Gatto (film)

Gatto is an upcoming American animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Enrico Casarosa, 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.

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

• Mark Ruffalo as Nero, a black stray cat ^{[2] [3]} who dislikes water, likes music, and befriends Maya, a human street artist who adopts him against his will.^{[4] [1]}
• Laurence Fishburne as Rocco, a cat mob boss.^[3]
• Enrico Casarosa as Saverio, a slapstick pigeon.^[5]

Gatto is scheduled to be released in the United States by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on March 5, 2027.^[8] 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".^[9] 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 ,^[10] 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 .^[8]

• Official website
• Gatto at IMDb
• Gatto at Pixar.com