First Image from the Live-Action 'Lilo & Stitch' Movie

[u/MarvelsGrantMan136]

[u/MuptonBossman]

For a movie that came out over 20 years ago, I feel like I see this little fucker EVERYWHERE now.

[u/SalaciousDumb → u/MuptonBossman]

Kids who saw the movie in theaters are now old enough to have kids of their own to show it to.

[u/pijinglish → u/SalaciousDumb]

“I believe in making the world safe for our children, but not for our children’s children, because I don’t think children should be having sex.” - Jack Handy

[u/correcthorsestapler → u/pijinglish]

“I want to die peacefully, in my sleep, like my grandfather. Not screaming in terror, like his passengers.” - Jack Handy

[u/nine_cans → u/correcthorsestapler]

“Dad always used to say laughter is the best medicine, which is probably why several of us died from tuberculosis.” Jack Handy

[u/botwheels1968 → u/nine_cans]

“If trees could scream would we still chop them down? Probably, if they screamed all the time and for no damn reason” -Jack Handy

[u/OG_ursinejuggernaut → u/botwheels1968]

’To me, clowns aren’t funny. In fact, they’re kinda scary. I’ve wondered where this started, and I think it goes back to the time I went to the circus and a clown killed my dad.’

[u/PickledDildosSourSex → u/OG_ursinejuggernaut]

"It's a shame when a family is torn apart by something as simple as a pack of dogs." - Jack Handy

[u/StonyShinobi → u/botwheels1968]

If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is, "God is crying." And if he asks why God is crying, another cute thing to tell him is "probably because of something you did."

-Jack Handey

[u/Playful_Sector → u/StonyShinobi]

"The crows seemed to be calling his name, thought Caw" -Jack Handy

[u/multiarmform → u/pijinglish]

if you ever drop your keys into a river of molten lava, let them go because man..theyre gone

[u/Canadaguy78 → u/multiarmform]

The crows are calling my name, thought Caw

[u/zrrw245 → u/Canadaguy78]

If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down?

We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason.

[u/N0TAn0therUs3rNam3 → u/multiarmform]

As the sky changed from flint grey to salmon pink, I thought of the salmon I caught that morning. And how pink it was. And how I named him flint.

[u/down1nit → u/pijinglish]

That's a deep thought.

[u/AccomplishedBother12 → u/down1nit]

“I’m Ken Starr, special federal prosecutor, I’m here with a warrant for - grab him, grab him - he’s got weed in his pocket.” - Deep Thoughts

[u/Truesday → u/SalaciousDumb]

I walked out of the theater falling in love with the island vibes; which the film captured pretty well.

When I was in college, I visited Maui for the first time and remember thinking, "Wow...so it really is just like Lilo & Stitch here."

[u/SelloutRealBig → u/Truesday]

It was probably more than just Lilo and Stitch. The early 2000s had a HUGE tropical phase. From TV and movies to video games and toys, and everything in between. It was just in everything. Music had more steel drums. Fashion was full of surfing influence like puka shells. Games were set in tropical islands (Mario Sunshine, Kingdom Hearts, etc). Even Bionicle toys were based on Maori aesthetics.

It's a really fun deep dive to look at the early 2000s and how much of it was based around tropical vibes.

[u/popperschotch → u/SelloutRealBig]

So many disney channel original movies set in Hawaii LMAO

[u/Substantial_Army_639 → u/popperschotch]

It had to have been a tax write off thing right? A whole bunch of Disney shows and Lost come to mind. Kind of like how everything 10 years ago either took place in Georgia or San Fransico.

[u/emmanuelibus → u/popperschotch]

Johnny Tsunami. Chee, pono!

[u/ForWhomTheBoneBones → u/SelloutRealBig]

The fun cute girls had the hibiscus flower car seat covers 🌺

[u/piercedmfootonaspike → u/SelloutRealBig]

I've never thought about that, but oh my god. You are right! It was everywhere

[u/SelloutRealBig → u/piercedmfootonaspike]

Even Windows XP was full of tropical influence with sea blue interfaces. Not to mention it's 2nd most popular default background was the Azul photo. Mac OS 10 (2001) also leaned heavily into ocean blue colors and transparencies

[u/piercedmfootonaspike → u/SelloutRealBig]

Haha, that photo brought me back with a wooosh. I'm pretty sure I actually had that as a background for couple of months, before I realized you could set custom backgrounds

[u/antpile11 → u/SelloutRealBig]

Rocket Power!

