Disney and Pixar have released a new “Gatto” trailer featuring actor Mark Ruffalo as Nero, a black cat navigating Venice’s criminal underworld while running out of lives.
The studios unveiled the trailer and poster on Thursday, along with an expanded voice cast. Director Enrico Casarosa and producer Andrea Warren, the filmmaking team behind “Luca”, return for the animated adventure.
Ruffalo voices Nero, who owes a debt to local feline mob boss Rocco, played by Laurence Fishburne. His predicament leads him towards an unexpected friendship with street musician Maja, voiced by Bianca Babaşa.
As Nero reaches the last of his nine lives, that friendship offers him a chance to reconsider his choices and find a different purpose.
The trailer explores the film’s nine-lives premise, including Nero’s discovery that death does not necessarily end his story. Venice’s canals and streets provide the setting for his attempts to escape trouble.
Newly announced cast members include Sherry Cola as Regina, John Turturro as Capitano Briganti, Rhys Darby as Focaccia and Isabella Rossellini as Contessa.
Natasia Demetriou voices Charon, while Jamie Demetriou plays the Plague Doctor. Jason Schwartzman joins as Vivaldi, Jason Mantzoukas as Rico and Tracey Ullman as Luisa.
Other additions include Rumen Sali Shopov, Matt Jones and Marco Calvani. Casarosa also has a voice role.
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Oscar-winning composer Dario Marianelli, whose credits include “Atonement”, is writing the original score. The music also features violinist Barbora Botošová.
Cinema audiences will see a second Pixar story alongside the feature. A new animated short, “Loving Dory”, returns to the world of “Finding Nemo”, with Ellen DeGeneres reprising her role as Dory.
Lou Hamou-Lhadj writes and directs the short, which follows the forgetful blue tang through an unexpected romantic encounter.
“Gatto” and “Loving Dory” are scheduled to open exclusively in cinemas on March 5, 2027.
