A Boy Makes Friends with a Malfunctioning Robot in Trailer for RON'S GONE WRONG with Zach Galifianakis

20th Century Studios has released the first trailer for Locksmith Animation’s upcoming animated comedy Ron’s Gone Wrong. The film stars Zach Galifianakis, who plays a malfunctioning robot who becomes friends with a socially awkward boy named Barney, who’s played by Jack Dylan Grazer (Shazam!). The boy is disappointed in his robot at first, but a friendship does eventually build. it looks like a fun family flick.

The film tells the story of Barney, “a socially awkward middle-schooler and Ron, his new walking, talking, digitally-connected device, which is supposed to be his ‘Best Friend out of the Box.’ Ron’s hilarious malfunctions, set against the backdrop of the social media age, launch them into an action-packed journey in which boy and robot come to terms with the wonderful messiness of true friendship.”

Ron’s Gone Wrong is directed by Pixar veteran Jean-Philippe Vine (story artist on Cars 3 and The Good Dinosaur) and Locksmith co-founder Sarah Smith (Arthur Christmas) with Octavio Rodriguez (story artist on Coco and The Incredibles 2) co-directing. Peter Baynham (Arthur Christmas, Borat and Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm) writes the script with Smith, while Locksmith co-founder Julie Lockhart (Shaun the Sheep Movie) is a producer on the film.

Galifianakis and Grazer are joined by Olivia Colman, Ed Helms, Justice Smith, Rob Delaney, Kylie Cantrall, Ricardo Hurtado, Marcus Scribner, and Thomas Barbusca.

Ron’s Gone Wrong will open in theaters on October 22, 2021.