How "Diary of a Wimpy Kid 4" Destroyed His Life | Asmongold Reacts to SunnyV2

[@j-starchaser]

Jared Leto's Joker wasn't hated because Heath Ledger's was so good. He was hated because he was a cringe tryhard Hot Topic knock off.

[@lightworker2956]

If Heath Ledger's joker has absolutely sucked, then Jared's Leto joker would have looked less bad (maybe still not great, but less bad). You can't turn off the "comparison" part of your brain. Brains just compare, that's how it is.

[@BasedBill]

To be fair, Jared Leto is a great actor, and he absolutely played the part perfectly. I wish people would go after the absolute smoothbrain writers and people with creative control instead of the actors when there is a bad character. The actors simply are the canvas, the crappy artists are the ones to blame.

[@Chraan]

​@@BasedBill We all call this Joker the Jared Leto Joker because he was played by Jared Leto, that is the same rule as for any other Joker. And I have never seen anyone blaming Jared himself, we all always talk about the Joker he played.

[@Gannemeade]

seconded

[@Alex.Holland]

@@BasedBill This joker should have been jered leto as jason todd

[@clearspira]

He absolutely did not deserve to be bullied for doing his job - but I refuse to lie either. He was horribly miscast in this and from what I saw I did not particularly rate him much as an actor either. I certainly would have given him the benefit of another movie because he may just have been following bad direction, but i'm sorry, there is no way that a second trilogy was ever on the cards here.

[@Haurshanked]

he deserved the hate because he wasnt forced into the role. Any half decent actor would carefully choose the roles he/she accepts. He took this role knowing that it did not fit him. Zero sympathy here.

[@billbillson6779]

@@Haurshanked Most actors don't have a plethora of job offers to choose from and they'll take what they can get. And looking at his IMDB profile, this kid was in almost nothing previous to this, so passing on the biggest role he'd ever gotten would have been reckless. For the most part actors aren't paid to think and play backseat driver with the directors and writers over what's best for the movie. They're paid to act and that he was allowed to audition and then offered the role above anyone else puts the onus on the director.

[@lightworker2956]

​@@Haurshanked Multi-millionaire A-list celebrities carefully choose their roles. But most actors aren't that, and they just need to pay the bills / make a name for themselves, and they're going to take any decent role they can get. If he refused this role, it's possible that he just doesn't get another chance at a major role, or has to quit being an actor and get a regular job to pay the bills.

[@FreddieSea]

They just shouldn’t have made the movie

[@Regarded69]

@@Haurshanked Nah bro acting is a job, and C-tier actors have to take what they can get, it's not like they have a plethora of jobs to choose from. It's the directors job to cast people that are appropriate for the role, and if the director couldn't see that that actor was out of place how would you expect the actor to know that? It's not his artistic vision.

[@DONTHURTMELOL]

Wait, there was a Diary of a Wimpy Kid 4? Lol

[@Shwadeybabe]

Here to ask the same question, lol!

[@filipbitala2624]

Prolly not, never heard of it, so sad they didnt make a sequel

[@Myndeex]

Yeah there is Saw on tv the other day and could not stand it

[@GoldenNoKami]

They did but didn’t

[@chrisanthony408]

derp lol everything dumb trololololoololoololoololololola

[@AnOwlfie]

New Rodrick just seems way too fruity to be an edgy band member.

[@peepoo9171]

You've clearly never been a part of an edgy band or been around that type of crowd because oh boy😂

[@codrs2662]

@@peepoo9171we get it your a zesty band member. LMAO

[@nicelypenn]

@@peepoo9171 that's only the lead singer/lead guitarist. the drummer is always the edgy band member, not the zesty fruit. source: me aka i was the drummer

[@gamerdrache6076]

@@peepoo9171 I was part of a band and the flute player it's not true

[@TheBludgeoningEffect]

@@peepoo9171 how are you both correct lmao

[@jedrzejkoszewski4342]

This could have been solved before it became a problem if the studio: 1. Communicated the change of actors properly beforehand. (Do a review with old cast to show how old they got or literally anything.) 2. Didn't call it "Wimpy Kid 4" but maybe reboot. (The milking cow to and above limits problem.) 3. Tried a little bit more in choosing proper actor for the role. (I don't doubt that he is a good actor but why would you make Asian guy play biological son of white parents?) 4. Didn't dumb down character to the ground. (Literally character assassination.)

