From London’s ornate Royal Festival Hall to the digital realm of Disney+… and HBO Max, sweet sci-fi animationRon’s Gone Wronghas its digital release date, 20th Century Studios and Locksmith Animation have revealed, just in time for the holidays.
We spoke toPeter BaynhamandSarah Smith, two of the filmmakers behindRon’s Gone Wrong, just after the film’s London debut. They told us all about how much it owes itself toSpike Jonze’sHer- Smith wanted to make “Herfor kids,” she says - and how they wanted to reflect on what kids have to deal with in the age of social media. They also had this to say on the evolving technology behind animated movies, and the challenges of makingRon’s Gone Wrongin the middle of lockdown:
“The technology of animation is extraordinary. We were laughing earlier today about the fact that when I made my last film, ten minutes ago, I remember being told, ‘You can have a character wet, or you can have a character dry, you can’t have him damp’. Because at that stage, it was this big technical challenge for CG - that and heavy jumpers. They were like, We can’t do this! And now, that stuff is all easy. The technology moves on-and-on-and-on so fast, you can do anything that you want to. But of course, the big challenge on this movie was making it during lockdown. Although we had the most fantastic technology, and people were able to dial into the pipeline from their home - the problem is, everyone’s internet is rubbish, and their kids are doing homework upstairs […] it was literally that, the broadband constantly failed us!”
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Ron’s Gone Wrongis directed by Sarah Smith andJean-Philippe Vineand co-directed byOctavio E. Rodriguez.Julie LockhartandLara Breayproduce with executive producersSarah Smith, Peter Baynham, andElisabeth Murdoch. The movie is written by Smith and Baynham with music byHenry Jackman.
The film starsJack Dylan Grazer,Zach Galifianakis,Olivia Colman,Ed Helms,JusticeSmith,RobDelaney,KylieCantrall,MarcusScribner,RicardoHurtado, andThomasBarbusca.
Along with Disney+ and HBO Max,Ron’s Gone Wrongwill also be available on Blu-ray and at all digital stores such as Apple TV, Prime Video and Vudu with exclusive bonus features. The film will manifest on Disney+ and HBO Max on December 15 - just in time for the holidays.
The synopsis forRon’s Gone Wrongis given as follows:
“InRon’s Gone Wrong, Things go hilariously awry when Barney, a socially awkward middle-schooler, receives a malfunctioning, digitally connected device that’s supposed to be his “best friend out of the box.” In this action-packed animated story set against the backdrop of the social media age, a boy and his robot discover the wonderful messiness of true friendship.”
