Netflix releases new trailer for Brad Bird's animated film Ray Gunn ahead of December debut

Summary

Brad Bird's animated film Ray Gunn follows private eye Raymond Gunn in the futuristic city of Metropia on a case involving aliens, murder, and star Venus Nova.
Bird developed the idea for 30 years with co-writer Matthew Robbins, and the script sat in a filing cabinet at Warner Brothers.
The film stars Sam Rockwell and Scarlett Johansson, with Tom Waits, Matt Berry, Bobby Cannavale, Alan Tudyk, and Patton Oswalt in supporting roles.
Netflix will release Ray Gunn on December 18, 2026, after select theatrical screenings begin December 4, 2026.
The film targets a slightly older audience than Bird's Pixar films, with more mature themes, comedy, and action than a typical film noir.

A science and culture writer said she was charmed by the trailer's blend of a Jetsons-like future with 1930s noir.
The same writer described the trailer as having the energy of a mashup of 'The Maltese Falcon' and 'Buck Rogers'.
The writer forecast the film would serve as alternative family fare for moviegoers avoiding holiday theatrical crowds on December 18.
Brad Bird has described Ray Gunn as film noir and a hard-boiled detective story with more comedy and action than the average film noir.

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Ars Technica's Jennifer Ouellette covers the new trailer for Ray Gunn, Brad Bird's animated noir about private eye Raymond Gunn, who in the futuristic city of Metropia takes a case involving aliens, murder, and multimedia star Venus Nova. Bird spent 30 years developing the idea with co-writer Matthew Robbins; it stars Sam Rockwell and Scarlett Johansson and streams December 18, 2026.