[@TrykusMykus]

Yes. I think #4 is most important here. The creators of this movie funded the kid 3 years of depression and harassment. I'm pretty sure the main character of a movie called "diary of a wimpy kid" is supposed to look like this guy. But there's a difference between making him look wimpy and making him look like a total weirdo. It's just another example of creators trying to squeeze the last drop of money out of a franchise while not understanding what made it money in the first place. And the saddest thing is, they gave this kid only $75k for this harassment campaign... And that was the first reason why they didn't make a 4th part with the original actors instead of waiting for 5 years to recast the characters - they didn't want to pay them higher wages anymore.

[@lightworker2956]

Yeah. I think there's too much focus on the actor not being great / not being a great fit / looking weird, and too little focus on the modern-day writer tendency to make all male characters either dumb or evil.

[@Donovarkhallum]

Just do diary of a wimpy teenager. They could continue the series instead of being like " 🤓☝️ but we have to follow the formula "

[@svenvanveenschool]

If i've learned on thing in my life, its that communication matters ALOT. You cannot make big changes and not communicate it. The average person HATES changes especially when its not properly communicated. I truly believe if you properly communicate the reason and changes, at least half the hate would have died down, purely due to that fact.

[@Robert_D_Mercer]

When I was in grade 9 I had already experienced. one winter without power, 2 years without clean water, lost our home when we moved from newfoundland to Ontario, and as well as living through many Xmas's where my family could only afford a meal, no gift. Did I mention cutting down and stealing a pine tree because f it, not once, not twice, but THREE TIMES in my life. my dad wanted us to have SOMETHING God damnit. while moving to ontario, my father found some work near woodbridge. It was a wealthy area, and the only place we could afford despite just selling our home, was to rent out old house with no clean water, and power problems, for that year, it was truly hell, for the school I went too, all wealthy kids, and I real did have nothing there. And Everyday I was the first kid dropped off from the bus since it was close to the school and all the kids saw where I lived. Nobody understand the humility I've been through all my life. Even as a kid, we were fighting. Now here I am 32 years old begging comments and editors and stuff to please get these streamers to help me out... I made a paypal with some info and proof and a twitter with some posts. Its on this channel as well. Please... Someone have a heart... I could be your friend, I could stream and entertain as well. Please give me that chance?

[@AMKpolka5]

Charactaaaaaah

[@combatveteran240]

I cant stand sunny v2 voice

[@AMKpolka5]

@combatveteran240 same...

[@clearspira]

@@combatveteran240 He is putting this horrible voice on. Go back and watch some of his earlier videos. He does not sound like that. Maybe he doesn't even realise that he's doing it or he thinks that it sounds good, I dunno. But his voice is why I could never sub to his channel. He would annoy me too much.

[@AMKpolka5]

@@clearspira People are weird online and they are into weird accent voices and I guess he picked up on that and saw it worked and stuck with it now

[@evanward4303]

... Wimpy Kid Fouwaaahhhrrhhrrr

[@Hammerhead547]

"I don't play short guys, I just play guys" ~Danny Devito

[@briankaslewicz6130]

The sad part is Charlie Wright on his youtube actually does look more like Devon's portrayal of Rodrick, the studio just gave him Anton Chigurh hair for no reason.

[@jonathangarzon2798]

Anton chigurh actually hated the haircut during the shooting of no country for old me.

[@FinalFantasyXDen-br4to]

Nothing would have mattered because he was a different actor than the previous one. If they replaced Jenna Ortega as Wednesday, then people would have a similar freakout.

[@OrRaino]

@@FinalFantasyXDen-br4to I agree there will always will be backlash in recasting, It can't be avoided but If they went without that Girly ahh haircut on New Rodrick, The backlash wouldn't be this much.

[@0rokami]

It's funny how this is okay for people to do, But gamers are toxic for not liking ugly characters.

