Ray Gunn Unveils New Trailer and Key Art

Netflix has unveiled the new trailer and key art for Ray Gunn, the upcoming animated feature from Oscar winner Brad Bird and Skydance Animation. The film will open in select theaters and limited 70MM on December 4, 2026, before debuting on Netflix on December 18.

Ray Gunn has been rated PG by the Motion Picture Association (MPA) for violence, action, language, some suggestive material, and thematic elements.

Written, directed, and produced by Brad Bird (Incredibles 2, Ratatouille, The Incredibles, The Iron Giant), the film is officially described as follows: “In Metropia, a gigantic city in an alternate future as seen from 1939, private eye Raymond Gunn (voiced by Sam Rockwell) is drawn into a case involving aliens, murder, and a multimedia star named Venus Nova (voiced by Scarlett Johansson).”

In addition to the previously announced Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson, and Tom Waits, Ray Gunn will also be voiced by Alan Tudyk, Matt Berry, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Chernus, Kether Donohue, Michelle Rodriguez, Aasif Mandvi, Matt Jones, Kathryn Hunter, John Ratzenberger, Justin Peck, and Patton Oswalt.

The screenplay for Ray Gunn is by Bird and Matthew Robbins. The producers include John Lasseter, Brad Bird, Lisa Beroud, David Ellison, and Dana Goldberg for Skydance Animation.

Darren Holmes is the editor; Paul Felix is the production designer; Wendell Luebbe is the art director; Josh Herring, Adele Abada, and Cinesite are the VFX supervisors; Erik Smitt is the director of photography; and Neysa Bove is the costume designer.

The music is by Michael Giacchino, and the film features original songs written and produced by Kimbra.

Ray Gunn is part of Netflix’s original slate of animated features, which includes the most popular Netflix film ever, KPop Demon Hunters; Academy Award-winner Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio; and the Academy Award-nominated films Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Nimona, The Sea Beast, The Mitchells vs. The Machines, Over the Moon, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon and Klaus.