‘Lilo and Stitch’ live action movie reveals its CGI Stitch

Brace yourselves for the little furry blue ball of chaos that is Stitch in Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch remake.

While the big Walt Disney Pictures panel at the D23 fan event on Friday was devoid of much Lilo & Stitch news, it did showcase the first look at animation for the CGI-powered Stitch of the upcoming film, directed by Dean Fleischer Camp of Marcel the Shell With Shoes On fame.

The festivities, which included new looks at the live-action Snow White, Tron: Aresand Freaky Friday sequel Freakier Fridaywere interrupted by CGI Lilo jumping onto the screen at the convention center in Anaheim, Calif. That was the first glimpse of how the primarily live-action remake of the 2002 animated Disney classic will render the alien furball, which was then released to the general public on social media.

The film will be released in theaters next summer with a cast that includes Chris Sanders, who voiced Stitch in the original movie, again voicing the character in CGI form.

Written and directed by Sanders and Dean DeBlois, the animated Lilo & Stitch followed an orphaned Hawaiian girl named Lilo Pelekai, who is raised by her older sister Nani after their parents’ death. When Lilo encounters a mysterious alien, she takes him in as her new “dog” and renames him Stitch.

Maia Kealoha will now play Lilo in live-action form for the new movie, while Sydney Elizabeth Agudong plays Nani, and Kaipo Dudoit plays Nani’s love interest, David Kawena. Other alums from the original, including Tia Carrere (the original Nani) and Amy Hill (the original Mrs. Hasagawa), will now be incorporated into different roles for the remake. Carrere will play a new character named Mrs. Kekoa, while Hill will play another new character named Tūtū.

Also confirmed for the cast are Billy Magnussen, Courtney B. Vance, and Zach Galifianakis

Lilo & Stitch is the latest in a long line of Disney animated titles getting the live-action treatment. D23 also came with a new look at Snow Whitewhich stars West Side Story and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes breakout Rachel Zegler as the Disney princess and Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen.

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Other sneak peeks were featured, such as Avatar: Fire and Ash, Agatha All Along, Daredevil: Born Again, Moana 2and Zootopia 2.

A release date has not been revealed for Lilo & Stitchbut two untitled Disney projects are currently on the calendar for release next year on May 23, 2025 and Aug. 8, 2025. See the new look at Stitch of Lilo & Stitch above.