Ray Gunn Release Date Window Set for Brad Bird’s Animated Sci-fi Detective Movie at Netflix By A release date window has been set for Brad Bird’s long-gestating animated sci-fi movie before he gets his hands on . Bird was the writer and director of the previous Incredibles movies and is to be involved with the third in some capacity, but it seems he’s got another animated project on the cards first. Ray Gunn has been swirling around as an idea for so long that it basically predates Bird’s directorial debut, The Iron Giant.
But now, according to , Bird is reportedly in the middle of making the sci-fi noir detective movie. First positioned as a traditional 2D movie at Warner Bros, Ray Gunn has been in limbo for various reasons. Since Skydance reunited Pixar’s John Lasseter with Brad Bird, the movie has now shifted to that company and Netflix, aiming for a 2o26 release.
Ray Gunn to be the latest animated outing for Brad Bird While there’s no word on whether anything has changed in terms of plot, the original story was set in a futuristic world cohabitated by aliens and humans. The last human private eye is hired to investigate the fidelity of a well-known pop star. What we do know is that Bird has swapped 2D animation for CG.
While Bird has only made a handful of movies in the last 25 years, his hit rate in animation is phenomenal. 199’s is a much-loved adaptation of the Ted Hughes novel. In it, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately fin.