[@hazamax2139]

How dare we care about fictional characters being ugly. Now insulting real people for being ugly, that's acceptable.

[@TAThor]

I don't think anybody said it was okay to do. I think the video concluded with the exact opposite, actually.

[@christianalanwilson434]

Doesn't matter if its "okay" or not really, its simple human nature to judge people based on appearance. And if you have a bad appearance, it takes a LOT to overcome that.

[@saschaberger3212]

Reeeeeeee

[@FinalFantasyXDen-br4to]

@@christianalanwilson434 The actor got shat on for replacing a beloved character, not because he of his appearance. They just used his appearance because it's easy. If they replaced the actress (Jenna Ortega) who played Wednesday, then people would do the same thing regardless of the new actress looked.

[@samanthamuse409]

How you look 100% matters. As someone that grew into my looks it horrified me when people started treating me different. There is a relief and a burden no matter if your attractive or not. It’s a path of pins or needles. But hygiene is always worth it guys.

[@lightworker2956]

Indeed. I don't enjoy saying it, but Asmon is right that a guy with such an unappealing looking appearance is going to have a huge uphill battle to become liked as an actor. I've also had a period where I looked good and a period where I didn't, and the difference in how people treat you is night and day.

[@CoryEarnest-x9v]

same. i was a frumpy goofy kid who people ignored until i hit 10th grade and had a growth spurt and started working out. it was a trip how it was light and day with treatment from peers. yeah hygiene is extremely important tho and excercise.

[@RealistRatRace]

100% agreed my childhood was horrible was called ugly, eww, and gross stuff like that then I grew up very attractive but left me feeling I don’t deserve happiness. I feel broken and down.

[@A_Banana_Bread]

sadly impacts job opportunities

[@kangaroocaliphate1577]

Learned this the hardway.

[@Fergus-H-MacLeod]

Hes actually a good looking guy. Theres nothing really wrong with this actors looks. I think people just hated that their actor was replaced.

[@stinkfinga4918]

Thing is he doesn't look like he's from the same family. That stuff matters despite many saying all that matters is talent.

[@R0YALCAESAR]

Asian tho

[@bandawin18]

It's 100% the hair. That shit wouldn't look good on anybody

[@dakotahatfield4175]

New Rodrick looks like he would get bullied by old Rodrick lol

[@Lurker_Z]

Looks like the daughter who also calls Rodrick daddy lol

[@Red-hot_Pyro]

The guy in your profile picture looks like he would get bullied too😂

[@silva9648]

I feel like you stole this from the video bud…

[@Lurker_Z]

@@silva9648 ...yes, people unironically (or ironically) quote videos in the comments all the time. What's your point?

[@doesntmatter-h4r]

​@@Red-hot_Pyro show us your face then big guy. always the people without profile picture who make fun of others who show their face on the internet.

[@imsomewhatcertain1024]

Charlie Wright (new Rodrick Heffley) faced the same backlash Jake Lloyd (young Anakin Skywalker) did. Their acting wasn’t bad, but it also wasn’t good. No one told these kids to “ruin” their characters, they just played the roles they were given.

[@TheDragonshunter]

This was not a DEI casting but a DEI casting would have the same effect... Actors are just victims here

[@Catherine.Dorian.]

It may be DEI, DEI began a lot earlier than it seems. 2001 Harry Potter, for example, they gave most of Harry and Rons best moments to Hermione, as continues throughout the series along with erasing hermiones flaws. DEI has to be why they did this because visually it’s clear he’s not related to both of those parents

[@Lurker_Z]

DEI started from around the 2000s as "positive discrimination" (yes, that's how they officially termed it for years) until they realized how it sounded and moved the euphemism to "affirmative action". The problem isn't the internet crazies pushing it, the problem is that people in positions in governments (and possibly in the UN/EU) pushed stuff like that way before the woke crazy hit the US.

[@radioactivebeanz1127]

its starting to get hard to understand what people mean by DEI character, its gotten to the point where you got any sort of different ethnic make up than white is DEI 💀

[@Goldeda]

@@Catherine.Dorian. you sound so schizo rn😂 “wait everything is dei?” “Always has been”

[@skyleranderson5757]

@@Goldeda so they're only a little wrong. Dei the name is new but before that it was affirmative action. The ideology that led to woke hit the us institutions hard in the 60s and been getting worse since. Although its older than that its a marxist ideology that's embraced feminism and adapted to western race relations.

