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Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson Voice 'Ray Gunn' Animated Noir

Netflix’s new trailer spotlights Brad Bird’s long-developed animated noir, which opens in select theaters before streaming later this month.

  • On Dec. 4, Director Brad Bird's animated noir "Ray Gunn" debuts in select theaters, including 70mm locations, before arriving on Netflix on Dec. 18.
  • Bird conceived the film after hearing the B-52's 1979 single "Planet Claire," which he initially mistook for Henry Mancini's theme to Blake Edwards' detective TV show "Peter Gunn."
  • Set in the retro-futuristic city of Metropia, the film follows Sam Rockwell as private eye Ray and Tom Waits as his alien partner, Eyera. The duo investigates a murder involving megastar Venus Nova, voiced by Scarlett Johansson.
  • Produced by Skydance Animation and Netflix, the film features an ensemble cast including Alan Tudyk, Matt Berry, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Chernus, Kether Donohue, Michelle Rodriguez, and Aasif Mandvi. Bird developed the screenplay with writer Matthew Robbins.
  • "Ray Gunn" premiered earlier this year at the BFI London Film Festival, where it received warm reviews. Our review noted the movie "plays like symphony with many movements and not a single note out of key.
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The Wrap broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
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