We finally get a first glimpse of our favorite, quirky ‘Ohana’ back together! Chris Sanders returns as Stitch in the highly anticipated live-action reimagining of Disney’s 2002 animated classic; in theaters May 23.
Chris Sanders returns as the voice of the famed, fluffy renegade Stitch in Disney’s live-action/CGI hybrid comedy adventure, Lilo & Stitch. And we finally get a glimpse of our favorite, quirky “Ohana” back together!
Disney’s reimagining of the original, 2002 animated classic tells the story of an unlikely familial bond formed by a lonely Hawaiian girl named Lilo and a “cuddly,” fugitive alien named Stitch, who is genetically engineered by a mad scientist to wreak havoc in the universe.
The film stars Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Billy Magnussen, Tia Carrere, Hannah Waddingham, and Chris Sanders, with Courtney B. Vance, and Zach Galifianakis, and introduces Maia Kealoha.
Lilo & Stitch is directed by Dean Fleischer Camp (Marcel the Shell with Shoes On) from a script penned by Chris Kekaniokalani Bright and Mike Van Waes. Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich, p.g.a. are producing, with Tom Peitzman, Ryan Halprin, Louie Provost, and Thomas Schumacher serving as executive producers.
The adaptation’s creative team includes production designer Todd Cherniawsky (Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Trek: Picard) and visual effects supervisor Craig Hammack (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Black Panther, Tomorrowland). VFX on the film are being handled by Clear Angle Studios, Day For Nite, DNEG, DNEG/Redefine, ILM, ILM Stagecraft, Lola VFX, Luma Pictures, MPC, Rodeo FX, SDFX Studios, and Sony Pictures Imageworks.
Lilo & Stitch hits theaters May 23, 2025.
Source: Walt Disney Studios
Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network.
