Disney has given us many amazing live-action remakes of their animated classics over the years, and Lilo & Stitch is the next one in line. The first official trailer for this highly anticipated film is finally here, and it centers on a lonely girl who forms a special connection with an adorable alien from another planet.
Lilo & Stitch draws inspiration from the 2002 animated film of the same name, and it will chronicle “the bond formed between a lonely human girl named Lilo and a dog-like alien named Stitch, who is engineered to be a force of destruction,” according to its official logline.
The first trailer sees Stitch entering the Earth’s atmosphere after making his great escape and finding a kindred soul in a young girl in Hawaii. Despite her sister’s hesitance, Lilo insists on keeping him, reminding her that “Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten.”
The newcomer Maia Kealoha will play Lilo, while Chris Sanders is returning as the voice of Stitch after voicing the character in the original film. Original cast members Tia Carrere, Amy Hill, and Jason Scott Lee are also returning, and they’ll be joined by Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Magnussen, Hannah Waddingham, and Courtney B. Vance.
Lilo & Stitch will be released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on May 23.