[@sirlawbringer9123]

0:19 he low-key kinda reminds me of the cart titan anyone else see it?

[@feltysaquaria819]

Bro the cart titan yes

[@bradasskg11]

Lmaaooo that is brutal, but true

[@tylertheinflator]

Another example that immediately pops up in my head is wolverine. Hugh is getting older and doesn't want to continue, yet it feels like whoever takes over as our favorite mutant will indeed get flack for it, regardless of their performance.

[@Altrag_]

I like Sunnyv2's work. I hate that vocal fry on the end of every sentence. It's unfortunately becoming more common

[@runestonedk]

Yeah I am not watching this crap. It's sad. Not sure who finds enjoyment in this

[@Erucus]

It’s really not as bad as others

[@alanfa3idan]

they sound like AI

[@patsy02]

Charactaaaaaarh

[@MichaelJordanTennisShoes]

I bet he is from Sydney with that vocal fry. People in Queensland don't talk like that.

[@johnathansaegal3156]

13:51 ... Danny DeVito got his fame in the TV show "Taxi" as the mean-spirited, rough and abrasive dispatcher of the taxi company LONG before he played as The Penguin. Come on folks, know your actors and their history. He GOT the role as The Penguin because of how he played as Louie De Palma. He had roles prior to that, but most Boomers and Gen X knew him from "Taxi" every night after "Cheers".

[@art_lobe]

No hate to SunnyV2, but I couldn't stop noticing the inflection he gives to the last word of every sentence

[@shanathered5910]

it's his typical voice inflection. it's like NileRed

[@Awc.16]

It kind of makes it his style of videos tbh

[@Nero_Jero]

I bet all these kids are "anti-bullying" too

[@arielamaya4177]

The fans wouldn’t mind if Greg was 19 trying to play a 15 year old. I think the old cast trying to play their rolls as time hasn’t effected them would be funny to watch.

[@soulextracter]

I'll never understand why studios wait so long with sequels when the movies are doing good. The three first came out three consecutive years in a row, then they wait half a decade for the next installment.. who thought that was a good idea?

[@Wotansfogal]

People burn out when it's produced like that

[@TrykusMykus]

Did you see the wage structure for the actors of the 4th part? They probably didn't want to pay these kids any more money. Or maybe the kids got roles in other movies (and then you'd really have to pay them a lot of money). Or maybe the writers of this didn't know what to do with it anymore. Basically, it's always because of money.

[@soulextracter]

@@TrykusMykus You might be right about that, but I think, generally, that actors, and sports players have way too inflated salaries. Sure they should make money from being so good, but the amounts are ridiculous to the point where it can bankrupt a movie because of their cut.

[@aaronscottmatthews7883]

if you dont have the looks you have to compensate with personality which is more powerful than looks - BE SECURE in who you are, don't be negative or bitter, project positive energy to people, be fun and dont be an asshole; that's truly the key to being likeable

[@sngreal]

if you’re looks are really bad though personality can’t do much unless extremely charismatic

[@BarachielGaming]

I can tell you personally that it doesn't always work

[@CoryEarnest-x9v]

@@sngreal or if you have money. then neither looks or personality matter.

[@kaleiohulee6693]

There's a disconnect between the studios, the audience, and reality. Actors age, character's don't. Franchises age, audience expectations don't. Studios should learn to farm properly, rest the fields or they go barren.

[@Lurker_Z]

"Milking a dead cow." Adding that to my WTF expression list.

[@frankiesomeone]

It makes more sense than beating a dead horse tbh

[@Lurker_Z]

The problem is with the liquids.

[@PaNDaSNiP3R]

And we’re the crazy ones for thinking a black mermaid was a bad idea😂

[@zaryamain-i8l]

The mermaid was fine lol her voice is amazing and her face/eye shape looks super exotic and fits imo also let's be real a pale white girl w red hair out in the ocean sounds less plausable than mermaids with darker skin lol

[@gabrielmachia3784]

@@zaryamain-i8l "Fine" lmaaao.

