Netflix Unveils Second Trailer for Brad Bird’s Ray Gunn

The preview introduces a futuristic detective story set in Metropia, an alternate-world city imagined through a 1939 lens. Raymond Gunn, voiced by Sam Rockwell, is pulled into a case involving aliens, a killing and multimedia star Venus Nova, voiced by Scarlett Johansson, who is framed for murder.

The film blends noir conventions with science-fiction imagery, including flying cars, strange creatures and advanced gadgets. The trailer features the B-52s’ “Planet Claire,” a song that helped inspire Bird’s idea for the project.

Bird, whose animated films include The Iron Giant, The Incredibles and Ratatouille, has described Ray Gunn as a hard-boiled detective story with more comedy and action than traditional film noir. Matthew Robbins co-wrote the screenplay with him.

The voice cast also features Michelle Rodriguez, with Matt Berry, Alan Tudyk, Bobby Cannavale and Tom Waits. The film is rated PG and is intended for more mature audiences.

Ray Gunn is scheduled to open in select theaters, including 70mm screenings, on December 4. Netflix will release it on December 18.