At D23, Disney unveiled the mischievous alien in its live-action remake of animated hit Lilo & Stitch. The CGI-generated Sitch literally burst through the screen to reveal that the movie will premiere in simmer 2025. (You can see it below.)
No exact date was announced; the studio currently has two summer dates next year on hold, May 23 and Aug. 8.
Besides the Stitch first look, no footage of the humans in Lilo & Stitch was shared. Newcomer Maia Kealoha is set to play Lilo in the live-action version of the Hawaii-set 2002 animated pic, originally developed for Disney+ before shifting to a theatrical release.
Dean Fleischer Camp (Marcel the Shell with Shoes On) idirects the film, which also stars Zach Galifianakis and Billy Magnussen. It follows the relationship between a lonely girl named Lilo and Stitch, an alien engineered to be a force of destruction.
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Chris Kekaniokalani Bright scripted the new film, from a previous draft by Mike Van Waes. Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich will produce for Rideback, with Ryan Halprin exec producing for the company.
Experiment 626 has entered the chat! The live-action #LiloAndStitch is coming only to theaters in Summer 2025! pic.twitter.com/rtnyX22j4R
— Disney D23 (@DisneyD23) August 10, 2024
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