Brad Bird Returns as ‘Ray Gunn’ Earns Rave Early Reviews

Brad Bird Returns as ‘Ray Gunn’ Earns Rave Early Reviews Brad Bird is back, and his latest movie has been nearly 30 years in the making. For fans who’ve missed the director behind The Iron Giant, The Incredibles and Ratatouille, the first reviews of Ray Gunn offer plenty of reasons to look forward to December. The adult-oriented animated sci-fi detective story premiered at the BFI London Film Festival on Oct. 10ober 2026. It currently holds a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 15 reviews, with some critics calling it “one of the year’s best” films. Ray Gunn | Official Trailer | Netflix Produced by Skydance Animation and Cinesite, Ray Gunn opens in a limited theatrical run on Dec. 4, 2026, before arriving on Netflix on December 18. Sam Rockwell and Scarlett Johansson are among its voice stars. Tom Waits also joins the cast. Bird’s return comes eight years after his last directing effort, and the early reviews seem to show that Bird hasn’t lost his gift for staging action and imbuing his movies with a solid sense of fun. Those reservations haven’t kept most early reviewers from recommending it. After an eight-year gap between directing efforts, Bird is returning with a project he...