Disney-Pixar is at it again, and this time the award-winning animation studio is headed into territory we never expected. After taking fans on journeys through action, adventure, sci-fi, and fantasy worlds (always with a hearty dose of heart and insight), the latest Pixar movie will be dipping into the crime-drama genre with an animated mob movie entirely set in the world of cats.
I’m really intrigued by this new film, Gatto – that’s ‘cat’ in Italian, by the way! It’s set in Venice and centers around Nero, a black street cat. The story sounds fascinating – he’s basically an outsider because he can’t swim in a city full of canals, and people there are pretty superstitious about black cats. He’s all alone until he meets Rocco, a kind of feline mob boss, who takes him under his wing and tries to get him involved in the criminal underworld. It sounds like a really unique and compelling story!
Pixar’s Gatto Trailer & Voice Cast Revealed
The first trailer fr Gatto also comes with a synopsis that makes some pretty big announcements about the cast and crew. The headlines are that Mark Ruffalo (Spider-Man: Brand New Day) and Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix, John Wick) have been cast in the lead roles of Nero and Rocco (respectively). The film is directed by Enrico Casarosa, the Italian filmmaker who also helmed Pixar’s cult-hit film, Luca.
The story synopsis for the film states that “In Gatto, after years of maneuvering the canal-ridden, superstitious city of Venice, Italy, Nero begins to question whether he’s lived the right life. Indebted to Rocco, the local feline mob boss, Nero finds himself in a quandary and is forced to forge a truly unexpected friendship that may finally lead him to his purpose—unless Venice gets the better of him first.”The “friendship” references will see Nero befriend “Maya,” a street musician who starts influencing his perspective.
While the teaser trailer doesn’t reveal the full splendor of the animation for this film, other teaser images have revealed that Gatto will mimic the still life painting styles of Italy, in an effort to “capture the painterly texture of Venice while still preserving the depth and dimension you’ve come to expect from Pixar,” Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter revealed during a studio presentation last year.
The film’s distinctive style, along with its inspiration from gangster movies, will set Gatto apart from other Pixar releases. While the Italian director brings an authentic feel to the project, the filmmakers will need to carefully handle the potentially sensitive subject matter of mob life. There’s been growing criticism of how the Mafia is portrayed in entertainment, and some groups object to its glorification. Fortunately, the fact that the characters are cats should make the film’s satirical take on the genre more palatable – audiences are generally more forgiving when cute cats are involved.
Gatto will be released in theaters on March 5, 2027.
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2026-06-11 20:13