By Zack Johnson A broken B*Bot named Ron (voiced by funnyman Zack Galifianakis) and awkward middle-schooler Barney (voiced by Jack Dylan Grazer) headline the new film Ron’s Gone Wrong, a co-production of 20th Century Studios and British studio Locksmith Animation. The film, a mashup of laugh-out-loud humor, action, a bit of romance, and heartfelt observations …

By Jim Frye The whacky, whimsical, sympathetic characters in the new animated film Ron’s Gone Wrong all seem to be trying to find their place in the world as best they can—through work, through online celebrity, or through their B*Bots, aka their “best friends out of a box.” What they soon learn, though, is that …

By Jim Frye Ron may be wrong. But in the end, it’s all right. Ron’s Gone Wrong, a new animated feature coming out this October from 20th Century Studios and Locksmith Animation, explores what happens when every kid in the country gets a B-Bot—a walking, talking, digitally connected device that is supposed to be their …