‘Lilo And Stitch’ Live-Action Remake Coming From Disney
Time for yet another live-action Disney remake.Lilo and Stitchis following in the footsteps ofCinderella,Beauty and the Beast,The Jungle Bookand many more as Disney plans to make a live-action remake of the 2002 animated film.Dan LinandJonathan Eirich, who arealsoworking on the live-actionAladdinremake, will produce. TheLilo and Stitchlive-action remake is said to be a live-action/CG hybrid.
I guess sooner or later, every animated Disney film will have a live-action remake. You hear that,Oliver & Company? Hang in there!The Hollywood Reporterbroke the news about theLilo and Stitchlive-action remake, and it’s not clear where it’s headed – theatersorstreaming. That’s a key distinction now, because Disney is working on two different kinds of live-action remakes: those destined for the big screen, likeDumbo,AladdinandThe Lion King, and those which will likely debut on their upcoming streaming service, likeThe Sword in the StoneandLady and the Tramp. THR simply says the film is “intended for theatrical release or for Disney’s streaming service that launches in 2019,” so things could go either way here.
The originalLilo and Stitchopened in 2002, and followed a lonely girl who befriends an alien. Here’s the trailer.
Lilo and Stitch
And here’s the original film’s synopsis:
A tale of a young girl’s close encounter with the galaxy’s most wanted extraterrestrial. Lilo is a lonely Hawaiian girl who adopts a small ugly “dog,” whom she names Stitch. Stitch would be the perfect pet if he weren’t in reality a genetic experiment who has escaped from an alien planet and crash-landed on Earth. Through her love, faith and unwavering belief in ohana, the Hawaiian concept of family, Lilo helps unlock Stitch’s heart and gives him the ability to care for someone else.
Iguessthis could work in live-action? It would be a bit likeE.T., perhaps. Still, Disney’s insistence on going through their animated catalogue and rebooting everything is getting a bit tiresome. Do something new! Disney has hired relatively fresh writer Mike Van Waes to pen theLilo and Stitchscript. Van Waes' most notable credit is the upcomingThe Crooked Man, another entry inThe Conjuringuniverse, spun-off fromThe Conjuring 2. Dan Lin, producer ofThe LEGO Movieand Jonathan Eirich, producer of Netflix’s live-actionDeath Note,will serve as producers on the project. Lin and Eirich are also handing producing duties on the live-actionAladdin, directed by Guy Ritchie.
