Pixar Announces New Theatrical Short 'Loving Dory'
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Key Points:
- Pixar unveiled first work-in-progress footage of the theatrical short Loving Dory at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, directed by Lou Hamou-Lhadj, featuring Dory's encounter with a plastic bag mistaken for a jellyfish.
- Ellen DeGeneres returns as the voice of Dory, with original composer Thomas Newman as executive producer and Nami Melumad composing the score for the short.
- Pixar also showcased scenes from the upcoming Venice-set film Gatto, directed by Enrico Casarosa, which follows a cat named Nero entangled with a feline mob boss and a street violinist named Maja.
- Key voice cast for Gatto includes Mark Ruffalo as Nero, Laurence Fishburne as mob boss Rocco, and Casarosa himself voicing a pigeon character; the film draws artistic inspiration from painters like Tintoretto and Monet.
- Gatto is scheduled for release on March 5, 2027, with the animation team having completed 50% of the work as of the festival.
