Who's In Lilo And Stitch Live Action Cast? Full Cast List, Release Date and Plot
Who will be in the cast of Lilo And Stitch Live Action? Billy Magnussen (No Time to Die) has signed on to star alongside Zach Galifianakis and newcomer Maia Kealoha in Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch film directed by 2023 Oscar nominee Dean Fleischer Camp (Marcel the Shell With Shoes On), Deadline has learned.
There is no confirmed Lilo and Stitch live-action release date, but drawing on production patterns of similar movies, mid to late 2024 is as good a guess as any. The Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi is where the original was set. The location had a huge part to play in its tone and story, so it would make sense for this live-action remake to be a summer movie. Previous live-action remakes released have often been in the March-May window. But it’s also worth noting the Snow White release date is currently slated for March, which may push Lilo and Stitch further out.
That being said, in recent years, sunny movies with lots of water such as James Cameron‘s Avatar The Way of Water and the DCU movie Aquaman have done really well with December release dates, likely due to audiences wanting to be whisked away out of the cold.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sydney Elizebeth Agudong has been cast as Nani. This continues the trend of Disney casting newcomers for the leading roles of Lilo & Stitch. The live-action movie marks the first-ever role for Maia Kealoha, who was cast as Lilo just a few weeks ago. Agudong is a relative newcomer with only a handful of credits, including an episode of NCIS and two episodes of Netflix's On My Block.
Lilo and Nani are not the only roles who have so far been cast. Zach Galafinakis was cast in Lilo & Stitch first, although his exact role remains unconfirmed. There has been speculation that Galafinakis will be the voice of Stitch, who will be brought to life through CG. Galafinakis could also play the aliens Pleakley or Jumba. No Time to Die actor Billy Magnussen was also cast recently in an unconfirmed role.
Magnussen has recently been seen starring alongside Cristin Milioti and Ray Romano in HBO Max’s acclaimed dark comedy series Made for Love, also appearing in Barry Levinson’s Emmy-nominated HBO TV movie The Survivor, which made its world premiere at the 2021 Toronto Film Festival. The in-demand actor played a young Paulie Walnuts in the Alan Taylor-helmed Sopranos prequel movie The Many Saints of Newark, also appearing in the Cary Fukunuga-directed Bond film No Time to Die, marking Daniel Craig’s final entry in the franchise.
Magnussen is set to exec produce and star alongside Lil Rel Howery and Jillian Bell in the ensemble comedy Reunion and will also soon be seen in F. Gary Gray’s Netflix action-comedy Lift with Kevin Hart, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Vincent D’Onofrio; Doug Liman’s Prime Video reimagining of the classic 1989 actioner Road House starring Jake Gyllenhaal; the LuckyChap Entertainment thriller Borderline; Netflix’s Spy Kids reboot starring Gina Rodriguez and Zachary Levi; and the darkly comedic thriller Coup!, on which he’s also an EP.
Magnussen has also been cast in HBO’s comedy pilot The Franchise from Armando Iannucci and Sam Mendes, and will make his feature directorial debut with The Ridge for Mandalay Pictures, in association with Bron Studios. The multi-hyphenate is represented by Anonymous Content, UTA and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern.
Writers working on the script and Dean Fleischer Camp who directed one of the best movies of the last few years, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, have not clarified what will or won’t be changed. But if Disney’s track record is anything to go by, the plot is likely to follow the original story beats with a change to the visuals and perhaps some additions, such as added musical numbers like in 2019’s fantasy movie remake of Aladdin.
In the animated movie, Stitch crash lands on Earth and is adopted as a pet ‘dog’ by Lilo and her sister, Nani. The furry blue alien causes chaos initially but eventually proves himself to be a valued member of their household unit. Expect to see these plot points again.
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#1. Lilo And Stitch Live Action release date
Source: Netflix Life
There is no confirmed Lilo and Stitch live-action release date, but drawing on production patterns of similar movies, mid to late 2024 is as good a guess as any. The Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi is where the original was set. The location had a huge part to play in its tone and story, so it would make sense for this live-action remake to be a summer movie. Previous live-action remakes released have often been in the March-May window. But it’s also worth noting the Snow White release date is currently slated for March, which may push Lilo and Stitch further out.
That being said, in recent years, sunny movies with lots of water such as James Cameron‘s Avatar The Way of Water and the DCU movie Aquaman have done really well with December release dates, likely due to audiences wanting to be whisked away out of the cold.
#2. Lilo And Stitch Live Action cast
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sydney Elizebeth Agudong has been cast as Nani. This continues the trend of Disney casting newcomers for the leading roles of Lilo & Stitch. The live-action movie marks the first-ever role for Maia Kealoha, who was cast as Lilo just a few weeks ago. Agudong is a relative newcomer with only a handful of credits, including an episode of NCIS and two episodes of Netflix's On My Block.
Lilo and Nani are not the only roles who have so far been cast. Zach Galafinakis was cast in Lilo & Stitch first, although his exact role remains unconfirmed. There has been speculation that Galafinakis will be the voice of Stitch, who will be brought to life through CG. Galafinakis could also play the aliens Pleakley or Jumba. No Time to Die actor Billy Magnussen was also cast recently in an unconfirmed role.
Source: Variety
Magnussen has recently been seen starring alongside Cristin Milioti and Ray Romano in HBO Max’s acclaimed dark comedy series Made for Love, also appearing in Barry Levinson’s Emmy-nominated HBO TV movie The Survivor, which made its world premiere at the 2021 Toronto Film Festival. The in-demand actor played a young Paulie Walnuts in the Alan Taylor-helmed Sopranos prequel movie The Many Saints of Newark, also appearing in the Cary Fukunuga-directed Bond film No Time to Die, marking Daniel Craig’s final entry in the franchise.
Magnussen is set to exec produce and star alongside Lil Rel Howery and Jillian Bell in the ensemble comedy Reunion and will also soon be seen in F. Gary Gray’s Netflix action-comedy Lift with Kevin Hart, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Vincent D’Onofrio; Doug Liman’s Prime Video reimagining of the classic 1989 actioner Road House starring Jake Gyllenhaal; the LuckyChap Entertainment thriller Borderline; Netflix’s Spy Kids reboot starring Gina Rodriguez and Zachary Levi; and the darkly comedic thriller Coup!, on which he’s also an EP.
Magnussen has also been cast in HBO’s comedy pilot The Franchise from Armando Iannucci and Sam Mendes, and will make his feature directorial debut with The Ridge for Mandalay Pictures, in association with Bron Studios. The multi-hyphenate is represented by Anonymous Content, UTA and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern.
#3. Lilo And Stitch Live Action plot
Source: Daily Mail
Writers working on the script and Dean Fleischer Camp who directed one of the best movies of the last few years, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, have not clarified what will or won’t be changed. But if Disney’s track record is anything to go by, the plot is likely to follow the original story beats with a change to the visuals and perhaps some additions, such as added musical numbers like in 2019’s fantasy movie remake of Aladdin.
In the animated movie, Stitch crash lands on Earth and is adopted as a pet ‘dog’ by Lilo and her sister, Nani. The furry blue alien causes chaos initially but eventually proves himself to be a valued member of their household unit. Expect to see these plot points again.
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