Pixar kündigt den gesamten neuen Originalfilm ‚Gatto‘ von ‚Luca‘ Regisseur bei Annecy an

“Gatto”, expected in summer 2027, comes from the filmmaking team behind “Luca,” – director Enrico Casarosa and producer Andrea Warren. Casarosa’s directorial debut feature now turned fan-favorite due to his loveable characters and lush Italian settings, “Luca” was the first Pixar film to be released exclusively on Disney+, as Hollywood execs struggled to adapt to the pandemic’s shifting tides. 

Since then, DisneyPixar has —to all animation fans’ greatest pleasure— pivoted back to a worldwide theatrical release strategy, paired with exclusive premieres. Annecy crowds may well be the very first audience to discover “Gatto” in June 2027.

This new Pixar film returns to Italy, Casarosa’s birth country, this time to Venice, where, after years of maneuvering the sea-side, extraordinary city, a black cat named Nero begins to question whether he’s lived the right lives. 

A partial music-lover —at least, his tail is— and non-swimming feline who is indebted to a local feline mob boss, Nero finds himself in a quandary and is forced to forge a truly unexpected friendship with Maya, a street artist that adopts him against his will.

Together, those two individuals form an odd couple, but this relation might finally lead Nero to find his purpose…. unless the mysterious and dark side of Venice gets the better of him first.

The Annecy crowd cheered the announcement and went wild as Docter unveiled animation tests of a distinct, unique hand-painted look, something Pixar has never shown before. The film appears to be rich in colors from Venetian settings, and blends 2D hand paint textures with cutting-edge CG animation. 

As “Luca” continues to delight Pixar fans and family audiences alike, “Gatto” is scheduled for summer 2027. “Luca” was re-released last year, along with two other COVID-struck Pixar films “Red” and “Soul”, and is now streaming exclusively on Disney+.