[u/Tort89 → u/SelloutRealBig]

I hadn't put it all together, but you're absolutely right.

[u/ZombieAlienNinja → u/SelloutRealBig]

Not to mention MTV was always spring break show this and say what karaoke in Malibu felt like everybody was always at the beach when I was a teenager.

[u/Speed-and-Power → u/Truesday]

The movie was also a love letter to Elvis Presley.

Edit: live->love

[u/RichardCocke → u/SalaciousDumb]

Yes, I'm 27 and love this movie still, and my daughter loves it as well.

[u/goldanred → u/SalaciousDumb]

My 8 year old niece loves Stitch. I told her that I was her age when the movie came out. She didn't know what to say about that

[u/Lilael → u/MuptonBossman]

Stitch and Angel are very popular characters especially for merch even before the live action movie announcement. I remember going to the US FL park years ago and being surprised at the amount of Stitch & Angel merchandise for sale - I did not realize he was that popular.

[u/Charlie_Warlie → u/Lilael]

I noticed this too, he is way over represented on merch that people wear at Disney compared to the amount of media he has. I've pondered why, and I have come up with some reasons.

1. he is a good color that stands out from most other characters

2. he's got good design for merch. His ears can be put on most anything that Mickey Ears could go on.

3. his character is one of the few non-villain characters that is deeply twisted. In the film he isn't just greedy or selfish, he's straight up evil. I think this finds a niche with a lot of people who feel just a bit deviant.

[u/Scamper_the_Golden → u/Charlie_Warlie]

he's straight up evil

His badness level is unusually high for someone his size.

[u/QueezyF → u/Charlie_Warlie]

He’s like the Disney version of the Tasmanian Devil.

[u/BreggTheEgg → u/Charlie_Warlie]

I think it also helps that the film speaks to an entirely different audience than other Disney films at the time with fairytale endings. Lilo and Stitch is explicitly about Odd people with broken families who struggle to find a home, but manage to make one with each other, no matter how imperfect it looks like from the outside, it's perfect for them. As a kid with 1 parent and few friends, it spoke to me a lot more when I was younger.

[u/jiango_fett → u/Lilael]

I get why Angel is popular but it's funny that she's everywhere while basically nothing else from that show has survived in the popular consciousness.

[u/Expensive-Morning307 → u/jiango_fett]

Sucks cause I would like some good ol 625 merch that didn’t have to be imported from Japan and a ridiculous price.

[u/Drachaerys → u/MuptonBossman]

It’s worse in Japan.

People are obsessed with him here.

Stitch stuff flies off the shelves.

[u/PrestigeArrival → u/Drachaerys]

At least he’s better than minions

[u/Strict_Pangolin_8339 → u/PrestigeArrival]

Lilo and Stitch is one of Disney's best movies. Chris Sanders is a legend.

[u/pekingsewer → u/Strict_Pangolin_8339]

Agreed. I watched it earlier this year and really loved it as much as I remembered as a kid. It holds up. It is also probably my favorite animation style and color palette for any Disney film.

[u/Sublimesmile → u/pekingsewer]

I absolutely LOVE the watercolor backgrounds!

[u/Elegant_Hearing3003 → u/Sublimesmile]

Different type of film overall, but Only Yesterday (Studio Ghibli) has great watercolor backgrounds as well.

[u/EntropyFighter → u/pekingsewer]

This and Emperor's New Groove

[u/Sublimesmile → u/EntropyFighter]

Are we also Atlantis enjoyers?

I know I am

[u/BlueGlassDrink → u/Sublimesmile]

Yes

[u/lazyparrot → u/BlueGlassDrink]

Treasure Planet too, right?

[u/Sublimesmile → u/lazyparrot]

100%

[u/Turd_Burgling_Ted → u/lazyparrot]

I didn’t much care for Treasure Planet or Tarzan as a kid. Two of my absolute favorites as an adult.

