Pixar has released a new trailer for “Gatto,” an original animated feature about a mobster cat on his last life. The story centers on Nero, a scrappy black feline living in Venice, Italy. The film is scheduled to arrive in theaters on March 5, 2027.
Mark Ruffalo voices Nero, who is indebted to Rocco, the local feline mob boss voiced by Laurence Fishburne. The film’s official synopsis says Nero has been questioning whether he has lived the right lives in the city of canals. He is forced into an unexpected friendship that may finally lead him to discover his purpose.
The voice cast also includes Bianca Babaşa as Maja; Sherry Cola as Regina; John Turturro as Capitano Briganti; Rumen Sali Shopov as Papu Janko; Rhys Darby as Focaccia; Isabella Rossellini as Contessa; Natasia Demetriou as Charon; Jamie Demetriou as Plague Doctor; Jason Schwartzman as Vivaldi; Saverio Raimondo as Ugo; Jason Mantzoukas as Rico; Matt Jones as Enzo; Austin Madison as Fishmonger; Beatrice Manfredi as Martinelli; Jesse Andrews as Bartolomeo; Tracey Ullman as Luisa; and Marco Calvani as Maestro Foscari.
Enrico Casarosa directs “Gatto,” and Andrea Warren produces. The film follows the pair’s Oscar-nominated feature “Luca.” Dario Marianelli, an Academy Award winner for “Atonement,” composed the original score. The music features violin compositions co-written and performed by Slovak violinist Barbora Botošová.