Netflix and Skydance Animation have debuted the second official trailer for Ray Gunn, the highly anticipated animated feature from acclaimed filmmaker Brad Bird (The Incredibles, Ratatouille). Set in a stylized retro-future, the film hits select cinemas on December 4, 2026—including limited 70mm releases—before arriving globally on Netflix on December 18, 2026.
Watch the brand new trailer in the player below:
Working from an original story by Bird and a screenplay co-written with Matthew Robbins, Ray Gunn transports audiences to Metropia, a sprawling metropolis situated in an alternate future as imagined from the year 1939. The story follows private eye Raymond Gunn as he finds himself pulled into a high-stakes investigation involving aliens, murder, and a glamorous multimedia star named Venus Nova.
Bird has assembled a powerhouse voice ensemble led by Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Waits, Alan Tudyk, Matt Berry, Bobby Cannavale, Michelle Rodriguez, and Patton Oswalt. The cast is rounded out by Michael Chernus, Kether Donohue, Aasif Mandvi, Matt Jones, Kathryn Hunter, Justin Peck, and Pixar mainstay John Ratzenberger.
In our four star review of the film
In our four star review of the film Aaron says “Once it finds its groove, Ray Gunn becomes an absolute joy to watch. Filled to the brim with humour, fun characters and inventive set pieces, its clear to see why Brad Bird put so much into this project for as long as he has.”
Produced for Skydance Animation by John Lasseter, Brad Bird, Lisa Beroud, David Ellison, and Dana Goldberg, the PG-rated adventure joins Netflix’s expanding slate of original animated features alongside hits like KPop Demon Hunters, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, and Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl.
Ray Gunn hits select cinemas on December 4, 2026—including limited 70mm releases where possible and dropping globally on Netflix on December 18, 2026.
