Trivia / Ron's Gone Wrong

• Channel Hop: For Locksmith Animation. Disney inherited Ron's Gone Wrong with its purchase of Twentieth Century Fox, but a year after said purchase, Locksmith struck a deal with Warner Bros. to distribute future films (Fox had originally signed the deal before the Disney acquisition with the intention of it replacing their contract with DreamWorks Animation following their acquisition by NBCUniversal). For the film itself, Disney’s ownership of the film actually prevented a channel hop, as they were legally obligated to release it in theaters rather than shift it to a streaming network due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, making it a rarity for an animated film at the time. Also subverted with the streaming release; it would serve as the first film in a slightly altered final-year deal with HBO and Disney wherein 20th Century Studios' 2022 output would be shared by Disney+, Hulu, and HBO Max to transition the studio's streaming rights from a previous deal Fox signed with HBO pre-merger to Disney's services following the transition year.
• Pop-Culture Urban Legends: Prior to the film's release, there was a full cast list that was revealed on IMDB that included entertainment personalities and Toronto voice actors (including Andrew Jackson, Molly Lewis, and Meesha Contreras) in unidentified and minor voice roles, but it was debunked and removed from the site. Oddly, info on the English cast in Dutch websites still has the debunked voice credits.
• Release Date Change: Suffered from this twice. The film was originally set to hit theaters on February 26th, 2021, but it was delayed until two months later to April 23rd due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Then it was moved again to its final release date of October 22nd.

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