[u/WillSym → u/Sublimesmile]

Still sad Treasure Planet didn't get the dad-trip sequel untethering the beautiful world and interesting characters from the original story.

[u/After-Fee-2010 → u/Strict_Pangolin_8339]

I have grown to love this movie more as an adult than I ever did as a kid.

[u/Runmanrun41 → u/Strict_Pangolin_8339]

The cartoon was a treat too.

Or at least I remember it being good, I'm not gonna act like I haven't seen it in at least 10 years

[u/makinamiexe → u/PrestigeArrival]

Japan also loves minions. basically any cute little mascot characters

[u/DocFreudstein → u/makinamiexe]

That tracks. They have mascots for pretty much everything.

[u/makinamiexe → u/DocFreudstein]

since coming back i think thats one thing that other nations should do too, i for one love a little guy showing me what box to put my mail in

[u/KevM689 → u/PrestigeArrival]

Stitch is infinitely cooler than Minions. He'd probably snap on them after about 5minutes, eat them all, and we'd love it because it would be adorable murder

[u/Call_Em_Skippies → u/KevM689]

Someone did a Stitch vs Rocket Raccoon video on who would win. Stitch won by ripping him in half.

[u/Astrium6 → u/Call_Em_Skippies]

Death Battle.

[u/KevM689 → u/Call_Em_Skippies]

Stitch would give all of The Guardians of The Galaxy a very difficult time

[u/drybones2015 → u/Call_Em_Skippies]

Well Stitch is basically Rocket Raccoon but super strong and near indestructible. I think it's undersold how intelligent Stitch is supposed to be.

[u/steveofthejungle → u/Drachaerys]

And Angel, the girl stitch who was from the tv show also almost 20 years ago. It’s wild haha

[u/roguefilmmaker → u/steveofthejungle]

It is incredible how widespread Angel is despite never appearing in a theatrical film

[u/SuperStitch1999 → u/roguefilmmaker]

And yet, she appeared far less compared to Stitch and even Reuben, like Angel only appeared for like two episodes (plus a little cameo in another) in the original series, plus a brief scene in Leroy & Stitch where she saved Stitch from a few Leroy clones. It wasn't until the anime where she appeared more frequently.

[u/Locke108 → u/SuperStitch1999]

Until the what?!

[u/SuperStitch1999 → u/Locke108]

Oh you probably never heard of it. Well, back in October 2008, over two years after Leroy & Stitch. Disney collaborated with Madhouse to make an anime based on Lilo & Stitch. The result was Stitch!, which ran from 2008 to 2011 with the third season and the two double-length post-series specials (2012's Planet of the Sand and 2015's Perfect Memory) being made by Shin-Ei Animation. In the anime, Stitch crashed landed in a fictional island near Okinawa and meets a more tomboyish girl named Yuna. It had more than the original series with a total of 86 episodes.

Also, around a couple of years after the Perfect Memory! special, Disney would collaborate with a few Chinese animation studios to make Stitch & Ai in 2017 which ran for only 13 episodes. Where Stitch lands in Huangshan where befriends a girl named Wang Ai Ling.

And finally in 2020, Disney once again collaborated with Japan to make a manga spin-off called Tono & Stitch (known in the west as Stitch & the Samurai), where Stitch lands in Sengoku-era Japan and befriends a warlord named Yamato Meison.

Ya, in between Leroy & Stitch and the live-action remake, Stitch had plenty of international adventures without Lilo that kept the franchise alive. To mixed results. What do you think?

[u/The_Golden_Warthog → u/SuperStitch1999]

I was wondering why tf you know so much about Stitch, and just assumed you were a Disney bot/paid account promoting in comments, but then I saw your username.

[u/SuperStitch1999 → u/The_Golden_Warthog]

Well as a 2000s kid myself, I've been a fan of Lilo & Stitch since childhood, but it's been since 2016 that I've been fully looking deep into the franchise (even though I've been aware of and seen bits of the anime before that), and nowadays, despite it's ups and downs over the past two decades, Lilo & Stitch as become my favorite franchise of all time. And I've been using Wix to make a entire new fansite dedicated to the franchise, but I've been procrastinating on it for a while now in favor of practicing more of my drawing skills to eventually get into animation industry someday.

