Disney and Pixar's official Gatto trailer names 17 new voice actors, including Jason Schwartzman as a cat named Vivaldi. A Finding Nemo short, Loving Dory, will play before it on March 5.
Pixar's Venice cat movie just filled out its cast.
Disney and Pixar released the official trailer and a new poster for Gatto on Thursday, Nov. 12. The trailer's YouTube description names 17 new voice actors, joining Mark Ruffalo, Laurence Fishburne and director Enrico Casarosa, who were already announced.
The new names include John Turturro, Isabella Rossellini, Tracey Ullman, Rhys Darby and Jason Schwartzman, who voices a character named Vivaldi. In Venice. Of course he does.
Gatto opens exclusively in theaters March 5, 2027. The trailer's tagline: "this cat's on his last life."
Here's the official trailer from Pixar:
What is Pixar's Gatto about?
Ruffalo voices Nero, a scrappy black cat who has spent years working the canals of Venice, Italy. Now he's starting to wonder whether he's "lived the right lives," Disney says.
Nero owes a debt to Rocco (Fishburne), the local feline mob boss. That pushes him into an unexpected friendship that may lead him to his purpose, unless Venice gets him first.
WDW News Today described the setup a little more: Nero has to pull one last job, stealing a violin, and things go sideways when he bonds with its owner, Maja, over a shared love of opera.
Who is in the Gatto voice cast?
Here's the full list of new names from Pixar:
Bianca Babasa: Maja
Sherry Cola: Regina
John Turturro: Capitano Briganti
Rumen Sali Shopov: Papu Janko
Rhys Darby: Focaccia
Isabella Rossellini: Contessa
Natasia Demetriou: Charon
Jamie Demetriou: Plague Doctor
Jason Schwartzman: Vivaldi
Saverio Raimondo: Ugo
Jason Mantzoukas: Rico
Matt Jones: Enzo
Austin Madison: Fishmonger
Beatrice Manfredi: Martinelli
Jesse Andrews: Bartolomeo
Tracey Ullman: Luisa
Marco Calvani: Maestro Foscari
Luca fans will spot a couple of names. Raimondo voiced the bully Ercole in Luca, and Andrews co-wrote it.
What does the new Gatto poster show?
Nero, front and center, against a black background. He's grinning, with bright green eyes, one snaggletooth and a single glowing gold whisker. The poster bills Gatto as "from the studio that brought you Inside Out and Toy Story."
The credits list a screenplay by Casarosa, Tripper Clancy and Andy Siara. Pete Docter, Jonas Rivera and Kiri Hart are executive producers.
Who is making Gatto?
Enrico Casarosa directs, and Andrea Warren produces. They're the team behind Luca, the 2021 Pixar movie set on the Italian Riviera, which earned an Oscar nomination. So this is Casarosa's second trip home to Italy for Pixar.
The look is different this time. WDW News Today reported that Gatto uses brushstroke effects on the characters, plus watercolor touches and painted reflections on the water.
Oscar winner Dario Marianelli (Atonement) wrote the score. It features violin pieces co-written and performed by Slovak violinist Barbora Botosova, which makes sense for a movie about stealing one.
What short plays before Gatto?
Loving Dory, a new Finding Nemo short. Ellen DeGeneres is back as Dory, who falls for a plastic bag she thinks is a gentle jellyfish. Pixar says the romance goes from "a little clingy to outright toxic."
Lou Hamou-Lhadj writes and directs. Docter and Andrew Stanton are executive producers.
When did Disney first show Gatto?
Pixar released the first Gatto teaser on June 11, 2026, when it announced Ruffalo and Fishburne. In August, Pixar put Gatto and Ghost Market forward as its next original films.
The new trailer is the first long look since then, and the first time Pixar has named most of the supporting cast. One fun pairing: Natasia and Jamie Demetriou, who voice Charon and the Plague Doctor, are siblings.
For families planning a spring movie night, the date to circle is Friday, March 5, 2027. It's theaters only for now.
Article compiled and written by Kambrea Pratt (editor-in-chief), Derek Gibbs (beat editor) and the Pirates & Princesses newsroom. Pirates & Princesses is part of WebReef Media.
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Hat Tips:
Pixar (Nov. 12, 2026), the official trailer, the new voice cast, the synopsis, the score and the Loving Dory details
WDW News Today (Nov. 12, 2026), the trailer setup, the art style and the new poster
Disney UK Press (June 11, 2026), the first teaser and the Ruffalo and Fishburne casting
Disney Movies (Nov. 12, 2026), the release date and synopsis
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