Bird explains the film's utopian-noir concept and tone
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In an interview, Bird described designing Metropia after 1930s futurists and architects, and explained his choice to set a noir story in an outwardly utopian future rather than a dystopian one, while discussing the difficulty of balancing tone and emotion in the film.
“We've seen the dystopian version of the future. What if you had a utopian version of the future but there was still corruption?”
Brad Bird
Brad Bird Director and co-writer
Sam Rockwell Voice of Raymond Gunn
Scarlett Johansson Voice of Venus NovaMichael Giacchino ComposerNetflix Distributor/streamer
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- Ray Gunn trailer: Brad Bird blends sci-fi and film noir for a futuristic mystery Mashable · 14h ago
- Ray Gunn Debut Trailer Confirms Limited Theatrical Release for Brad Bird's Netflix Movie IGN · 14h ago
- Brad Bird’s Animated Sci-Fi Adventure Ray Gunn Blasts Off in New Trailer: Watch Consequence · 9h ago
- Netflix releases trailer for Brad Bird's Ray Gunn Mastodon · 8h ago
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Netflix releases trailer for Brad Bird’s retro-futuristic animated feature, "Ray Gunn": Bird: “It’s film noir and a hard-boiled detective story, but it’s got a lot more comedy and a lot more action.”
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Netflix drops trailer for Brad Bird's Ray Gunn "It’s film noir and a hard-boiled detective story, but it’s got a lot more comedy and a lot more action." https:// arstechnica.com/culture/2026/0 9/netflix-drops-trailer-for-brad-birds-ray-gunn/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
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Lovely stuff. Looks very much like a Blade Runner / Fifth Element mashup and that's just combining two of my favorite movies so I'm all for it. In Metropia, a gigantic city in an alternate future as seen from 1939, private eye Raymond Gunn (Sam Rockwell) is drawn into a case involving aliens, murder and a multimedia star named Venus Nova (Scarlett…
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An animated future-set film noir by the director of The Incredibles? Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson... Get this in my veins. Ray Gunn | Official Trailer | Netflix
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