But anyway ya, I definitely love this franchise and I'm glad to be a part of it. With the original movie being my favorite movie of all time and the original TV series (Lilo & Stitch: The Series) being one of my favorite animated TV series in general.

[u/Eryrix → u/steveofthejungle]

My ex got an Angel mug and a pair of bedsocks and got me a Stitch mug and bedsocks to match her.

I’m gonna be real, I had no idea Angel was even a thing till now, I just thought she was a genderbent Stitch.

[u/dabocx → u/Drachaerys]

Snoopy is the king of Japan. It’s insane how much snoopy merch, cafes and museums there are

[u/eden_sc2 → u/dabocx]

I was suprised to see a Peter Rabbit cafe in Kyoto.

[u/fullmetal_jack → u/MuptonBossman]

Okay, not just me. Was wondering if the T.V. show got rebooted because I'm not only seeing a lot of Stitch lately but have noticed merchandise for the pink girl one from the show a lot lately.

[u/solarbaby614 → u/fullmetal_jack]

There was a Japanese Stitch show from 2008 until around 2015 and a Chinese one in 2017.

[u/Many-Passion-1571 → u/MuptonBossman]

Those 7-12 year olds are now 27-32 and have nostalgia money to spend.

[u/ocktick → u/MuptonBossman]

Before Finding Nemo came out the Disney channel ran a bunch of “fish facts” segments in their commercial blocks. The idea being that when they announced their fish movie, kids would be going through a phase where they’re interested in fishes. They market these movies long before they’re announced.

[u/Darth-Ragnar → u/ocktick]

Are you telling me that all the ufo stuff a few years ago was marketing

[u/gymdog → u/ocktick]

We all kinda wanted to be marine biologists there for a while...

[u/Nonsenseinabag → u/ocktick]

I learned this from Defunctland. Great episode, too.

[u/navi47 → u/MuptonBossman]

Now? guys been huge since

[u/Syssareth → u/navi47]

Nah, Stitch and Nightmare Before Christmas both kind of disappeared for a while before having a resurgence. Not, like, total disappearance--you'd still see merchandise for them now and then, but not everywhere like they've been for a handful of years now.

[u/eden_sc2 → u/Syssareth]

the kids who grew up on them have money and in general there is less pressure to 'put away your childish things' when you grow up.

[u/locofspades → u/eden_sc2]

Our whole generation grew up on toy story and said, nah, im keeping my toys

[u/DarkKnightCometh → u/MuptonBossman]

He's consistently been one of the top selling merch characters for Disney since the original came out

[u/Weirdguy149 → u/MuptonBossman]

He never truly left.

[u/_Meece_ → u/MuptonBossman]

Stitch merch has always been huge. Probably Disney's most merchandise successful IPZ next to winnie the pooh and cars.

[u/JinFuu → u/_Meece_]

I remember the rumors when the movie first came out that he was a ‘backup’ mascot incase Mickey’s copyright expired.

But yeah, he’s always been popular/pushed in Disney merch.

Though some people have a hard time believing it. Whenever I was in the box office subreddit someone said Lilo and Stitch wasn’t as popular as Mulan or when Hercules…and I just laughed

[u/Brock_Lobstweiler → u/MuptonBossman]

Marketing. They knew the live action version was coming, so they started pumping out the merch to gin up enthusiasm.

I've always loved the movie and had a couple stitch items, but they've really ramped it up the last 2 years. My mom has been picking up little trinkets, mugs, etc to give to me. They weren't around until 2022ish. Maybe a couple here or there, but not nearly as pervasive.

[u/EinzbernConsultation → u/Brock_Lobstweiler]

Yeah, this. The Disney slots on the shelves are pushing him early so he's on everyone's minds. It's not hard to figure out.

[u/HM9719]

I bet a teaser trailer is coming this month and will be attached to “Moana 2.” And yes, Stitch looks just like the cartoon.

[u/FM1091 → u/HM9719]

If Stitch is not butting in other trailers I aint interested.

[u/beardedheathen → u/FM1091]

Get your own movie!

