Here's a New Look at "Lilo & Stitch" Live-Action Remake

Yara Sameh

Disney released Friday a new taste of the live-action version of “Lilo & Stitch”, starring Maia Kealoha as Lilo Pelekai.

The company revealed the first look at the CGI Stitch at this year’s D23, but at the D23 Brazil Disney on Friday, new up-close look at the beloved blue alien.

In the new up-close, Stitch is hanging out in Lilo’s room in the photo with a lei around his neck.

The still offers a much clearer look at his fur and its different blues, which was faithfully adapted from the original animated movie.

A slew of items is also spotted on the walls and in the bed, with Stitch is unquestionably the star of the show.

The reboot follows the original film, released in 2002 and written and directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois.

The animated “Lilo & Stitch” follows a 6-year-old Lilo and her older sister Nani, who live in Hawaii and adopt a blue extraterrestrial creature nicknamed Stitch. In this live-action adaptation, Stitch will be brought to life using CGI.

“Lilo & Stitch” has seen plenty of spinoffs, including “Stitch! The Movie,” “Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch” and “Leroy & Stitch.” “Lilo & Stitch: The Series,” a TV show spinoff, ran on Disney Channel and ABC Kids from 2003 to 2006.

Sydney Agudong stars as Nani in the live-action adaptation, with Sanders reprising his voice role as Stitch.

Newcomer Zach Galifianakis stars as Dr. Jumba Jookiba, the mad scientist creator of Stitch. Billy Magnussen plays Agent Pleakley, an agent of the United Galactic Federation sent to seek out Dr. Jumba. Courtney B. Vance plays Cobra Bubbles, a social worker in charge of Lilo. Tia Carrere, who voiced Nani in the original film, will play Mrs. Kekoa. Mrs. Hasagawa’s voice actor, Amy Hill, also joins the cast as Tūtū, alongside Jason Scott Lee, who played David Kawena in the animated film.

Oscar-nominated “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On” filmmaker Dean Fleischer Camp directed the film, with a screenplay from Chris Kekaniokalani Bright.

Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich of Rideback produce, with Ryan Halprin, Tom C. Peitzman and Louie Provost executive producing.

The live-action Lilo & Stitch is set to hit theaters on May 23, 2025.