Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a 2021 computer-animated comedy film directed by Swinton Scott (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Jeff Kinney, based on his 2007 book of the same name. It is the second film adaptation of the book following the 2010 live-action film while serving as the first fully-animated reboot in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film series and the fifth installment overall. It features the voices of Brady Noon, Ethan William Childress, Chris Diamantopoulos, Erica Cerra, and Hunter Dillon. A sequel, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, was released on December 2, 2022.