Zachary Gordon is Greg Heffley in the New “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” Movie !
Zachary Gordon
Eleven-year-old Zachary Gordon, from “National Treasure: Book of Secrets” and “Bubble Guppies”, has been cast as Greg Heffley in the new “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” movie. Chloe Moretz, from “500 Days of Summer”, is negotiations to be in the movie too. Rachel Harris, from “The Hangover”, will be playing Greg’s Mom. Thor Freudenthal, from “Hotel for Dogs”, will be directing and Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson will be producing. The screenplay was written by Jeff and Jackie Filgo (from “That 70’s Show”), and Jeff Judah and Gabe Sachs (from the new 90210). The movie begins shooting in Vancouver on August 12th, and there’s an open casting call for extras there. The movie is still set to be released by Fox 2000 on April 2nd 2010.
