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The voice of Stitch gets behind the camera for the sequel to the billion-dollar hit.
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Once you become part of the ohana, you become part of it in the anime and Live action.
Chris Sanders, who co-created, wrote and directed the original Lilo and Stitch Animated film, Disney will now direct its sequel to live-action Lilo and Stitch com. megahit.
Sanders, who has also voiced the character Stitch in both animation and live-action, was already deeply involved in the feature as the screenwriter. The sequel is now in production, with filming scheduled to begin later this year.
Jonathan Irish, who produced the initial live-action version of the film, returns as producer via Rideback. Ryan Halperin, a company executive, is producing.
stitch The film is about a lonely girl who befriends a blue puppy who turns out to be an escaped alien designed to be a weapon of mass destruction. The original film spawned some memorable catchphrases, such as “Ohana means family. Family means leaving no one behind”, and was followed by two direct-to-video sequels, stitch! The movie and Stitch has a defect, Besides Lilo and Stitch: The Series.
Disney relaunched the title with a live-action feature that, thanks to families and Generation Z who grew up on the original, grossed more than $1 billion at the box office, including $423.7 million domestically.
The second part will be a completely new story.
The film was produced in 2025 and was directed by Dean Fleischer Camp (Marcel coincidence with shoes). The writers were Chris Kekanyokalani Bright and Mike Van Wees.
The next Rideback feature is The best of the besta comedy-dance competition that will debut on Netflix in September.
Sanders is a great name in the field of animation. He co-wrote and directed the original animated film with Dean DeBlois and the two later went on to work together on the first film. How to train your dragon. Sanders then co-wrote and directed The Croods With Kirk DeMicco and directed by Solo wild robot, DreamWorks Animation’s 2024 adaptation of Chris Brown’s book won nine Annie Awards and received three Academy Award nominations. He is developing a sequel, Wild robot escape.
the stitch The sequel will not be Sanders’ first live-action appearance. This was done with the 2020 version of Call of the wildwhich starred Harrison Ford with lots of CGI animals, and would likely be a useful training ground for his new project.
He is repped by WME and Lichter Grossman.
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