Netflix has revealed the first images from Ray Gunn, an animated neo-noir cyberpunk sci-fi action film from Academy Award winner Brad Bird (Ratatouille, The Incredibles, The Iron Giant).
In Metropia, a gigantic city in an alternate future as seen from 1939, private eye Raymond Gunn is drawn into a case involving aliens, murder, and a multimedia star named Venus Nova.
Sam Rockwell (Moon) stars as the title character, a small-time private eye in a time when most detective work has been taken over by machines. Scarlett Johansson (Jurassic World Rebirth) voices Venus Nova, the world’s most famous pop star whose scandals threaten to destroy her career — and may even cost her her life.
Tom Waits (The Dead Don’t Die) plays Eyera, Ray’s most trusted compatriot, who also happens to be a one-eyed alien. Additional casting announcements are still to come.
Bird directs from a script he co-wrote with Matthew Robbins (Crimson Peak, Mimic).
“It was always meant to be a blend of sci-fi and classic detective movies from the ’40s,” Bird tells Netflix. “The elevator pitch I came up with is The Maltese Falcon meets Buck Rogers.”
“Having the opportunity to collaborate with Brad Bird is a career milestone for me,” Johansson adds. “This project is so uniquely special because it is a total realization of where Brad is currently on his artistic journey. I can’t wait for audiences to see this extraordinary animation that looks like nothing else out there.”
Produced by Skydance Animation (Luck, Spellbound), Ray Gunn will stream on Netflix later this year.
