Pixar announces “cat”: Enrico Casarosa’s new film set in Venice (the same director of “Luca”))

After winning the public with Lucaset between the wonderful Cinque Terrethe Italian director Enrico Casarosa Back to collaborate with Pixar For a new animated film entitled Cat. The announcement came directly from the Annecy Festival, a reference event for animated cinema, and through the official social channels of the study.

The film is currently in production and the exit in the rooms is scheduled for theSummer 2027. This time the setting moves to the suggestive Veniceand the protagonist is not a sea boyfriend, but a Black cat named Nerowhich promises to conquer big and small with a deep and poetic story.

A cat between music, debts and friendship

The plot develops around Nerone, a feline that is rushed and with a tender heart that lives in one Magical and pictorial Venice. The cat is passionate about musicbut his passion clashes with the harsh reality: it is heavily indebted with a feline boss linked to a mysterious criminal gang. Unexpectedly, to get out of trouble, Nero will be forced to tighten a link with one human girlgiving life to an improbable but saving friendship.

The lagoon city, with its unique views and the atmosphere suspended over time, will be more than a simple background: it will be an integral part of the story, characterized by one Visual style inspired by painting and permeated by a subtle irony on superstition surrounding black cats.

The return of Casarosa and the tradition of Pixar cats

For Casarosa, Genoese transplanted to the United States, it is the second direction of a Pixar feature film after the success of Lucaappointed to Oscar in 2022. The director had already received a candidacy in 2012 for the short film The moon. In addition to the direction, Casarosa has worked for years like Storyboard Artist in successful productions such as Ratatouille, Up, Cars 2 And Coco.

With CatPixar enriches his already rich gallery of animated felines: from Machiavelli of Luca SOX of Lightyearup to Dragon of the future Toy Story 5. The film fits perfectly into the furrow of the stories where animals become powerful metaphors to talk about diversity, marginalization And authentic relationships.