What to know about Pixar’s Gatto
- Release date: Pixar’s animated film Gatto is scheduled to arrive in theaters on March 5, 2027.
- Story and setting: The Venice-set adventure follows Nero, a stray cat whose trouble with a crime boss leads him toward an unexpected friendship.
- Voice cast: Mark Ruffalo voices Nero, while Laurence Fishburne voices the feline crime boss Rocco.
- Animation style: The film combines traditional 3D hand-painted textures with modern CGI.
Pixar’s Gatto is an original animated adventure directed by Enrico Casarosa, the director of Luca. Its first trailer introduces a story about Venice, two unruly cats and an unlikely friendship, with the film scheduled to reach theaters on March 5, 2027.
What is Gatto’s story about in Venice?
Gatto follows Nero, a street-smart black stray voiced by Mark Ruffalo, through the winding canals of Venice, Italy. After accumulating a dangerous debt with local feline crime boss Rocco, voiced by Laurence Fishburne, Nero is drawn into a partnership with Maya, a human street artist who claims him as her own.
Gatto centers on Nero’s struggle to escape a crime-related debt and find a different direction in life. The film pairs a Venetian street caper with a story about friendship and purpose.
Nero hates getting his paws wet, has a strong connection to music and begins to question whether he has spent his nine lives on the wrong things. Maya’s friendship challenges the cynical stray to reconsider what matters beyond running scams.
How does Gatto change Pixar’s visual style?
Gatto combines traditional 3D hand-painted textures with modern CGI, giving the animated film a tactile, painterly look. Production designer Daniela Strijleva shaped the film’s visual aesthetic.
Gatto uses hand-painted textures and computer-generated imagery in the same animated feature. That combination distinguishes its visual approach from a conventional, consistently polished CGI style.
The trailer foregrounds brushstroke-heavy animation and the Italian coastal atmosphere associated with Casarosa’s work. Its visual experimentation also places Gatto alongside animated films such as Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Forgotten Island, which have explored distinctive styles.
Gatto brings together expressive animation, a Venice setting and voice performances by Ruffalo and Fishburne. The trailer presents the film as an original Pixar project built around an alley-cat story rather than an established franchise.
Gatto is scheduled for release on March 5, 2027, and its trailer offers a first look at Pixar’s new animated adventure. The film’s Venice setting, cat characters and painterly animation are central to what viewers can compare with Pixar’s Toy Story films.
Common questions about Gatto
When is Pixar’s Gatto coming out?
Gatto is scheduled to open in theaters on March 5, 2027.
Who directs Gatto?
Enrico Casarosa, who directed Luca, directs Gatto.
Who voices the cats in Gatto?
Mark Ruffalo voices Nero, and Laurence Fishburne voices Rocco, the feline crime boss.
What animation style does Gatto use?
Gatto blends traditional 3D hand-painted textures with modern CGI.
Where does Gatto take place?
Gatto is set in Venice, Italy, where stray cat Nero navigates the city’s canals and streets.
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