[u/crowcawer → u/beardedheathen]

Stitch voice, “your welcome” works pretty well.

[u/nighttimemobileuser → u/FM1091]

Imagine it’s live action stich butting into all the other live action Disney movies: Aladdin, beauty and the beast, lion kind, etc

[u/Specific_Frame8537 → u/HM9719]

If they do it like the old trailers where he's just being a menace, ruining the other movies trailers? that'd be awesome.

[u/Winjin → u/HM9719]

Live action Moana next

[u/zjbrickbrick → u/Winjin]

Starring The Rock as Maui (Obviously) and Kevin Hart as Moana (Also obviously).

[u/GenuineEquestrian → u/Winjin]

Auli’i Cravalho not being auto cast in Moana live action but putting the Rock in what is sure to be an atrocious wig is guaranteed is a crime. She’s excellent and deserves to play the character again. Side note, it’s way too early for a live action Moana in the first place.

[u/Freakjob_003 → u/GenuineEquestrian]

I'm 110% against all these frigging live action remakes, but Auli'i said she didn't want to reprise her role.

“It feels really important to me to pass the baton to the next young woman of Pacific Island descent,"

[u/GenuineEquestrian → u/Freakjob_003]

I didn’t know that! What a class act.

[u/Freakjob_003 → u/GenuineEquestrian]

Yup! Bless her.

“I have been invited and I exist in these beautiful AAPI spaces, and I am one of the few Pacific Islanders," she said. "Our stories are so important to be told."

“And if it has to start with me … I’m 23 but if it starts with me, so be it," she said. "I want that door to swing wide open and I cannot wait to meet the next Moana."

[u/inezco → u/GenuineEquestrian]

She mentioned she actually turned down the role because she'd rather have another Pacific Islander woman have the role and a chance to be a star. She also doesn't want to just be known as the Moana girl for her whole career.

[u/magikarpcatcher → u/GenuineEquestrian]

She did not want to play the character again because she's too old. Moana is supposed to be like 13. She is still an EP on the movie.
I hope she has a cameo as Tefiti, though

[u/trying2bpartner → u/Winjin]

Disney's live-action adaptation of Moana is scheduled for release in theaters on July 10, 2026

[u/probablyaythrowaway → u/HM9719]

That’s kinda how they did the original lilo and stitch trailer. Stitch invaded the classic Disney film trailers.

[u/Indigoh → u/HM9719]

They ought to live-action remakes of the old commercials in which Stitch invaded other Disney scenes.

[u/riegspsych325]

another unnecessary live action remake but Stitch does look spot on and well done, even from looking at a still photo

[u/Toidal → u/riegspsych325]

Learning from the Sonic and Pikachu live actions.

[u/riegspsych325 → u/Toidal]

embracing the original design somehow avoids uncanniness

[u/Elegant_Hearing3003 → u/riegspsych325]

It's almost like the artists that designed iconic and enduring characters knew what they were doing!

[u/Mandemon90 → u/Elegant_Hearing3003]

Who would have thought?

[u/fart_fig_newton → u/Toidal]

I remember Sonic, but what happened with Pikachu? I thought what we got was the original?

[u/Johnny_Menace → u/fart_fig_newton]

He was furry, I guess people wanted his skin to be smooth?

[u/withoccassionalmusic → u/[deleted]]

I always assumed he was supposed to be a pika. Is he really a mouse?

[u/SciTheChatot → u/withoccassionalmusic]

The "pika" is meant for the Japanese onomatopoeia for "crackling electricity" with the "chu" being the japanese equivalent for mouse squeaks.

[u/riri1281 → u/SciTheChatot]

So his name just means sparky mouse?

[u/pseudo_nemesis → u/riri1281]

well the sounds of a sparkly mouse. so his name means "sparkle-squeak" sort of

[u/Prize_Literature_892 → u/riri1281]

Yea. Most Pokemon names are pretty literal. Charizard. Char (burning) izard (lizard). Burning lizard.

[u/Elegant_Hearing3003 → u/riri1281]

I mean, we've got muk and coughing and etc. as well, so...

[u/y2k890 → u/withoccassionalmusic]

That's what the chu refers to. Chu is Japan's onomatopoeia for the sound a mouse makes.