[@BlackmarketSalesman]

@@zaryamain-i8l I mean if your going with the plausibility argument it makes more sense for all mermaids in that universe to be pale as fuck since they don't spend much time on the surface and spend most of their time deepish into the ocean so lower UV exposure. Its the same reason why pale skin came about in the first place it increases the ability to produce vitamin D in those places where you are going to get a lot less/weaker sun exposure. Also its always the red head for some reason like the Velma TV show is the only recent example that breaks that trend I can think of and I think that one is more due to Mindy Kaling liking Velma more so that was the character she self inserted to.

[@mothbreeder641]

@@zaryamain-i8l She does look like a hideous fish, but that's more for Lovecraft stuff not Hans Christian Andersen.

[@aerostrafe1075]

@@zaryamain-i8l to be fair, if mermaids are at the bottom of the ocean then they arent really getting sunlight so I would imagine they would be pale. Compressed to all hell too because of the pressure like some fish down there.

[@jasonhare8540]

Remember people. If Roderick had been a female character you would picked on that much they would have got their own trilogy and you would have been called sexist and misogynistic for not spending your money on it .

[@SinForTheSaint]

Punctuation really helps

[@laonbonebon]

lol bullshit. the girl who got called names being the extreme cheapstake didn’t get any of your presumed privilege 😂

[@Regarded69]

I'm just as based as any Asmon viewer, but come on man this is getting lazy.

[@xkiri7484]

Only if was made 2 years ago, and the girl was actually a trans, non-binary black muslim queer lesbian.

[@thediam0nddrag0n78]

Just letting you know, Rodrick was written as a dumbass in that movie because that's how he was written in that book. That Safe scene was in the book

[@thsudy]

The seriousness of the video is so damn funny. And it’s also sad how people took this kids movie way to serious lol

[@christianalanwilson434]

Grownups take WoW way too seriously too. People just get lost in the sauce.

[@david-kc5hr]

Wesley snipes is a perfect example of someone who played a role that cant be replaced. no one will ever add up to him in blade.

[@sheebuhenu4074]

Its not even this guy's fault, people hate him simply because he was casted xD poor guy

[@SiriusSphynx]

God I hate sunny's valley accent. Drawling out the last syllable of every sentence.

[@Wotansfogal]

Valley accent? He's australian... worst accent ever though

[@Charlie6969]

Ok.

[@Shroomsforbreakfeast]

@@Wotansfogali think he mean’t that california accent

[@IcyBlaze616]

content creators making tier lists of Diary of a Wimpy Kid characters is crazy.

[@GhostofGomezDawkins]

Steve Buscemi and William Dafoe both look weird, but I think people generally like both as actors and as people.

[@FelixfanboyRico]

Why i like Asmon? He has me watching videos i wouldn't normally watch adding to my knowledge of random shi. Thank you Asmon

[@Stalloner]

As a hispanic person this franchise is very strange and unknown to us lol

[@Faude18]

Do you speak for all hispanics or just for yourself?

[@zaryamain-i8l]

Bahahaha whata funny is I remember it but i was turned off by it and I'm Hispanic (female) but I read a lot

[@GladioVirga]

I'm slavic and I'm also really confused

[@Seriously_Bro.]

Racist really

[@chrisanthony408]

ok?

[@jaanzi4347]

He looks like if Adam Driver and Ezra Miller had a baby.

[@AlizaAyers-g8s]

I had never heard of this franchise before.

[@TheLindenbeat]

Me when actors are humans and not immortal and I realise that they do in fact age and cant be kid actors forever: 0:

[@yerd1511]

asmon ain’t even ugly bro

[@nanofyurbiznes]

neither is the actor. quite sad that people say all these mean things, whether joking or not.

[@dr.loomis4221]

I had no idea they made 4 of these things. I thought it was just one movie.

[@myleft9397]

Plenty of actors have odd appearances, facial scars, or whatever, he can lean into it. He might not want to be typecast, but maybe a typecast actor is better than not being an actor.

