Pixar is heading to Venice for a new animated adventure. The studio is taking audiences to Italy for an adventure filled with cats, crime, and unexpected friendships. The studio has released the first full-length trailer for Gatto, featuring Mark Ruffalo as a black cat caught in the city’s feline underworld.
The new trailer offers a closer look at Nero’s problems, but fans will have to wait until next year to see whether he can escape Rocco and find a new purpose.
Check out the Gatto trailer below:
What happens in the Gatto trailer?
Directed by Enrico Casarosa, who previously helmed Pixar’s Luca, the film follows Nero, a street-smart cat who has spent years navigating Venice. However, wonders whether he has made the most of his nine lives.
Nero owes a debt to Rocco, a ruthless feline mob boss voiced by Laurence Fishburne. That debt puts him in a difficult position and forces him to make choices that could change his life. The trailer shows Nero trying to escape Rocco’s criminal network while forming an unexpected friendship with a human woman.
The footage also gives viewers a closer look at the film’s version of Venice, where cats have their own criminal networks and rules. Its mix of feline characters, Italian settings, and supernatural elements gives Gatto a different direction from Pixar’s previous films.
Ruffalo and Fishburne lead a voice cast that also includes Bianca Babaşa as Maja, Sherry Cola as Regina, John Turturro as Capitano Briganti, Rhys Darby as Focaccia, Isabella Rossellini as Contessa, and Jason Schwartzman as Vivaldi. Other cast members include Natasia Demetriou, Jamie Demetriou, Jason Mantzoukas, Tracey Ullman, and Marco Calvani.
Casarosa directs the film from Pixar Animation Studios, with Andrea Warren producing and Pete Docter serving as executive producer. Casarosa previously directed Luca, which also drew on Italian settings and culture. His earlier Pixar credits include story work on Ratatouille, Up, Cars 2 and Coco.
The film’s original score comes from Academy Award-winning composer Dario Marianelli, known for Atonement. Slovak violinist Barbora Botošová also co-wrote and performs violin compositions for the soundtrack.
Disney will release Gatto in theaters on March 5, 2027.
Originally reported on ComingSoon.
