Disney's Favorite Blue Alien Stitch Returns in Adorable Teaser for Live-ActionLilo & StitchMovie

Mar. 15, 2025

Stitch is up to no good in Disney’s first teaser for the live-actionLilo & Stitch.

Chris Sanders, the voice actor, filmmaker and animator who originally created Stitch and co-wrote and co-directed the original 2002 animated movie with Dean DeBlois, returns to voice Stitch again in the live-action version. As for the film’s other title character, newcomer Maia Kealoha leads the cast as Lilo Pelekai, a little girl in Hawaii who adopts Experiment 626, a.k.a. Stitch, before forming a lifelong bond with the little alien faster than you can say ‘ohana.

Stitch in Lilo & Stitch.Courtesy of Disney

Courtesy of Disney

According to an official film synopsis,Lilo & Stitch"tells a story of the bond formed between a lonely human girl named Lilo and a dog-like alien named Stitch, who was genetically engineered to be a force of destruction."

“With nosy social workers and pursuing aliens banging on the door, the two bond over a shared sense of family and win the day,” the synopsis adds.

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Also in the cast are Sydney Agudong as Nani, Lilo’s sister, plus Kahiau Machado as David Kawena, Nani’s love interest and Lilo’s friend. Rounding out the cast areZach Galifianakis,Billy Magnussen,Courtney B. VanceandAmy Hill.Tia Carrere, who voiced Nani in the original animated film, plays Mrs. Kekoa, a social worker. Original David voice actorJason Scott Leealso makes an appearance.

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Lilo & Stitch poster.DISNEY

DISNEY

Maia told PEOPLE about her excitement for the role back in May, revealing that “my jaw literally dropped and I couldn’t even believe it.”

“I rung my dad and I said, ‘I did it! I’m Lilo! I’m Lilo!’ And then they grabbed me and we jumped up and down,” she added at the time. Asked howshe’s similar to her on-screen character, the Hawaii native responded, “I would say we really love crafts.”

“In terms of our rooms, she has a lot of toys in her room and I don’t really have toys,” Maia added. “I would say I’m a crafty girl.”

Lilo & Stitchis in theaters May 23, 2025.

source: people.com