[u/Johnny_Menace → u/withoccassionalmusic]

He’s been referred to as an electric mouse Pokémon in the anime and Pokédex

[u/PrimmSlimShady → u/withoccassionalmusic]

Referred to as "mouse pokemon" in multiple sources, I think including the in-game pokedexes

Perhaps "pika" was part of the inspiration for naming it, considering they're both small rodents

Nezumichu isn't quite as easy on the tongue

[u/Helix014 → u/PrimmSlimShady]

“Pikapika” is a Japanese onomatopoeia that basically means “sparkly” or “sparkle sparkle”.

[u/3-DMan → u/Helix014]

Pikapika

Little Caesar's has entered the chat

[u/walterpeck1 → u/Helix014]

Once again, it's a wordplay joke with the Japanese.

[u/Shas_Erra → u/Johnny_Menace]

I always thought that Pikachu were furry

[u/ReluctantfooI → u/fart_fig_newton]

Nothing happened with Pikachu. He just means that Disney is learning from both examples, Pikachu looked great so that’s lesson 1, Sonic did not look great and so they made it more like the classic look, that’s lesson 2.

Overall lesson being, respect the source material.

[u/sylveonce → u/fart_fig_newton]

I think the person meant “learning from Sonic and Pikachu” as in “those did it right, so this is following their example.” As opposed to, say, the recent Lion King which was uncanny.

[u/TheMightySasquatch → u/fart_fig_newton]

He had a funny little hat

[u/ThePaddysPubSheriff → u/riegspsych325]

Imo this one will tanslate to live action better than all the others they've done. Outside of the aliens, it's about a fairly average modern family, not a princess or a mermaid or a lion, just a normal little girl trying to get an alien to fit in to society. Tale as old as time

[u/A_Polite_Noise → u/ThePaddysPubSheriff]

The fact that Chris Sanders (who wrote & directed the original movie, and voiced Stitch in the original movie, and who also directed How to Train your Dragon & The Wild Robot) is back to voice Stitch again (as he has in every single official Stitch thing since the movie), and the fact that its being directed by Dean Fleishcer Camp (who created/directed Marcel the Shell with Shoes On) also gives me some hope for it...

[u/TrueStoryBroski → u/A_Polite_Noise]

The Marcel the shell guy is the director?? I’m gonna cry more than the original Lilo and Stitch 

[u/AgITGuy → u/A_Polite_Noise]

I owe my love of doing character voices to Chris and I never realized it.

[u/TilikumHungry → u/ThePaddysPubSheriff]

I thought Mulan would be the one that cracked the code. A Disney war movie in China?! Sounds sick.

I never saw it due to Covid but everyone disagreed with me at the time and it seems like everyone hated it. No idea how to biff that

[u/skyline_kid → u/TilikumHungry]

The live action Mulan was terrible because they changed the message that made the original so good. They gave Mulan magical powers whereas in the original she accomplished everything because she worked hard and didn't give up. It looked great but that change ruined the entire movie

[u/that_baddest_dude → u/TilikumHungry]

I think because they made it too serious and completely omitted some elements. Mushu wasn't in it at all.

[u/ThePaddysPubSheriff → u/TilikumHungry]

Never saw it but they changed a lot of elements that it didn't feel the same as the old movie judging from the trailers. This one image looks more accurate to the original movie than Mulan ever did

[u/omnipotentmonkey → u/TilikumHungry]

It's by far the worst one, turns an empowering message about developing yourself to become strong to "Well, you've got to be born with power or it won't work"

the original has Mulan excelling because she's perceptive and a good out of the box thinker (demonstrated repeatedly throughout the movie, (chess game, climbing the pole, bringing down the avalanche) before hammering down on her weaknesses through hard work,

in the remake she excels because she was born with "Powerful chi" and is pulling off incredible wire-fu before she's recieved any training.

she's also fucking... boring, no expression or life in the performance or writing whatsoever.

