Disney is making a live-action remake of the classic animated movie Lilo & Stitch – this is everything we know about the new version of the story, including updated news on the voice cast.
The Disney remakes show no sign of slowing down. We’ve already had live-action iterations of Cinderella, Aladdin, The Lion King, The Jungle Book, Dumbo, and Mulan.
2023 was the year of The Little Mermaid, with Halle Bailey, Melissa McCarthy, and Javier Bardem starring. While Dwayne Johnson recently announced a live-action Moana movie, which even had fans of the movie screaming “too soon.”
But that won’t stop the Mouse House when there’s money to be made, and so there’s also a new Lilo & Stitch planned. This is everything we know about the forthcoming film, including cast and plot.
Is there a release date?
Lilo & Stitch will release in theatres on May 23, 2025.
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After being in development for multiple years, the movie is finally set to drop during the middle of 2025.
Lilo & Stitch cast – Who’s in it?
The cast for Lilo & Stitch is coming together nicely. Here are the lead actors who will be performing live-action duties on the remake. Plus details of who is in line to voice lovable/lethal alien Stitch.
- Maia Kealoha is Lilo
- Sydney Elizebeth Agudong is Nani
- Zach Galifianakis is Dr. Joomba Jookiba
- Billy Magnussen is Agent Pleakley
- Kaipo Dudoit is David Kawena
- Tia Carrere is Mrs. Keoka
- Courtney B Vance is Cobra Bubbles
- Amy Hill is Tūtū
- Chris Sanders
Chris Sanders will once again voice Stitch. Sanders co-wrote and co-directed the original 2002 movie alongside Dean DeBlois. The new version has been written by Moana scribe Chris Kekaniokalani Bright, and will be directed by Marcel the Shell with the Shoes On helmer Dean Fleischer Camp.
Is there a trailer?
Disney released the first small teaser trailer for Lilo & Stitch on November 25, 2024.
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The footage is brief but showcases Stitch getting up to all sorts of mischief, the lovable little creature doing its best to knock down as many sand castles as possible.
On December 18, Disney dropped a second teaser trailer for the upcoming film, this one similarly promoting the silliness and humor of the character.
The footage begins with a Lion King-style spoof and the phrase, “long live the King” before cutting to a shot of Stitch being held up in a similar way to Simba.
Lilo & Stitch plot – What’s it about?
The official synopsis for Lilo & Stitch from Disney itself reads as the following:
“A live-action reimagining of Disney’s 2002 animated classic, Lilo & Stitch is the wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family.”
In the animated series, Lilo struggles to find her place in the world after losing her parents. And while her big sister Nani steps up as the adult figure in her life, the two fight and cannot always see eye to eye.
Stitch’s arrival on Earth changes the course of Lilo’s life forever, so expect this live-action film to include some laughs as well as some heartful moments too.
