In “Gatto,” after years of maneuvering the canal-ridden, superstitious city of Venice, Italy, Nero (voiced by Mark Ruffalo) begins to question whether he’s lived the right lives. Indebted to Rocco (voiced by Laurence Fishburne), 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. “Gatto” is directed by Enrico Casarosa and produced by Andrea Warren, the filmmaking team behind the Oscar®-nominated feature “Luca.”
Additionally, “Loving Dory,” a new animated short from Disney and Pixar set in the world of “Finding Nemo,” will play in theaters ahead of “Gatto.” Ellen DeGeneres returns as the voice of Dory in the short, which follows the forgetful blue tang fish as she finds herself in a hapless “meet-cute” with a plastic bag. Mistaking it for a gentle jellyfish, she’s moved by its curious nature and falls head-over-fins in love. But it doesn’t take long for her new romantic entanglement to escalate from a little clingy to outright toxic – and in desperate need of intervention! The short is written and directed by Lou Hamou-Lhadj, produced by Mary Alice Drumm and executive produced by Academy Award® winners Pete Docter and Andrew Stanton.
“Gatto” and “Loving Dory” release exclusively in theaters March 5, 2027.
Together with the trailer, Disney/Pixar also release a new movie poster that features Gatto, the black cat.
