When star Charlie Wright was cast as primary character Rodrick Heffley in the 4th “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” live-action movie, the Internet responded with a #NotMyRodrick meme that the star states “destroyed my profession.” In a video published Sunday to YouTube and TikTok, the now-25-year-0ld star openly promoted the very first time about the extremely unfavorable response to him taking control of the function initially played by Devon Bostick. “It type of destroyed my acting profession, however I’m still alive. I’m still here.” In the nine-minute video, Wright explained the extreme reaction to the release of the very first “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul” trailer in early 2017. “Let’s simply state that when the world discovered I was playing Rodrick, they weren’t really delighted.” He shared a few of the variations of the meme that compared him to Bostick, consisting of one with the caption, “Name me a larger downgrade,” along with a message that checked out, “I was hoping u were dead.” Wright included that he wasn’t sure if individuals seethed that Bostick had actually been changed, or if “they simply didn’t like me.” “The random death dangers were a little troubling, I’ll be truthful,” he stated, confessing to having “a depressive episode for nearly 3 years” after the movie came out. Wright likewise kept in mind that nobody assisted him handle the Internet hatred at the time: “I simply needed to draw it up and handle it, I needed to figure it out on my own and it took me 3 years to lastly release and proceed.” The star most just recently played Teen Kevyn in the Showtime series “Yellowjackets,” the more youthful variation of the police officer character played by Alex Wyndham. Bostick’s last function was as physicist Seth Neddermeyer in Best Picture winner “Oppenheimer.” He likewise played repeating characters on “The 100,” “Fubar” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” View the video above.
‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ Actor Charlie Wright Says Hateful Meme ‘Ruined My Career, But I’m Still Alive’|Video