[@lightworker2956]

I can't think of that many very successful actors who genuinely look unappealing. Facial scarring or odd appearances can look badass, or make someone look like a proper villain. But this actor just looks unappealing. And unfortunately that does matter a whole lot.

[@Smothberg696969]

I agree they lean into it. Usually through comedy. Chubby fat guy...Mr funny man that knows he loves to eat. Big nose...comedy. always episodes where they joke at the large nose. Average guy with subpar looks and hair. Comedy. The simple man without much money, that's just living.

[@Psyckonautic]

They recast Rodrick in hopes that he would replace Devon Bostick, not that he would play Rodrick well, like the original casting did. In fact you can kinda see it with most of the characters.

[@1241-c4e]

those dorks saying that he never deserved the hate are the same exact dorks that were crying over a movie character on twitter back then

[@TimmyTurner421]

Don't see the relation between those two things

[@maddixoliver476]

Wym dorks saying he never deserved the hate?? If you’re implying that he did I mean you gotta have enough of a brain to realize that the actors aren’t the ones making the movie. I haven’t seen it but i know it was a major let down because of he directors and blah blah but this guy genuinely could have been a good alternate universe Rodrick with longer hair lmao. Yea we’re used to the book Rodrick and Devon Bostick but Rodrick could just as easily had long hair and still fit his rock kinda punk style of course like most remasters the different people would look off but it would of still been good if not for the shitty writing and directing

[@brawlxr5331]

What

[@okaycook1307]

its almost like most of us were immature pre-teens-teens back then and we grew up and changed for the better??

[@maddixoliver476]

@@TimmyTurner421 he’s just saying the people who complain about him getting hated on are the same people who would complain over a character being different or changed or blah blah back then. But I mean idk who that would be😭 and now that I think about it it seems like he’s on the side of the people who hate this guy for being Rodrick as if it’s his fault the writing was bad😭

[@VerbalVantage]

Dang we all used to read these books in elementary

[@AlmostYeti]

lol that run up in the Motorhead shirt he looked like Keanu from Bill and Ted

[@Alerity]

i feel bad for the actor bc he didn't know many people were gonna hate on him just for doing this role.... now he doesn't do many acting gigs

[@ashura8667]

Dude got the sanic movie treatment haha

[@trickedouttech321]

I'm sorry but his manager should have never let this happen. They should have known better on a pop show like that to change the best character.

[@bandawin18]

Devin Bostick is literally just Roderick. Not anyone else's fault for not being able to live up to the performance, he's just that guy

[@Lurker_Z]

This is the first time in my life I hear about _Diary of a Wimpy Kid_ and I sure hope it will be also the last.

[@Evanz111]

“Has it ever thought to you that maybe the problem also” - I love how confidently Asmongold says some sentences which just make absolutely zero sense :’)

[@MisterMisanthropeEsquire]

That poor kid was thrust into a firestorm. Hollywood should be ashamed, but we all know that isn't possible.

[@BarachielGaming]

"If you have a weird appearance, people will not like you." I know this all too well

[@aphexinc]

they think thats bad wait til they see Astrid in how train your dragon live action

[@mynameissolongbecauseilike6446]

one of the main reasons I follow asmonbald is because he doesn't judge people immediately based on superficial things, it's a huge green flag until you see his rats.

[@DaRaginCajun81]

Terrible casting director.

[@d.wolfin152]

Asmon is actually crying inside, you can see his pain and sadness from his hairline.

[@Grayisnogood]

It is casting's fault. There's no way an actor with a resume as thin as his should have been put forward for a role like this.

[@veteranredbeard6222]

New Roderick reminds me of Justin long..... Japanese Justin long

[@RisastoleM2314]

imagine getting this obsessive over Diary of a Wimpy Kid franchise lmaoo. What's next? Captain Underpants? Mike Tyson is right that "Social media made y'all way too comfortable with disrespecting people and not getting punched in the face for it."

[@lp.shakur]

they took that wimpy kid bs to heart 😂

[@rdelab5873]

The only recast I can think of that wasn't met with hatred was Andy Whitfield in Spartacus replaced with Liam McIntyre. But that was only because Andy was battling cancer, stepped down to focus on his health after the show did a prequel before the 2nd season to initially give Andy time to overcome it, but then he later succumbed to it. People didn't like Liam as much as Andy, because Andy was so iconic in the role, but they understood why it happened.