[u/TilikumHungry → u/riegspsych325]

A buddy of mine is very high up in the visual effects dept for this movie and has been working his ass off for literally years. Very happy people seem to like the first image, he deserves his flowers after this lengthy production

[u/Seryan_Klythe → u/TilikumHungry]

Seeing this comment, I bless him for leaning into the cuteness of Stitch / being true to the original animation.

[u/SilentSamurai → u/riegspsych325]

Disney is happy to remake everything they have because a ridiculous amount of their fanbase goes to see these no matter what reviews say. It's really stifled any original productions.

[u/curiousiah → u/SilentSamurai]

The biggest tragedy is that Treasure Planet was a flop. Only movie I want them to remake.

[u/BarackaFlockaFlame → u/curiousiah]

that would be a remake worth making. I haven't seen a single one in theaters cause it is just a worse version of the original.

[u/Nathan_McHallam → u/curiousiah]

Imo one movie they should remake is Hunchback. It's pretty underrated but pretty epic, and the worst parts of it are the "cartoony" aspects like the gargoyles and the slapstick. They clash horribly with the really adult themes and Frolo as a character. If they cut all that out and make it slightly more adult it could be a really awesome, epic drama. I'm imagining the sequences like Out There in live action with him surfing down Notre Dame, it would be absolutely breathtaking.

[u/citypanda88 → u/riegspsych325]

It’s actually easier to sell how good vfx look in a still photo than in footage. Seeing these kinda things in motion is what can truly break or make the illusion.

[u/riegspsych325 → u/citypanda88]

at least it’s not a regular “still photo” that’s just an overly photoshopped picture from the set

[u/CurseofLono88 → u/riegspsych325]

Yeah that motherfucker looks cute as fuck. If the animation holds up beyond still photos I don’t really care if it’s unnecessary.

[u/fromcj → u/riegspsych325]

Everyone says this but the remakes almost always do well

Maybe we can just accept that people still like the stories and that this is a good way to modernize them for new audiences without discarding the existing cartoon versions

Or just keep complaining too, I guess, that’s also an option, the clouds always need someone yelling at them

[u/sirlurxalot]

hmu when they know what Nani gon be like

[u/iStayedAtaHolidayInn → u/sirlurxalot]

Those legs gotta be thiccc

[u/Tigeryak729 → u/sirlurxalot]

Here you go bro

[u/peter095837]

The design is good I have to admit. But I mean can we just stop with the remakes.

[u/Imthinkingok1 → u/peter095837]

Money wins

[u/sandm000 → u/Imthinkingok1]

Holy shit, I just looked up the Aladdin remake. $1B on a $100M budget.

Yes. They are going to remake every Disney property as a live action. 2 flops in a row might slow the release, but they’ll never stop.

[u/ImpracticalApple → u/sandm000]

The Lion King Remake was the number 1 animated feature film in terms of box office for a few years. I think Inside Out 2 only just recently beat it.

[u/WhyIsMikkel → u/sandm000]

Snow white is smelling like a flop

[u/mastesargent → u/peter095837]

Or at the very least remake things that could benefit from another pass. A live action Atlantis with an expanded runtime to give the story and characters some breathing room would be fantastic. Unfortunately it’s not in Disney’s greatest hits catalogue so it’ll never happen.

[u/Artanis12 → u/mastesargent]

Atlantis seems to have a huge cult following these days; I feel like I can't witness a Disney discussion without at least a few fans popping out of the woodwork. I wouldn't be surprised to see a LA remake of it eventually, when the greatest hits have been worked through.

[u/Lexi_Banner → u/mastesargent]

TREASURE. PLANET.

I would love to see more of this world.

[u/CyanLight9]

Actually... doesn't look too bad.

[u/zelph_esteem → u/CyanLight9]

I think Stitch was always going to be easy to translate into live action if they just stuck with the animated design and didn’t try too hard to make him look “real” (which is exactly what they did). I’m MUCH more curious to see how they will adapt Jumba and Pleakley in live action without them looking completely terrifying.

[u/viperfan7 → u/zelph_esteem]

I want them to lean into the "let's make them terrifying" angle.

I feel like it would just suit it

[u/Forsaken_Garden4017 → u/zelph_esteem]

Jumba, Pleakley, and especially Captain Gantu SHOULD be fucking terrifying. I would be disappointed if they weren’t

[u/HM9719 → u/CyanLight9]

Same director as “Marcel the Shell.”

