Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, V for Vendetta, Darkest Hour, Kubo and the Two Strings, Anna Karenina, Paddington in Peru, The Boxtrolls, Bumblebee) has been tapped to score Pixar Animation Studios’ upcoming feature Gatto. The film, which will also feature violin compositions co-written and performed by Slovak violinist Barbora Botošová, is directed by Enrico Casarosa (Luca) and features the voices of Mark Ruffalo, Laurence Fishburne, Casarosa himself, Bianca Babaşa, Sherry Cola, John Turturro, Rumen Sali Shopov, Rhys Darby, Isabella Rossellini, Jamie Demetriou, Natasia Demetriou, Jason Schwartzman, Jason Mantzoukas, Saverio Raimondo, Matt Jones, Beatrice Manfredi, Austin Madison, Jesse Andrews, Tracey Ullman and Marco Calvani. The movie tells the story of a cat who – after years of maneuvering the canal-ridden city of Venice, Italy – begins to question whether he’s lived the right lives and is forced to forge a truly unexpected friendship that may finally lead him to his purpose. Andrea Warren is producing the project. Gatto will be released in theaters nationwide on March 5, 2027 by Walt Disney Pictures.
Marianelli’s other recent projects LAIKA Studios’ Wildwood, which is currently playing in theaters nationwide.