Brad Bird’s Ray Gunn Premieres at London Film Festival
The animated neo-noir, produced by Skydance Animation and distributed by Netflix, marks the end of a three-decade development journey for director Brad Bird.
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6 publishers have covered this in 12 articles since 8 Oct 2026. Deadline published first, on 8 October at 08:22 UTC; The Hollywood Reporter followed 9h 48m later. The most recent article, from Variety, appeared on 10 October at 15:34 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Variety (major outlet), The Guardian Culture (major outlet), Deadline, IndieWire, The A.V. Club.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- DeadlineBrad Bird On The 30-Year Journey To Bring ‘Ray Gunn’ To The Big Screen — London Film Festival
- The Hollywood ReporterBrad Bird on Finally Making ‘Ray Gunn,’ His Live-Action Run and When Things Turned Political at Disney
- VarietyBrad Bird’s ‘Ray Gunn,’ ‘Toy Story 5’ and Roger Deakins Lead View Conference Lineup as AI Debate Takes Center Stage
- DeadlineBrad Bird Talks Long-Gestating Passion Project ‘Ray Gunn’ & Portraying “Characters Who Are Desperate” In Utopia — Contenders London
- Variety‘Ray Gunn’ Review: Brad Bird’s Latest Animated Feature Is a Giddy Retro-Futurist Noir With More Energy Than Charm
- The Hollywood Reporter‘Ray Gunn’ Review: Sam Rockwell and Scarlett Johansson in Brad Bird’s Forgettable Netflix Animated Neo-Noir
- Deadline‘Ray Gunn’ Review: Sam Rockwell And Scarlett Johansson Channel Bogie And Bacall In Brad Bird’s Nifty Sci-Fi/Film Noir Mashup – London Film Festival
- IndieWire‘Ray Gunn’ Review: Brad Bird’s Longtime Passion Project Is a Retro-Futurist Detective Story with a Muddled Message
- The A.V. ClubRay Gunn gives Zootopia a run for its money in the weird metaphor department
- The Guardian CultureRay Gunn review – Brad Bird’s animated film-noir sci-fi caper is an old-school family classic
- VarietyBrad Bird on Why He Took ‘Ray Gunn’ to Skydance Instead of Pixar: Making Animated Films for Teens and Adults ‘Shouldn’t Be a Controversial Decision’
- VarietyScarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell and Brad Bird Sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to Composer Michael Giacchino as ‘Ray Gunn’ World Premieres in London
Sources
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- Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell and Brad Bird Sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to Composer Michael Giacchino as ‘Ray Gunn’ World Premieres in London Variety ·
- Brad Bird on Why He Took ‘Ray Gunn’ to Skydance Instead of Pixar: Making Animated Films for Teens and Adults ‘Shouldn’t Be a Controversial Decision’ Variety ·
- Ray Gunn review – Brad Bird’s animated film-noir sci-fi caper is an old-school family classic The Guardian Culture ·
- ‘Ray Gunn’ Review: Brad Bird’s Latest Animated Feature Is a Giddy Retro-Futurist Noir With More Energy Than Charm Variety ·
- ‘Ray Gunn’ Review: Sam Rockwell and Scarlett Johansson in Brad Bird’s Forgettable Netflix Animated Neo-Noir The Hollywood Reporter ·
- Brad Bird’s ‘Ray Gunn,’ ‘Toy Story 5’ and Roger Deakins Lead View Conference Lineup as AI Debate Takes Center Stage Variety ·
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- Brad Bird on Finally Making ‘Ray Gunn,’ His Live-Action Run and When Things Turned Political at Disney The Hollywood Reporter ·
- Ray Gunn gives Zootopia a run for its money in the weird metaphor department The A.V. Club
- ‘Ray Gunn’ Review: Sam Rockwell And Scarlett Johansson Channel Bogie And Bacall In Brad Bird’s Nifty Sci-Fi/Film Noir Mashup – London Film Festival Deadline
- ‘Ray Gunn’ Review: Brad Bird’s Longtime Passion Project Is a Retro-Futurist Detective Story with a Muddled Message IndieWire
- Brad Bird Talks Long-Gestating Passion Project ‘Ray Gunn’ & Portraying “Characters Who Are Desperate” In Utopia — Contenders London Deadline
- Brad Bird On The 30-Year Journey To Bring ‘Ray Gunn’ To The Big Screen — London Film Festival Deadline
In this story
- Brad Bird
- Michael Giacchino
- Sam Rockwell
- Scarlett Johansson
- Skydance Animation
- Netflix