Diary of A Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney confirmed at its UK Premiere event, that the current third live action film Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Dog Days will be the last live action film made, at least with the current cast .

However in news sure to delight fans of the international bestselling series which has sold over 75 million books worldwide, Jeff also announced that there will now be an animated Diary of A Wimpy Kid holiday special, based on the sixth book in the series Cabin Fever.

Production will start soon in time for next Christmas 2013. As for the future of the live action films, Jeff admitted that while Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days will be the last film made with the current cast, in the future it may be possible to start the film series again with a new, necessarily younger cast.

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