Lilo & Stitch (2025 film)

Lilo & Stitch is an upcoming American science fiction film directed by Dean Fleischer Camp and written by Chris Kekaniokalani Bright. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Rideback, the film will be a live-action/CGI remake of Disney's 2002 animated film Lilo & Stitch. It will star Maia Kealoha as Lilo Pelekai, with Lilo & Stitch writer-director Chris Sanders reprising his voice role as Stitch. Zach Galifianakis, Sydney Agudong, Billy Magnussen, Courtney B. Vance, and original cast members Tia Carrere, Amy Hill, and Jason Scott Lee will also star.
Lilo & Stitch is scheduled to be released in the United States by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures in summer 2025.
== Premise ==
The film tells the story of "the bond formed between a lonely human girl named Lilo and a dog-like alien named Stitch, who is engineered to be a force of destruction. Pursuing aliens, social workers, and the idea of the bond of family figure into the proceedings."
== Cast ==
== Marketing ==
A first look at the film's live-action Stitch design was revealed at the 2024 D23 convention. Screen Rant and Collider both reacted positively to the reveal.
== Release ==
In November 2020, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter reported that Disney had not determined whether the film would be released theatrically or through Disney+. In November 2022, it was confirmed via a casting call that the film will be produced for a direct-to-streaming Disney+ release. In August 2024, the film was shifted to a summer 2025 theatrical release.
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