Pixar releases first teaser for upcoming film Gatto

Pixar Animation Studios has unveiled the first teaser trailer for its next original animated feature, "Gatto," a story of feline intrigue set in the canals of Venice, Italy. The film, directed by Enrico Casarosa, is scheduled for a worldwide theatrical release on March 5, 2027.

The teaser introduces the two lead characters and their voice actors. Mark Ruffalo voices Nero, a scrappy black cat, while Laurence Fishburne voices Rocco, a ruthless feline mob boss. In the brief scene, the two cats are shown interrogating another cat about a missing stash of tuna, only to become hilariously distracted by a swinging lightbulb pull chain, a moment described as typical cat behavior.

The official synopsis describes Nero as a cat who, after years navigating Venice, begins to question his life choices. Indebted to the mob boss Rocco, Nero finds himself in a quandary and is forced to forge an unexpected friendship that may lead him to his purpose, "unless Venice gets the better of him first." Additional details from a previous preview suggest this friendship may be with a young human girl, an outsider in the city.

"Gatto" marks Casarosa's second feature film for Pixar, following the...