BigEyes here, with great news in the animation world from the UK!
Directors Alessandro Carloni (Kung Fu Panda 3) and Pixar veteran J.P. Vine (Inside Out) have teamed up in a project recently that they were proud to unveil: RON’S GONE WRONG!
This project still new and pretty under wraps, so we don’t even have concept art. But we do have a premise Twentieth Century Fox and Locksmith Animation has provided: “RON'S GONE WRONG tells the story of the wonderful walking, talking, digitally connected bot that sweeps the world becoming every kid's new Best Friend. But when an eleven-year-old boy ends up with one that doesn't work, his attempts to teach it become a hilarious, heart-warming exploration of what real friendship means in a world of algorithms and social media.”
Shit, son. Based on just that, I’m already sold! A story like that sounds very relevant to the times and grounding. I’m all for the stories that need to be told. If this isn’t enough for you, just look at the team they’ve put together to work on this!
Designer: Nathan Crowley (Dunkirk, Interstellar, The Dark Knight),Aurelien Predal (Mune, The Little Prince)
Character Design: Carter Goodritch (Ratatouille, Despicable Me)
Editor: David Burrows (The Lego Movie)
Cinematographer: David Peers (Happy Feet)
VFX Supervisor: Philippe Denis (Trolls)
Writers: Peter Baynham (Borat, Hotel Transylvania) and Sarah Smith (Arthur Christmas) and Producer: Lara Breay (Megamind, Penguins of Madagascar), Julie Lockhart and Sarah Smith Executive Producer: Elisabeth Murdoch, Peter Baynham
Looking forward to posting updates on this one, for real. RON’S GONE WRONG is scheduled to be released in November 2020.
Animation geekette signing off!
~BigEyes
