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Brad Bird’s ‘Ray Gunn’ brings sci-fi noir to animation
Ray Gunn is an animated science-fiction detective story set in a future city full of humans and aliens.
Detective Ray Gunn is hired to watch over a famous singer, then gets caught up in a series of murders and mysteries.
The film mixes old-style crime stories with futuristic settings and animation.
Its review says it is visually exciting, though it plays things safe.
Brad Bird’s animated film Ray Gunn follows a private detective in a retrofuturistic city inhabited by humans and aliens.
Raymond “Ray” Gunn, voiced by Sam Rockwell, is an ex-cop turned freelance private investigator.
The mystery begins when Gunn is hired to follow megastar Venus Nova, voiced by Scarlett Johansson, and people in her orbit are murdered.
The film draws on classic Hollywood noir and science fiction, with a score by Michael Giacchino.
A review by What’s on Netflix describes the film as a family-friendly introduction to film noir.
- Who
- Brad Bird directed the film. Sam Rockwell voices detective Raymond “Ray” Gunn, and Scarlett Johansson voices Venus Nova.
- What
- Ray Gunn is an animated science-fiction noir about a private detective investigating a mystery around a megastar.
- When
- What’s on Netflix published its review on 10 October 2026. The film’s release date is not stated.
- Where
- The story is set in Metropia, a retrofuturistic city. The film’s release platform is not stated.
- Why
- Gunn is first hired to follow Venus Nova after her husband suspects she is unfaithful; he later becomes her bodyguard.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
It really feels as if Brad Bird created his own Blade Runner for kids not old enough to watch Blade Runner.
This story does not have a timeline yet.
- Director
- Brad Bird
- Setting
- Metropia, a retrofuturistic city
- Detective
- Raymond “Ray” Gunn, voiced by Sam Rockwell
- Megastar
- Venus Nova, voiced by Scarlett Johansson
- Composer
- Michael Giacchino
Sources
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