[@H-Himbo]

Real reason for the change in cast: I forget if it was the actor that played Greg or someone else, but one of the cast members tried to assassinate Justin Trudeau. Within that time, there was various other changes made to the cast, but what happened with Justin Trudeau definitely put a worse name to the films as a whole.

[@danskdd4099]

no one will ever play snape as good as alan rickman

[@Nick-4K]

He could play a young Asmon in a movie. Haha

[@KittinPyro]

I think a lot of the backlash and bullying against the new cast members came from the fact that the studio did not even attempt to have any continuity between the old cast and new cast. No rational person expects the studio to be able to find new people that look identical to the old cast, but some attempt could’ve been made with hair for example. All 4 new cast members have different hair colors (even if only a different shade) and different styles, from the original cast with only Frank’s hairstyle looking slightly similar. No attempt was made to use wigs to replicate the hair of the original cast on the new cast. I believe this would’ve helped a lot, especially with Rodrick who actually does have some similar facial features with the original (this could be why he was chosen despite inexperience and not resembling the other cast as far as being half Japanese.) I don’t know enough about this stuff to know if the budget for filming would’ve permitted this but the shape of ones face can be changed somewhat using silicone prosthetic SFX makeup. You can see this used often to create elf ears, scales, horns, burns, Decay and wounds on Zombies and Its used a lot on Aliens too. It also can be used to do things like make a young person look like they are 80 or sculpt faces to make famous actors less recognizable, like they did with Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka. Point being, no effort was made here. Clearly, because they could’ve made this work if they wanted to.

[@jayjbinks6888]

I disagree about him being ugly if he had an amazing performance/personality no one would have a problem with him being ugly

[@jacklarsen4]

Only thing frozen in time was the audience's brains.

[@HeadSetGamers]

Seriously. “Writing was for toddlers” it is exactly that. For toddlers and maybe up to 13-15 year olds max.

[@alexjustalexyt1144]

I hate how the actor came out with his experience and people are acting like calling out movie directors/companies for their horrible decisions is wrong. It isn't. Telling a movie company that the slop they are producing is not good, is a good thing, and that's what we did and that's what happened. The only people that should feel ashamed are the people who actively and directly harrased him.

[@Devin_The_Dude_Reacts]

Roderick personified the older brother that hates the younger brother until he gets older and chill.

[@J3W4N]

Old rodrick had so much pull it was crazy

[@MAGATRON-DESTROY]

They should have cast him in a Harry Potter prequel as Snape...

[@FreddieSea]

They should have just stopped at 3…

[@maxvarjagen9810]

Its fine to look weird, unless your character is supposed to be attractive

[@The8thblock]

9:35 they skipped the best part where Devon says he was so busy he doesnt even remember filming the 4th movie, and then jokingly realizes hes not in the movie

[@gowankommando]

Personality goes a long way, no matter what you look like

[@MaximilianGrassl-kq4nv]

Why am I listening to this man explain how he isn't the weirdest looking thing on the planet? Asmon, you are the roderick v2 of yourself.

[@CoperliteConsumer]

Consider this: when hollywood and music label ppl were trying to engineer a way to print stars they hined it down to literally just looks then created the style and music second

[@Ragnarakk187]

Had no idea there was even a 2 or 3 let alone 4

[@jeffknott1975]

I feel for the new actor, he was probably so chuffed just to get such a well known gig then the Internet ruined it all. Blame the casting not the actor!

[@fastronaut909]

I was a teen when this thing happened...it swept through my high school like a wildfire. "Not my rodrick" gained traction because it was a kind of insider joke that teens wanted in on rather than a serious critique of the actor. It was definitely taken too far at Charlie's expense. Basically, group bullying for fun....awful

[@joebidenissus1975]

I never even knew this movie existed

[@MAGATRON-DESTROY]

Don't feel bad Asmon, we all look funny if you look at us long enough or we look in the mirror

[@BreatheTheMatrix]

Buddy was not even bad looking , it’s more that a certain character is usually visualized as the original actor so when someone that looks different plays the role it doesn’t feel the same.

