Disney announces the development of a sequel to the Live-Action 'Lilo & Stitch'

It is already official! Walt Disney Pictures announced this morning A sequel to the remake live-action of Lilo & Stitch.

The study made the announcement through social networks, today June 26, that is, 6-26 (June 26 in American date format), winking to the nickname of our beloved blue alien, Experiment 626.

Mouse home.

“A surprise of day 626: Lilo and Stitch 2 is already in development,” Disney confirmed in the publication.

At the moment it is unknown if the creative team of the first installment will repeat its work in the new installment.

That a sequel has launched should not be a surprise, since the film released last May in cinemas around the world, He has raised more than $ 923 million at the global box office, against a $ 100 million budgetwhich marks an extremely positive gain for the study.

To exceed one billion at the box office, it would become the first 2025 film to overcome this brand in Box Office.

At the moment, Lilo & Stitch is placed in the sixth place of Disney's highest grossing, being overcome only – from lower to greatest – by: The Jungle Book (2016 – $967 mdd), Alice in Wonderland (2010 – $1,025 mdd), Aladdin (2019 – $1,054 mdd), Beauty and the Beast (2017 – $1,266 mdd), y The Lion King (2019 – $1,662).

The live-action follows the original film line, co-written and co-directed by Chris Sanders the Dean DeBlois. Dean Fleischer (Marcel the Shell with Shoes On) direct the script of Chris Kani'ihale Rock y Mike van Waes.

The plot revolves around the orphan sisters, Lilo, a lonely 6 -year -old girl, and adolescent Nani, who live in Hawaii, and adopt a blue and chaotic extraterrestrial creature, the 626 experiment, better known as Stitch, while Nani tries to prove that he is a viable guardian of his younger sister Lilo.

Chris Sanders takes his role giving voice to Stitch in the original language, Stitch comes alive through CGI, while Lilo Pelekai is played by Mary Keana.

The rest of the cast includes Sydney Agudong interpreting Nani, Zach Galifianakis like Dr. Jumba Jookiba, Billy Magnussen is the pleakley agent, Hannah Waddingham He is the great councilor, Courtney B. Vance It is Bubbles Cobra, Tia Carrerewho lent Nani in the original film, plays Mrs. Kekoa. Amy Hillwho lent his voice to Sara Hasagawa in the original, is Tūtū, next to Jason Scott Leewho lent his voice to David Kawena in the animated film.

Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich produce, with Ryan Halprin, Tom C. Preitzman and Louie Provost as executive producers.