The live-action remake of ‘Lilo & Stitch’ already has a director

One of the first original productions destined for Disney+ was the remake in live action The Lady and the Tramp, present in the catalog since the launch of the platform. Then others have come, but this revision of the animated classic set a curious precedent for what may well be the most criticized decision of the House of Mouse in recent years: passing its great animation milestones through the sieve of the live action in pursuit of a greater realism that ends up changing inexpressiveness. After The Lady and the Tramp there have been others remakes with direct premiere in streaming: Step with MulanY soon it will pass with Pinocchio of Robert Zemeckisdated for this September 8th.

In the future they see peter pan and wendy of David Lowery Y Hercules of Guy Ritchiewith a more than likely landing on the platform, and now we have to add a remake of Lilo & Stitch which began to be talked about in 2018. Then I was going to write it Mike Van Waesbut the project was suspended until today The Hollywood Reporter echoes that he has found a director, and Disney confirms his idea of ​​​​premiere it on Disney +. Lilo & Stitchas things are, will be directed by Dean Fleischer-Campfilmmaker from indie which in 2021 garnered rave reviews thanks to Marcel the Shell with the Shoes Ona feature film distributed by A24 in the US of which there has been no trace in Spain.

Marcel the Shell with the Shoes On hint why Disney wanted to trust Fleischer-Camp to direct Lilo & Stitch, as it focuses on an affable conch shell that enters the human world and stars in a documentary about her life. It is a hybrid of live action and animation, which is exactly what the new version of Lilo & Stitchmeeting Chris Kekaniokalani Bright in negotiations to write the script while producing dan lin Y Jonathan Eirich.

Lilo & Stitchreleased in 2002, was not a huge success for Disney, but over time it has been revalued as one of the high points of the studio during its time of greatest decline: the one that led to infamous titles such as Scrub on the ranch either Chicken Little, and led to the abandonment of traditional animation. The film told the story of a lonely Hawaiian girl, in love with the music of Elvis Presley, who befriended an alien. prior to his late remake, Lilo & Stitch it has inspired several sequels and a television series.

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The live-action remake of ‘Lilo & Stitch’ already has a director