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.

Further information about the project remain unknown, and the studio is yet to clarify whether the film will receive a worldwide theatrical release, or it will be available through Disney’s streaming service which will launch in 2019.

This Lilo and Stitch live-action remake represent a continuation of Disney’s efforts to revisit their animated classics and give them a new look for the modern audience since the studio already release remakes of Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and The Jungle Book. Other Disney classics – Dumbo, Aladdin, The Lion King, and Lady and the Tramp – are all on the way and are set for release in 2019.

Directed by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders, Lilo and Stitch tells the story of a Hawaiian girl named Lilo who adopts an extraterrestrial creature named Stitch as her pet. The movie ended up becoming both financial and critical success, being nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The success of the original inspired several direct-to-video movie sequels as well as three animated television series.

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.

Further information about the project remain unknown, and the studio is yet to clarify whether the film will receive a worldwide theatrical release, or it will be available through Disney’s streaming service which will launch in 2019.

This Lilo and Stitch live-action remake represent a continuation of Disney’s efforts to revisit their animated classics and give them a new look for the modern audience since the studio already release remakes of Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and The Jungle Book. Other Disney classics – Dumbo, Aladdin, The Lion King, and Lady and the Tramp – are all on the way and are set for release in 2019.

Directed by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders, Lilo and Stitch tells the story of a Hawaiian girl named Lilo who adopts an extraterrestrial creature named Stitch as her pet. The movie ended up becoming both financial and critical success, being nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The success of the original inspired several direct-to-video movie sequels as well as three animated television series.