It’s been a while since we’ve gotten a feature film from Brad Bird, the filmmaker well known for flicks like The Iron Giant, The Incredibles and Ratatouille. He hasn’t contributed to the cinematic landscape since Incredibles 2 was released in 2018, but that hiatus will soon come to an end. Netflix subscription-holders can look forward to Ray Gunn arriving to the 2026 movies schedule sometime in 2026, and I’m loving the first look and cast announcement for Bird’s new animated movie that just came in.
Hailing from Skydance Animation, Ray Gunn takes place Metropia, described in the official plot synopsis as a “a gigantic city in an alternate future as seen from 1939.” Sam Rockwell is voicing Raymond Gunn, a private detective who’s drawn into a case involving aliens, murder and a multimedia star named Venus Nova, voiced by Scarlett Johansson. Tom Waits has also been cast as an alien named Eyera, and you can see him and Ray below:
