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In this interview of “Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever,” producer Jeff Kinney discusses the movie’s protagonist, Greg, and delves into the relationship dynamics of his relationships within the family.
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00:00 I think in each one of these movies, Greg changes a little bit within a certain sphere.
00:05 Like in the first movie, he learns how to be a good friend to Rowley.
00:09 In the second, he learns to make a connection with his brother.
00:12 And in this movie, Greg is really trying to learn to connect to and appreciate his family.
00:19 So these movies, even though Greg only grows a little bit in each movie, he does grow.
00:25 It's really been fun to feature Susan in Cabin Fever more strongly than in other movies.
00:32 The family's snowed in together.
00:34 She's in the house and she's really trying to keep that Christmas optimism going.
00:39 She's trying to be the spark to ignite everyone's Christmas joy.
00:44 And it's funny because the family's really suffering.
00:46 They're snowed in.
00:47 They don't have food, but she wants to play charades, play games, create happy Christmas
00:51 memories.
00:53 And I think that a lot of moms and a lot of dads too will relate to that feeling that
00:58 Susan has.
01:00 The look of Cabin Fever is really different from the other two films because the landscape
01:05 is bigger and it's snowier.
01:07 So everything's covered in a blanket of snow, but it's also kind of a, it feels like a really
01:12 big canvas.
01:13 There's a really big action scene that we've never really done before.
01:17 So it was really fun to paint with a bigger palette and bigger brush strokes.