Netflix's second Ray Gunn trailer has the Pixar code A113 engraved on Ray's new blaster. The Incredibles director's movie hits select theaters Dec. 4 and Netflix Dec. 18.
Brad Bird left Pixar to make Ray Gunn, but he didn't leave all of Pixar behind.
Netflix dropped a second trailer for the Incredibles director's animated sci-fi noir on Thursday, Nov. 12, along with a new poster and stills. What's on Netflix spotted a familiar code in the new images: A113 is engraved on the side of Ray's new blaster.
That blaster also glows with a green energy no other weapon in the movie has, What's on Netflix reported. So the Easter egg sits on the one prop the camera keeps coming back to.
Ray Gunn opens in select theaters, including limited 70mm screenings, on Dec. 4. It streams worldwide on Netflix Dec. 18.
What is A113 in Pixar movies?
A113 was a classroom at CalArts, the California art school where Bird and a long list of future Pixar and Disney animators trained.
The number has turned up in Pixar movies since Toy Story, where it's on the license plate of Andy's mom's van. Spotting it has become a sport for Disney fans. Finding it on a Netflix movie made at Skydance Animation is a fun twist.
It fits, though. Bird directed The Incredibles, Ratatouille and Incredibles 2 for Pixar. The new poster bills him as "the director of The Incredibles and Ratatouille," so Netflix isn't shy about the Pixar link either.
What happens in Ray Gunn?
The new trailer is more about story than the September trailer. It sets up the case.
Sam Rockwell voices Ray Gunn, a washed-up ex-cop turned private eye. He works in Metropia, a city where automated "pry bots" do most of the detective work, so Ray is a bit of a dinosaur.
Bobby Cannavale's Arnold Dom hires Ray to find out if Venus Nova is cheating. Venus, voiced by Scarlett Johansson, is a scandal-magnet megastar. That job drags Ray into murder and corruption, from the city's fancy towers down to its underworld.
Bird pitched the movie as "The Maltese Falcon meets Buck Rogers," Netflix Tudum reported. Netflix describes Metropia as an alternate future "as seen from 1939," so expect Art Deco skyscrapers, flying cars and jetpacks.
Who is in the Ray Gunn voice cast?
The cast is stacked:
Sam Rockwell as Ray Gunn
Scarlett Johansson as Venus Nova
Tom Waits as Eye-Ra, Ray's one-eyed alien partner
Bobby Cannavale as Arnold Dom
Michelle Rodriguez as Roz Dexler
Matt Berry as Slugsy
Alan Tudyk as Barry Vogel
Patton Oswalt, Aasif Mandvi, Kether Donohue, Michael Chernus, Matt Jones, Kathryn Hunter and Justin Peck are also in the cast.
And yes, John Ratzenberger is in it. He voiced Hamm in Toy Story and had a role in every early Pixar movie, which made him Pixar's good luck charm. Between him, Oswalt (Remy in Ratatouille) and A113, this Netflix movie has a lot of Pixar DNA.
Is Ray Gunn OK for kids?
It's not The Incredibles. Netflix's Tudum says the movie is more mature in tone than most big animated releases.
What's on Netflix lists it as rated PG for violence, action, language, some suggestive material and thematic elements. It runs 1 hour 59 minutes. Earlier coverage had pegged it as a PG-13 movie, so families may want to watch the trailer first and check the final rating on Netflix's page.
For a kid who loves Mr. Incredible's car chases, it could work. For a 6-year-old, maybe save it for after bedtime.
Why did Ray Gunn take so long?
Bird has been trying to make it for nearly 30 years. He first set it up at Turner Feature Animation in the 1990s. A corporate merger shelved it, and he made The Iron Giant instead.
He finally got the green light in 2021 at Skydance Animation, the studio run by former Pixar chief John Lasseter. Netflix picked it up after Apple walked away, as we reported in June.
Where can you see Ray Gunn in 70mm?
Netflix has only said "select theaters" with limited 70mm screenings starting Dec. 4. It hasn't posted a theater list yet, so check local listings closer to the date.
If not, Netflix has it two weeks later, Dec. 18. Popcorn optional, A113 hunting mandatory.
Article compiled and written by Kambrea Pratt (editor-in-chief), Derek Gibbs (beat editor) and the Pirates & Princesses newsroom. Pirates & Princesses is part of WebReef Media.
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Hat Tips:
What's on Netflix (Nov. 12, 2026), the second trailer, the A113 Easter egg, the poster, plot details, rating and runtime
Netflix Tudum (Nov. 12, 2026), release dates, premise and Brad Bird's pitch
Awards Radar (Nov. 12, 2026), the official synopsis and full voice cast
Laughing Place (Sept. 23, 2026), the first trailer and cast
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