Brad Bird explains the thirty-year road to Ray Gunn

Brad Bird has explained how *Ray Gunn* survived more than three decades of development, with the animated science-fiction detective film now due on Netflix on December 18. In a new October 15 interview, the director traces the idea to a misheard B-52s song and a combination of hard-boiled mystery and space-age adventure.

Brad Bird has explained how Ray Gunn survived more than three decades of development, with the animated science-fiction detective film now due on Netflix on December 18. In a new October 15 interview, the director traces the idea to a misheard B-52s song and a combination of hard-boiled mystery and space-age adventure.

The film takes place in Metropia, a city shared by humans and aliens. Sam Rockwell voices Ray, a private detective whose profession is being overtaken by machines, while Tom Waits plays his alien partner Eyera. A murder investigation draws them toward pop star Venus Nova, voiced by Scarlett Johansson, who also sings on

the soundtrack. Bird describes a city built around an optimistic Art Deco future, with flying vehicles and enormous buildings set against noir shadows and class divisions. He also discusses how contemporary computer animation supports the restrained character performances he wanted. The interview offers a detailed

account of the film’s design and long production journey ahead of its announced release. Read the original source. Image: Netflix / Skydance Animation.

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