Lilo & Stitch is one of my all-time favorite Disney movies, and a big part of that is its very distinct style. Disney’s animation usually keeps within the same house style, but Lilo & Stitch was a little oddball made in Disney’s now defunct Florida animation studio — a labor of love from directors Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois — so it was able to get a bit weird.
Alas, the Disney live-action remake machine comes for all movies in the end, so it seems, and Lilo & Stitch is one of two live action reduxes of Disney animated movies coming out next year. We’ve previously seen glimpses of the beloved blue alien before, but here he is destroying a sandcastle version of the iconic Disney logo! Adorable!
Like the How to Train Your Dragon live-action trailer that came out last week, the best-looking part of this live-action teaser… is actually the animated component. Though, to be fair, Disney hasn’t really revealed much more than just Stitch.
And he does look pretty good, all things considered, but I guess I’m just curious about how the gorgeous watercolors of Lilo & Stitch will translate to live action. The answer is, they probably won’t, but hey — a gal can dream!
The new movie comes from Marcel the Shell With Shoes On director Dean Fleischer Camp. Sanders returns to the role of Stitch, with newcomer Maia Kealoha as Lilo, and Zach Galifianakis and Billy Magnussen voicing aliens Jumba and Pleakley, respectively.
The new Lilo & Stitch comes out on May 23, 2025.
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