Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon) is back in cinemas in time for half-term this week. Not wanting to skimp on the family-friendly content, I mugged a small child on the way home from school last night and stole this exclusive extract from the Diary of a Wimpy Kid:

 

 

 

 

Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 is in cinemas this week. It features neither benders nor buns. Head this way for a full Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 review.

 

Director: David Bowers
Cast: Zachary Gordon, Devon Bostick, Robert Capron, Steve Zahn, Rachael Harris
Certificate: U
Trailers

For those unfamiliar with Jeff Kinney's cartoon books, Diary of Wimpy Kid sounds like a film about a series of trips to your local fast food restaurant. But there's not a Bender in a Bun in sight here - this sequel's humour works on a simpler level, the kind that an 8 year old can see without blushing. And that's why parents should take them to see it. There's no story to follow, but Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules is innocently silly enough to make even the grumpiest adult chuckle.

Director: David Bowers
Cast: Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Steve Zahn, Rachel Harris
Release Date: Friday 27th May

In this sequel to 2010's surprise hit, Greg Heffley, the kid who made 'wimpy' cool is back in an all-new family comedy based on the best-selling follow-up novel by Jeff Kinney. (Kinney's 'Wimpy Kid' series has thus fat sold 42 million books). As he begins seventh grade, Greg and his older brother - and chief tormentor- Rodrick must deal with their parents' misguided attempts to have them bond.