Live-Action ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Launches Cuddly ET Invasion with New Teaser

Disney today debuted the teaser trailer for Lilo & Stitch, the new live-action/CG hybrid reimagining of Chris Sanders’ 2002 animated classic. Directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Dean Fleischer Camp (Marcel the Shell with Shoes On), the film tells “the wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family.”

Lilo & Stitch stars Sydney Elizebeth Agudong as Nani, Billy Magnussen as Pleakley, Tia Carrere, Hannah Waddingham as the Grand Councilwoman and Chris Sanders as Stitch, with Courtney B. Vance as Cobra Bubbles and Zach Galifianakis as Jumba, and introducing Maia Kealoha as Lilo. The upcoming film is produced by Jonathan Eirich, p.g.a. and Dan Lin, with Louie Provost, Tom Peitzman and Ryan Halprin serving as executive producers.

The new Lilo & Stitch crashes into theaters on May 23, 2025.