Lilo & Stitch director Dean Fleischer Camp explained in a new interview why Captain Gantu, a popular character from the original 2002 animated film, didn’t appear in the 2025 live-action remake.

In Disney's new live-action Lilo & Stitch movie, the villainous Captain Gantu from the original animated film is nowhere to be found. Director Dean Fleischer Camp tells EW why they opted not to use ...

Disney live-action remakes are no stranger to fan backlash. It’s pretty rare for the studio to adapt a faithful live-action from the original animated source, and it was certain that many fans would ...

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The live-action Lilo & Stitch remake has finally arrived, and it continues a tragic Disney villain trend that has hurt six remakes. 2025's Lilo & Stitch has been subject to lots of criticism online, ...

One major change in the new “Lilo & Stitch” movie was cutting out one of the characters. The live-action remake was released in theaters on Friday. Rotten Tomatoes considers it "one of the better live ...

The live-action “Lilo & Stitch” makes several changes to the 2002 animated hit but remains true to its central message: “Ohana means family, and family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten.” ...

This post was updated May 26 at 6:01 p.m. Warning: spoilers ahead. In leaving behind signature threads of the cherished classic, “Lilo & Stitch” struggles to honor the true meaning of ʻohana. Riding ...

Director Dean Fleischer Camp won audiences over with the fantastic Marcel the Shell with Shoes On. The film was a beautiful mixture of heartache and humour, making him exactly the right person to take ...

Lilo is updating her scrapbook of all the experiments she's met. She reminds Stitch about Angel (624), whom he is still in love with. As they're talking about her, Nosy (199) appears. He tells Lilo ...