{"id":743733,"date":"2026-06-17T23:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T23:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/743733\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T23:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T23:30:14","slug":"ray-gunn-fails-to-get-a-theatrical-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/743733\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Ray Gunn&#8221; Fails To Get A Theatrical Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ray-gunn-fails-to-get-a-theatrical-run.jpg\" data-caption=\"Netflix, Skydance Animation\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ray-gunn-fails-to-get-a-theatrical-run.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"ray-gunn-fails-to-get-a-theatrical-run\"\/><\/a>Netflix, Skydance Animation<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Iron Giant\u201d and \u201cThe Incredibles\u201d director Brad Bird\u2019s upcoming animated feature \u201cRay Gunn\u201d has reportedly failed attempts to get a run on the big screen.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/creative-content\/movies\/netflix-theatrical-efforts-omit-animated-features-analysis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Wrap<\/a>, the film\u2019s team tried to nab the vacant two-week Thanksgiving IMAX theatrical release slot originally meant for Greta Gerwig\u2019s \u201cNarnia: The Magician\u2019s Nephew\u201d which was pushed to 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Bird\u2019s team argued it was an ideal replacement and would thrive on premium large-format screens.  Netflix instead gave the slot to David Fincher\u2019s \u201cThe Adventures of Cliff Booth\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Fincher reportedly wasn\u2019t even seeking a major theatrical release and seemingly doesn\u2019t care much about one.<\/p>\n<p>Adding to the mess is that Skydance Animation is behind the film, and ongoing tensions between Netflix and Paramount\/Skydance have left neither side eager to invest in a major theatrical push.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s frustrating for the filmmakers as the movie reportedly received high test scores at a recent Arizona screening even as there have reportedly been struggles over the film\u2019s runtime and rating. <\/p>\n<p>Sam Rockwell stars as the titular Ray Gunn, a hardened private detective and the last human in a galaxy populated by alien beings, who becomes drawn into a complex mystery. Scarlett Johansson co-stars.<\/p>\n<p>Previous article<a href=\"https:\/\/www.darkhorizons.com\/wagner-moura-is-the-oceans-prequel-villain\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wagner Moura Is The \u201cOceans\u201d Prequel Villain<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next article<a href=\"https:\/\/www.darkhorizons.com\/second-trailer-spider-man-brand-new-day\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Second Trailer: \u201cSpider-Man: Brand New Day\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Netflix, Skydance Animation \u201cThe Iron Giant\u201d and \u201cThe Incredibles\u201d director Brad Bird\u2019s upcoming animated feature \u201cRay Gunn\u201d has&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":743734,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[112110,49,48,75,337],"class_list":["post-743733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-bigslider","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/743733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=743733"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/743733\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/743734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=743733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=743733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=743733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}