[@ExileOT]

As a 6’4 non-wimp chad, I’ve never heard of this series. It sounds like a coping series for wimps.

[@Pltr03]

🧢

[@ryze9153]

I used to read the books as a kid.

[@chrisanthony408]

dude. you are so like mature and cool! I wish i could be just like u!

[@rannnoch]

as a 6'4 buckblooded swampman i agree

[@sooperd00p]

it is

[@Collfuse]

14:13 just me or asmond just looks like a normal dude? I never found anything particularly weird about his looks

[@SB-ln6kb]

Yeah, he looks a bit like South Park Jesus, but he also looks quite normal.

[@kaligath6616]

What they should have done is kept the same cast but here is where it changes the story is now focused on rodricks kid as rodrick is now the father of his family. To make it even more relatable it shows rodrick has matured and now shares very similar themes that rodrick resembles his father more instead of a cool big brother to show he has grown up the fans would have loved it because it feels like the show grew up with them so it becomes even more relatable.

[@caseyreese1889]

ok 4:54 can not be an example of of wht SunnyV2 said, considering tht sence was straight from the book tht the movies based on

[@johnathansaegal3156]

The casting director owes him an apology for casting him as someone who looks nothing like the son of the people they cast as the parents... but HE also agreed to audition for the role. If he already knew who the parents were going to be played by, he shouldn't have auditioned for that part. I still say DEI had a large hand in his being cast. They wanted someone "close to white, but a person of color" to fill the EGC score so the movie could get all that sweet Blackrock/Vanguard money. Had he been cast into a totally different film with Asian parents, and he the child of those parents, girls would have been swooning over him. The only reason he failed was due to a) him being cast as the replacement of a beloved character while looking nothing like the original and b) he simply did not fit in with the rest of his "family" on the show.

[@tylerwatson9659]

I believe in a certain human psychology where most people will become the thing that you treat them as. If you treat someone (especially unjustly) like a villain they will eventually become the villain. I think if everyone treats you like a villain while you're trying to be a hero, eventually they realize they're doing all the work and yield none of the benefit. So why not just become the villain? at least then you'll be getting the benefits of being a villain. I respect this actor because he seems to have overcome that.

[@djangodjango5694]

The good thing about this whole "drama" is that we can use this as an example when an actor is cast totally different (usually another race) from the source material and anyone that has ANY criticism towards the casting is immediately called a racist. People are just complaining that he looks weird now, I didn't even notice the japanese part until he said it

[@errorcringyname4044]

It really was terrible. The newer movies were just terrible and he took the brunt of the hate for destroying a loved series of fillms that had heavy nostalgia tied to them. Not that it was his fault.

[@xladydespairx]

I'm glad you talked about this and pointed out the similarities to how most ladies get treated. If people could be more respectful with their opinions, the world would be a lot better off.😅

[@RemixedYoshi]

As a wannabe voice actor/ actor myself writing and direction for actors can affect performances as well as casting teams for casting actors like miscasting. But death threats and bullying is never necessary. I wish we could stop being so harsh on the internet. I swear the internet was not this bad and rude in the early 2000s.

[@danielschmaderer]

I remember when Super Mario Wonder came out. Some people were up in arms that it wasn’t Charles Martinet, even though Kevin Afghani did an awesome job and held the nostalgia strong. It honestly didn’t take me out of the moment at all.

[@awesomedog01]

The first Diary of a Whimpey Kid is a litmus test to see we can hang out.

[@jasongtivr6]

I only make fun of things people choose to do, like being fat. Being fat shows the world that you make bad decisions mutable times a day mutable days in a row. Being fat is bigger than just being fat, no pun intended. I’ll never make fun of something you can’t help.

[@fellowninja]

I bet all the people upset over this movie are the same folks who are defending Dragon Age.

[@Haruka_May]

I was also thinking the Joker for a performance others can't live up to but for Mark Hamill's version. A legendary performance.

[@RippDrive]

That's why actors make the big bucks. High risk, high reward.