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Gatto
A black cat hanging upside down, with another cat's hand holding its foot. Behind him, there is a landscape of Venice at night, with the moon shining.
Teaser poster
Directed byEnrico Casarosa
Produced byAndrea Warren
Starring
Production
company
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures[a]
Release date
  • March 5, 2027 (2027-03-05)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Gatto is an upcoming American animated gangster comedy film directed by Enrico Casarosa and produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It stars the voices of Mark Ruffalo, Laurence Fishburne and Casarosa. Set in Venice, Italy, the story follows a black cat named Nero (Ruffalo), who begins to question whether he is living the right life.

Casarosa began developing his next original Pixar feature film after Luca (2021), with the film being announced in October 2022. The title was first officially announced as Gatto in June 2025, with initial cast members being announced the following year. The film blends a 2D hand-painted style with computer animation.

Gatto is scheduled to be released in the United States on March 5, 2027.

Premise

Nero, a black cat living in Venice, Italy, begins to question whether he is living the right life.[1]

Voice cast

Production

In October 2022, Enrico Casarosa announced on Twitter that he was developing a new original feature film for Pixar.[6][7] At the 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June, Pixar's chief creative officer Pete Docter officially announced the film titled Gatto, with Andrea Warren serving as the producer, and showed a first image of the film with the main character in the Venetian canals.[1] Pixar's art director, Gastón Ugarte, reported that said image was not concept art, but the final look that the film would have.[2] The film blends a 2D hand-painted style with computer animation.[1][2]

In May 2026, it was revealed that Mark Ruffalo would voice Nero.[2] The following month, with the release of the teaser trailer, it was revealed that Laurence Fishburne joined the cast.[3] At the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 26, Casarosa announced that he would voice Saverio.[5]

Animation work on the film is projected to be completed in November 2026.[8]

Release

Gatto is scheduled to be released in the United States by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on March 5, 2027.[9] It was previously scheduled for June 18, 2027, before being pushed forward three months.[1] On August 2, 2024, the film's original release date was reserved for an "untitled Pixar film".[10] On September 25, 2025, it was announced that the film would share its release date with Sony Pictures Animation's Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse,[11] but on December 22, 2025, Disney brought forward the film to its current release date to avoid competition with Beyond the Spider-Verse as well as DreamWorks Animation's Shrek 5.[9]

Notes

  1. ↑ Distributed under the Walt Disney Pictures banner.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Giruad, Kevin (June 13, 2025). "Pixar Announces All New Original Film Gatto, Sneaks Joan Cusack's Toy Story 5 Return and Presents Hoppers Exclusive Footage at Annecy". Variety. Archived from the original on June 13, 2025. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Amber Rutherford (May 19, 2026). "Pixar's Gatto Promo Image Is Reportedly Final Film Look, Not Concept Art". 80.lv.
  3. 1 2 3 Gatto - Teaser Trailer - In Theaters March 5, 2027 (Video). June 11, 2026. Event occurs at 0:59. Retrieved June 11, 2026 – via YouTube.
  4. ↑ Amidi, Amid. "Pixar Announces 'Gatto', New Original Feature From Enrico Casarosa". Cartoon Brew.
  5. 1 2 D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 26, 2026). "Pixar Announces New Theatrical Short Loving Dory; Shows Finished Gatto Scenes – Annecy". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  6. ↑ Enrico Casarosa [@sketchcrawl] (October 7, 2022). "A sequel is not currently in the works. I love Luca and it's characters of course … but I'm developing a new original film" (Tweet). Retrieved June 15, 2025 – via Twitter.
  7. ↑ Ed Aguila (October 8, 2022). "Pixar Director Gives Major Update On Luca Sequel". insidethemagic.net.
  8. ↑ Ka-Chow! We got a lightning round of questions about Pixar's upcoming movies interview video clip
  9. 1 2 D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 22, 2025). "Disney Moves Around Ready Or Not 2, Dog Stars & Pixar's Gatto In 2026 & 2027 Release Calendars". Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  10. ↑ Vary, Adam B. (August 2, 2024). "Marvel Removes 2026 Title, Searchlight's A Real Pain Moves to November in Major Disney Release Date Update". Variety. Archived from the original on August 2, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  11. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 25, 2025). "Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse Swings Onto Pixar's Gatto Father's Day Weekend 2027". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 25, 2025. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
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