Disney Announces Live-Action ‘Lilo & Stitch 2’ is Now in Development
by Alex Billington
June 26, 2025
Source: YouTube
“Should’ve known he couldn’t keep a secret…” 🏝 Happy 626 Day, Lilo & Stitch fans! (Aka “National Stitch Day”!) Disney has officially announced that a sequel to the live-action Lilo & Stitch movie is currently in development now – no release date set yet. The live-action version of the animated classic open in theaters worldwide in May 2025 earlier this summer. It was a huge hit (currently earned $914 million worldwide) and fans love it, so they’re already happy to start making another one. The original Lilo & Stitch animated movie opened in 2002 and they actually did make a direct-to-home-video sequel for it back in 2005 titled Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch. Though I expect this live-action sequel to go in a different direction. 2025 Lilo & Stitch director Dean Fleischer Camp is expected to return with the cast: Maia Kealoha as Lilo, Sydney Elizebeth Agudong as Nani, Billy Magnussen, Tia Carrere, Hannah Waddingham, with Courtney B. Vance, and Zach Galifianakis. This is just an announcement in celebration of “626 Day”, confirming the sequel is in the works. But no other details are available just yet – stay tuned. Who’s excited?
Here’s the announcement video for Dean Fleischer Camp’s live-action Lilo & Stitch 2, from YouTube:
a special message from the #LiloAndStitch creator himself, Chris Sanders! pic.twitter.com/Otyj5z5vza
— Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) June 26, 2025
You can rewatch the teasers for the live-action Lilo & Stitch movie here and the full official trailer here.
A remake of the 2002 animated movie that’s written & directed by Dean DeBlois & Chris Sanders. Telling the story of the bond formed between a lonely human girl named Lilo and artificially-created koala-like extraterrestrial named Stitch, who’s engineered to be a force of destruction. Other aliens, social workers, and the warmth of the bond of family figure into the proceedings. Lilo & Stitch is directed by American filmmaker Dean Fleischer Camp, director of the beloved Marcel the Shell with Shoes On film, plus many other short films, docs, and other clever projects. The screenplay is written by Chris Kekaniokalani Bright. Based on the original Lilo & Stitch movie written by Chris Sanders & Dean DeBlois. Produced by Jonathan Eirich and Dan Lin. Made by Walt Disney Pictures and Rideback Productions. Disney released the new Lilo & Stitch movie in theaters nationwide starting on May 23rd, 2025 this summer. Have you seen it already?
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