reports Alan Gardner at DailyCartoonist. “How popular are Kinney’s books?” Gardner asks. “The last one,” he answers, “  — which was published in October 2009 — had an initial press run of four million copies.” 

Not even Sarah the Palin’s book, which reportedly sold 300,000 copies the first day on sale, matched that number at its launch.