Pixar is returning to Italy for new original film Gatto by Enrico Casarosa about a cat living in the iconic lagoon city of Venice.
The CGI powerhouse announced the upcoming movie during a presentation at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on Friday as well as on its Instagram account.
The drama follows a black cat named Nero who lives lin Venice. Indebted to a feline mob boss, he is forced to forge an unexpected friendship that may finally lead him to his purpose.
Currently in production, the movie is scheduled to hit cinemas in 2027.
Casarosa previously directed the Oscar-nominated Italian Riviera-set movie Luca (2022) and short film Boy on the Moon (2012) for Pixar.
The Italian-born, U.S.-based animator and director joined the studio in 2002, and has also previously worked as a story artist on Cars, Ratatouille, Up, Cars 2 and Coco as well as head of story on The Good Dinosaur.
Friday’s presentation in Annecy, led by Pixar Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter, also showed 25 minutes from upcoming movie release Elio; footage from Hoppers, about a teenage nature lover who places her mind in a robotic beaver to get closer to the animal kingdom, and the opening sequence of Toy Story 5, which is due out next summer.
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