Inspiration can strike in the strangest places. Take Ron’s Gone Wrong, the first film from box-fresh British animation studio Locksmith.
Co-written and co-directed by Aardman veteran Sarah Smith (Arthur Christmas), Ron… was born during a viewing of -believe it or not -
Spike Jonze sci-fi
Her.
“I thought, ‘We have to make that film for kids,’” says Smith of the unlikely influence. “I wanted to make a movie about kids’ relationships with screens and online friendships.”