Chris Sanders, who directed and co-wrote the original animated Lilo & Stitch (2002) with Dean DeBlois, voices Stitch in the live-action film. He also wrote on How to Train Your Dragon (2010), The Croods (2013) and on The Wild Robot (2024), which he also directed.

L ooks like Stitch and Tom Cruise aren’t family, because the live-action Lilo & Stitch is leaving Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning behind at the box office. Both movi

Heartfelt and silly — but worked better in animated form.

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While the film officially released on Friday "Lilo & Stitch" made $14 million in previews on Thursday, which could be a Disney record.

Disney's live-action Lilo & Stitch is offering exclusive merchandise and themed concessions from major theaters like Regal, AMC, and Cinemark.