Disney Developing ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Live-Action Sequel

Preview:

• A sequel to the live-action ‘Lilo & Stitch’ is in development.
• Disney is hoping for another hit.
• There are no details on a creative team yet.
  
  All it took to get Disney back on the live-action bandwagon was one hit.

It was, at least, a big hit as the live-action remake of 2002 animated outing ‘Lilo & Stitch’ has been making piles of money at the box office since it hit theaters at the end of May.

The movie, which follows an adorable blue alien creature crash landing on Earth in Hawaii and bonding with a young girl, has made more than $400,000 domestically and is climbing towards a billion worldwide.

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Which means that Disney –– which had been considering scaling down its animated-to-live-action pipeline after the lack of success with ‘Snow White’ –– is now developing a ‘Stitch’ sequel, which will see the critter getting up to more chaos.

The studio made the announcement in a social media post featuring Stitch himself…

It’s certainly welcome news for Disney, which has also seen trouble with Pixar’s ‘Elio’ –– the latest original title from the Emeryville company that resides under the Mouse House’s banner –– which has struggled against competition for family audiences from ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ (which represents Disney rivals DreamWorks getting in on the animation-to-live-action movement) and ‘Stitch’ itself.

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What’s the story of ‘Lilo & Stitch’?

Stitch in Disney’s live-action ‘Lilo & Stitch’. Photo courtesy of Disney. © 2025 Disney Enterprises Inc. All Rights Reserved.

While there are small tweaks to the narrative, the 2025 ‘Lilo & Stitch’ outing largely recycles the ‘toon version’s tale of an alien experiment who escapes from the outer space lab where it was created, steals a spaceship and crashes on Earth, where he is adopted by Lilo (Maia Kealoha) and older sister Nani (Sydney Elizebeth Agudong).

The creature creates all sorts of problems for the siblings with his anarchic ways, but he comes to learn the true meaning of “Ohana” –– family.

This latest version was directed by Dean Fleischer Camp (‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’) from a script by Chris Kekaniokalani Bright and Mike Van Waes.

Chris Sanders, who co-wrote and directed the original alongside Dean DeBlois, returned to voice Stitch.

Who is working on the ‘Lilo & Stitch’ sequel?

(L to R) Stitch and Maia Kealoha as Lilo in Disney’s live-action ‘Lilo & Stitch’. Photo courtesy of Disney. © 2024 Disney Enterprises Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Despite the announcement, Disney has yet to confirm any details for a creative team this time around. We’d imagine Camp will get first crack at directing and the writers may already be at work on a new script.

Kealoha and Agudong are likely to be back as Lilo and Nani, and much of the cast would probably return (unless the new movie takes place in an entirely new location).

There’s precedent for this –– the original has long since spawned sequels (mostly straight to home entertainment) and TV series.

And not forgetting the billions in Stitch-themed merchandising sales.

When will the ‘Lilo & Stitch’ sequel be in theaters?

(L to R) Stitch in Disney’s live-action ‘Lilo & Stitch’. Photo courtesy of Disney. © 2025 Disney Enterprises Inc. All Rights Reserved.

In keeping with the other details, Disney has yet to confirm when this one might be out.

Next up from the studio in terms of remade animated movies is the live-action take on ‘Moana’, which has a July 10th, 2026 release date set.

(L to R) Maia Kealoha as Lilo and Sydney Agudong as Nani in Disney’s live-action ‘Lilo & Stitch’. Photo by Matt Kennedy. © 2025 Disney Enterprises Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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