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Brad Bird’s Animated Sci-Fi Noir Ray Gunn Premieres in London
Ray Gunn is an animated science-fiction detective film directed by Brad Bird.
It had its world premiere at the London Film Festival.
The story takes place in Metropia, a future city designed to look like an imagined version of 1939.
Sam Rockwell voices Ray Gunn, a human private detective working alongside an alien partner, voiced by Tom Waits.
Their case involves Venus Nova, a pop star voiced by Scarlett Johansson who is accused of her ex-husband’s murder.
The film combines classic detective-story elements with aliens, flying cars and advanced technology.
Bird first developed the project decades ago, and it was made by Skydance Animation using computer animation.
Brad Bird’s animated film “Ray Gunn” premiered at the London Film Festival, blending science fiction with film noir.
The story follows private detective Ray Gunn, voiced by Sam Rockwell, in the futuristic city of Metropia.
Gunn takes a case involving Venus Nova, a pop star voiced by Scarlett Johansson who is accused of murdering an ex-husband.
Tom Waits voices Eyera, Gunn’s alien partner, while Alan Tudyk and Matt Berry voice other characters in the story.
The project began as an idea by Bird in the early 1950s and was eventually produced as a computer-animated feature by Skydance Animation.
- Who
- Brad Bird directed and co-wrote the film with Matthew Robbins. Its voice cast includes Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson and Tom Waits.
- What
- Ray Gunn” is an animated science-fiction film with film noir elements.
- When
- It had its world premiere on Saturday, according to Deadline. TheWrap says the project began in the early 1950s.
- Where
- The film premiered at the London Film Festival. Its story is set in Metropia.
- Why
- Bird was inspired by hearing the B-52’s song “Planet Claire,” according to TheWrap.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
before World War II and the atomic bomb made the world a smaller place, and the future less than rosy
Bird began developing the idea for “Ray Gunn” while at Turner Feature Animation.
Bird dated an introduction to the screenplay’s fifth draft.
Bird re-engaged with the project and brought it from Warner Bros. to Skydance Animation.
Ray Gunn” had its world premiere at the London Film Festival.
- Director
- Brad Bird
- Co-writer
- Matthew Robbins
- Lead voice cast
- Sam Rockwell as Ray Gunn; Scarlett Johansson as Venus Nova
- Setting
- Metropia
- Production studio
- Skydance Animation
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