Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012 film)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days is a 2012 upcoming film. It was not completely sure the movie would be made until Zachary Gordon (Greg), said they would probably start filming in August 2011. The movie will be released on August 3rd, 2012, in the United States. It will star, Zachary Gordon, and Steve Zahn. It will be ninety-four minutes long and it is rated PG.

Plot
The film opens with the Heffley family arriving at the public pool. Greg, his father and Manny go to the bathroom. Greg tries to avoid the naked men having showers. Greg's father walks off and tells Greg to look after Manny. Greg turns and sees that Manny is missing. Greg walks around the shower room trying to find Manny. Greg finds him and chases him to the toilets were Manny washes his hands in the uniral. Greg leaves the shower room with Manny and goes to find his family at the pool. Greg starts playing video games but his parents tell him to get into the pool and play with Manny. Greg gets into the pool and Manny starts laughing. Manny says he's peeing and then splashes Greg in the face with water. Greg looks around and sees lots of other toddlers peeing in the pool. Then the title sequence starts.

Greg goes to school for his last day and gets work. When work time is over everyone signs each other's year book. Greg asks Holly to sign hers and she does. He also asks her to write her phone number. The class bell rings and everyone runs out of school happy it's summer. Greg notices that Holly was in a rush and didn't write the last two numbers. Greg runs into the hall to try get Holly to finish her number but gets crushed in a crowd. Greg makes it out of school and sees Holly. When Greg asks to finish the number she trys to but Heather arrives in her car and demands Holly to get in. Holly gets in and Rodrick flirts with Heather. Heather drives over Rodrick's foot and drives away.

TBC

Cast

 * Zachary Gordon as Greg Heffley
 * Steve Zahn as Frank Heffley
 * Robert Capron as Rowley Jefferson
 * Rachel Harris as Susan Heffley
 * Devon Bostick as Rodrick Heffley
 * Connor and Owen Fielding as Manny Heffley
 * Peyton R. List as Holly Hills
 * Melissa Roxburgh as Heather Hills
 * Laine MacNeil as Patty Farrell
 * Karan Brar as Chirag Gupta
 * Jeff Kinney as Mr. Hills
 * Emily Holmes as Mrs. Hills
 * Phill Hayes as Stan Warren
 * Alf Humpries as Robert Jeffreson

Differances between the books and the movies

 * In the book the Hills family isn't shown to be members at the Country Club.
 * Rodrick is shown to have a crush on Heather in the books.
 * The Warrens are only briefly mentioned in The Last Straw, but in the movie, Stan Warren is one of the main antagonists.
 * Heather has more personality in the movies.
 * Greg and Holly are implied to be a real couple at the end of the movie, but Holly is barley mentioned after The Last Straw.
 * Greg nevers goes to the Country Club after being banned by Mr. Jeffreson, but in the movie he isn't directly banned and later sneaks in afterwards.
 * In the book Dog Days, Mr. Heffley is nearly arrested, but in this movie Mr. Jeffreson is the one who almost gets arrested.
 * In the book countnuity, the Muddy Hand is a scary movie, but here it was a camp fire story told by Fregley.
 * Greg doesn't have a crush on Heather in the movie, but he continues his crush on Holly.

Production
In an interview, Devon Bostick said that The Last Straw could be in the works and is "90% sure it will happen" depending on the success of Rodrick Rules.[4] here is one photo that Gordon posted on his Facebook page showing, Himself (Gordon), Capron, List and MacNeil, together on set.