The live-action adaptation of Disney's Lilo & Stitch is set to crash-land in theaters later this week, bringing the animated 2002 film to an entirely new dimension. Taking the director's seat for the film is Dean Fleischer Camp, who once again blends live-action and animation to bring beloved characters to the screen after previously working on Marcel the Shell with Shoes On. Producing Lilo & Stitch is Jonathan Eirich, who returns from previous Disney live-action adaptations Aladdin and Haunted Mansion.
Lilo & Stitch stars first-time feature breakout Maia Kealoha and Sydney Adugong as sisters, Lilo and Nani, with Chris Sanders returning to voice the adorably chaotic Stitch. Zach Galifianakis and Billy Magnussen step in as fan-favorite aliens, Jumba and Pleakley, with Courtney B. Vance as Cobra Bubbles, and Hannah Waddingham as Grand Councilwoman.
In an interview with Collider's Perri Nemiroff, Fleischer Camp discusses the differences between working on an indie live-action/animation project like Marcel the Shell with Shoes On and a major Disney production like Lilo & Stitch, and why a meeting between Stitch and Marcel probably wouldn't last very long. Fleischer Camp and Eirich also talk about upholding the heart of the original Lilo & Stitch to deliver on fan expectations, and how Eirich's previous work on live-action Disney adaptations was utilized in the upcoming film.
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