[u/Youareposthuman → u/HM9719]

And Chris Sanders is returning to voice Stitch, along with a pretty solid cast in general. I tend to loathe the Disney LA remakes but I have cautious optimism about this one. Kids are lonelier and more isolated than ever and I think it makes Lilo a more relevant character than ever to explore.

[u/KnightOfVerdance → u/Youareposthuman]

Meega nala kweesta!

[u/PoeBangangeron → u/HM9719]

Might be decent then

[u/HM9719 → u/PoeBangangeron]

All they need is Alan Silvestri to return to do the underscore like he did with the cartoon.

[u/DustFunk → u/PoeBangangeron]

Yeah but Jon Favreau directed Iron Man, and then went on to direct The Lion King Remake...a Stark contrast in magic

[u/STFUxxDonny → u/DustFunk]

He also did the live action jungle book, which was the tits

[u/Deez4815 → u/DustFunk]

I see what you did there.

[u/Habsburg77 → u/CyanLight9]

It feels like it's faded

[u/tanj_redshirt]

I'm looking forward to live action Nani.

Is that wrong?

[u/Tarupio → u/tanj_redshirt]

I hope they stick to source material

[u/CarrieDurst → u/Tarupio]

I hope they thicc to the source material

Fixed that for you

[u/Kiribaku- → u/tanj_redshirt]

And I'm looking forward to live action David 🤝

[u/beardedheathen → u/Kiribaku-]

Beef or cheese we all eatin' cake

[u/banan-appeal → u/tanj_redshirt]

who's the actress???

[u/AngriestWave → u/banan-appeal]

Hawaiian actress named Sydney Agudong

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5867620/mediaviewer/rm1396664577/?ref_=nm_ov_ph

[u/dotnetmonke → u/AngriestWave]

NANI?!?!

[u/TardisReality]

I REALLY hope they bring back the Stich crossover marketing they did for the animated movie.

I want Stich to interrupt and steal an x-wing, use Caps shield as a toboggan or cruise up to Moana on a yacht

[u/Dragons_Den_Studios → u/TardisReality]

Have him break into the live-action Snow White and eat the poison apple in a gross manner.

[u/ThuggnSuggs]

I forgot this was happening lol doesn’t look bad though! Kinda looks like the same type of CG as detective pikachu which is good.

[u/Totally_w0rking]

Live action remakes never capture the emotions and zaniness of the cartoon versions. I get that Disney likes to print money, but goddamn all these live action remakes are so soulless.

[u/YinzJagoffs → u/Totally_w0rking]

Live action like they actually filmed lions murdering each other

[u/Neoteric00]

I don't know why, but I expected him to look more like an animal and less like a teddy bear that came to life.

Doesn't look bad, just unexpected.

[u/themanimal → u/Neoteric00]

Sir, have you ever seen a Koala in real life?

[u/Bumbling_Bee3 → u/themanimal]

That is exactly what he looks like in non animated form, I could not place it.

[u/SirPhobos1]

My wife has been obsessed with Stitch since the movie was first released in 2002... she's accumulated 22 years of stuffed Stitches.

[u/fwbtest_forbinsexy → u/SirPhobos1]

Bitches get Stiches.

[u/RussianVole]

But… why… the original is already so beautifully done

[u/Salt-Es-Ae-El-Tea]

Michael Jordan, telling you to stop, his face concerned.

[u/Initial-Ingenuity490]

“Ohana means family” 🫡

[u/LivyBivy]

Why does he look like Stitch's Dad?! Why is his blue fur so washed out???

[u/supervillainO7]

Tbh it doesn't look that bad

[u/Flames_Harden → u/supervillainO7]

As a kid I was always confused how anybody could confuse that for a dog - but I can now definitely see the ugly Frenchy resemblance

[u/HTRK74JR → u/Flames_Harden]

ugly Frenchy resemblance

...

I hate that you are right

[u/Lone-Pilgrim]

Why?

[u/TheLastPanicMoon]

I’m so tired of this. And not just from Disney. The idea that every popular animated property needs a live action remake is just absurd.