![]() ![]() In the years since-which have included adapting several of his books for film-Kinney says he’s learned how best to tell a story onscreen. Kinney wrote the original story when he was in his early 30s and knew little about writing for the screen. He also wanted to include Elfriendo, a stuffed animal elf that watches Greg to ensure he is on his best behavior, to add a horror element to the film. When adapting the book for film, it was especially important for Kinney to touch upon the irony of Greg being bad, although this is the time of year he is really supposed to be good. “There is a big twist in the middle of the story where Greg finds the gift that he wasn’t sure he was going to get and that puts a different twist on things-because now going to get it as long as good, and that kind of thing did happen to me.” Kinney drew inspiration from a childhood experience: “There was a gift that I really coveted one year, and I found it in the linen closet,” he shares. “You really can’t get away with telling a holiday story without it being really heartwarming,” the author says. “I think that she represents a kind of optimism-and Greg represents opportunism,” he explains.Īlthough the film does show a “nightmarish” side of Christmas, Kinney tried not to be too nihilistic. Greg’s mom’s perspective is especially reflected on-screen as she wants everyone to have a picture-perfect holiday together, juxtaposing Greg’s hopes for the holidays. “The last place that Greg wants to be is snowed in with his family, but he can’t do anything to get out of it and it gets more and more stressful for him.” “I tried to sort of invert these Christmas stories that are usually about the joy of being together, in this story,” Kinney tells D23. (Spoiler alert: the conversation discusses plot details.) ![]() Lucky for D23, we had a chance to chat with Kinney about the making of the holiday movie. The film is based on the book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever, from the wildly successful Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney, who also serves as the writer and executive producer of the new film. To make matters worse, he gets snowed in with his family, including his grumpy older brother Rodrick (voiced by Hunter Dillon) and annoying younger brother Manny (voiced by Gracen Newton). After Greg accidentally damages a snowplow while making a snowman with best friend Rowley Jefferson (voiced by Spencer Howell), he worries he won’t get the new video game console he so desperately wants for Christmas. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever, premiering on Disney+ today, is a hilarious and heartfelt animated film that follows the holiday misadventures of Greg Heffley (voiced by Wesley Kimmel).
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