After being announced in October 2018, we haven't heard much about Disney's forthcoming live-action remake of their 2002 classic Lilo and Stitch, but today it was announced that filming would commence in Hawaii this Fall, and production has pivoted towards releasing on Disney+ instead of theatrically.
According to TheDisInsider, the switch came after seeing the success of the remake of Lady and the Tramp, which also released exclusively to Disney+. A search for a director for the project is currently underway. Chris Sanders, director of the original film and longtime voice actor for Stitch, is said to be reprising his role as the character.
According to the studio, the story will follow the same beats as the original. A brief synopsis has been released:
"The story is about a bond formed between a lonely human-like girl named Lilo and a dog-like alien named Stitch, who is engineered to be a force of destruction."
Disney isn't slowing down on the live-action remakes hot on the heels of last year's numerous successes with the format. Recently it was reported that the studio intended to remake Bambi in the same photorealistic style used for 2019's The Lion King, and production on Peter Pan and Wendy, also set to be released directly to Disney+, appears to be heating up.
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