Nero, the Black Cat: Pixar reveals the trailer, released on 3 March 2027

On 12 November 2026, Disney released the trailer for Nero, the Black Cat, Pixar's next animated feature film, directed by Enrico Casarosa. It is neither a sequel nor a remake: this original film follows a black cat in Venice and opens in cinemas in France on 3 March 2027.

Nero, the Black Cat: a Venetian cat on his last life

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The film's original title is Gatto, the Italian word for "cat". Pete Docter, Pixar's chief creative officer, revealed this title and a first image at the Annecy Festival in June 2025. A short teaser followed in summer 2026, before this trailer, which shows more of the story.

Nero is a Venetian alley cat with ties to the city's feline mafia, and he has already used up eight of his nine lives. Meeting a young street musician, a violinist, leads him to question the meaning of his life.

The film also looks different from previous Pixar films: the characters and sets are modelled in 3D, then the artists paint over them, giving a look close to hand drawing, pastel or watercolour. The trailer also shows a land of the dead in black and white.

Enrico Casarosa directed Luca for the studio in 2021, and Andrea Warren is producing Nero, the Black Cat. Disney is distributing the film in cinemas. Luca already had its own cat, Machiavelli, which Loungefly turned into a mini backpack in 2026.

Loungefly 2026: the Luca Machiavelli mini backpack

The bag shows Machiavelli in cream and brown faux fur: his ears stick out from the top of the bag, his paws are on the front pocket and he holds a fish in his mouth. More fish decorate the straps. It measures 9 in (22.8 cm) wide, 10.5 in (26.6 cm) high and 4.5 in (11.4 cm) deep.

The other Loungefly Pixar bags and accessories released in 2026 feature Toy Story, Up, Monsters, Inc., A Bug's Life and Elemental.

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