The big Walt
Disney Pictures panel at the D23 fan event on Friday did not reveal much about ‘Lilo &
Stitch’ , it did offer a 1st look at the
CGI Stitch from the upcoming film, directed by Dean Fleischer, known for ‘Marcel the Shell
With Shoes On’.
During the event, which also featured new previews of
live-action ‘Snow White’, ‘Tron: Ares’ &
the ‘Freaky Friday’ sequel ‘Freakier Friday’, the festivities were briefly interrupted by a
CGI Lilo leaping onto the screen at the
Anaheim, California convention center. This marked the 1st glimpse
of h ow the 2002 animated classic's alien furball would be rendered in the
primarily live action remake which was
later shared with the public on social media. The film is scheduled for release in theaters next summer with
Chris Sanders returning to voice Stitch
in CGI form , just as
he did in the original movie.
Originally written
& directed by Sanders & Dean DeBlois , the animated ‘Lilo & Stitch’ tells the story of Lilo Pelekai,
a young Hawaiian girl raised by her older sister Nani after the death of their parents. Lilo discovers a mysterious alien & adopts him as her
new dog, naming him Stitch.
In the upcoming
live action adaptation , Maia Kealoha will portray Lilo with Sydney Elizabeth Agudong as Nani &
Kaipo Dudoit as Nani's love interest David Kawena. Several actors from the original
film will also return in new roles: Tia Carrere (the original voice of Nani)
will play a new character named Mrs. Kekoa, and Amy Hill (the original Mrs.
Hasagawa) will portray a character named Tūtū.
