Ohana means family, unless you’re the live-action Lilo & Stitch, where “ohana” is really more of a suggestion than anything else. Disney’s live-action remake of the beloved animated film about Lilo (Maia Kealoha),

Lilo & Stitch director Dean Fleischer Camp has a story about his lead, child star Maia Kealoha, that he's been dying to share. "To me, it just really encapsulates what a great performer she is and how far she came learning her craft over the course of this," he tells Entertainment Weekly.

Lilo & Stitch, Disney’s 2025 live-action remake of the 2002 animated film, directed by Dean Fleischer Camp, premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on May 17, 2025, and was released across

The latest of live-action Disney movie remakes is here with the release of the new Lilo & Stitch, and that means fans like myself are going to start talking about how the beloved animated version compares to it.

In the live-action Lilo & Stitch, the main antagonist is no longer Captain Gantu, but instead Jumba ( Zach Galifianakis ), hellbent on capturing his rogue experiment for his evil galactic domination plot.

Newcomer Maia Kealoha shines in Disney’s now-familiar tale of a Hawaiian girl and her extraterrestrial “dog.”

While Disney’s live-action remake has had a lukewarm critical reception, it’s left fans overjoyed and nostalgic

Curious whether Stitch stays with Lilo in the Lilo & Stitch live-action remake, or where Nani ends up by the film’s end? The 2025 adaptation of the beloved Disney classic makes a few key changes while preserving the heart of the original story.