Disney and Pixar's Nero of the Water City Sets Spring 2027 Japan Release
The film marks Pixar's first cat-led feature and a new visual style mixing hand-drawn and CG, with Luca director Enrico Casarosa returning to an Italian setting.
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Disney and Pixar announced Nero of the Water City, a new animated feature set in Venice, Italy, about a black cat named Nero. The film is directed by Enrico Casarosa, who directed Luca, and blends hand-drawn painting with 3DCG. It is the studio's first animated feature with a cat protagonist. A teaser poster and trailer were released alongside the announcement.
Disney and Pixar's Nero of the Water City, directed by Enrico Casarosa (Luca), is set for a spring 2027 release in Japan. The film follows Nero, a black cat living in Venice who is considered unlucky by superstitious locals. A teaser poster and trailer show Nero alongside the underworld boss cat Rocco, voiced by Laurence Fishburne. Mark Ruffalo voices Nero. The film blends hand-drawn painting touches with 3DCG, a departure from previous Pixar works. Andrea Warren (Luca, Cars 3) produces, and Pete Docter (Up, Inside Out, Soul) is executive producer.
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