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USA Today
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Spoilers! How the new 'Lilo & Stitch' ending is even more 'emotional'
Spoilers! How the new 'Lilo & Stitch' ending is even more 'emotional' Show Caption Hide Caption Young new star, Maia Kealoha joins Stitch from 'Lilo & Stitch' Hollywood's newest young star, Maia Kealoha, joins Stitch in studio to talk new remake 'Lilo & Stitch' Spoiler alert! We're discussing major details about the ending of Disney's live-action 'Lilo & Stitch' (in theaters now). Beware if you haven't seen it yet and don't want to know. The original "Lilo & Stitch" had a high-flying finale, centered on an air chase between alien spaceships. But in the live-action remake, director Dean Fleischer Camp ("Marcel the Shell With Shoes On") was keen to bring the story back down to Earth, with a tear-jerking third act that diverges almost entirely from Disney's 2002 animated hit. For the uninitiated, the Hawaii-set comedy follows a lonely little girl named Lilo (Maia Kealoha) who adopts a "dog" called Stitch. Unbeknownst to her, Stitch is actually a mischievous alien experiment who escaped his home galaxy and is now being hunted by extraterrestrials. As a result, Lilo gets caught in their crosshairs and winds up getting kidnapped herself. Join our Watch Party! Sign up to receive USA TODAY's movie and TV recommendations right in your inbox Here's how the two films' endings differ: How did the original 'Lilo & Stitch' end? And how was it changed after the Sept. 11 attacks? At the end of the original "Lilo & Stitch," Stitch pilots a spaceship through a Hawaiian mountain range on a mission to rescue Lilo, who has been held captive on another alien spacecraft. Initially, the animated movie was set to end with Stitch hijacking a Boeing 747, taking a joyride as he zips through buildings in a crowded Hawaiian cityscape. But after the World Trade Center attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, the movie was retooled with a new finale before being released in theaters on June 21, 2002. 'The animated film had a very different ending that was impacted by 9/11,' Camp says. 'They had to totally rejigger that third act. It's kind of a miracle that it makes as much sense as it does, and is as powerful and iconic as it is.' What is the new ending of the 2025 live-action 'Lilo & Stitch' movie? The live-action movie ends with Lilo and Stitch on a spacecraft together, after Stitch has been abducted by an extraterrestrial mad scientist named Jumba (Zach Galifianakis). But when Jumba's ship crashes into the ocean, the little girl and her furry blue companion get trapped at the bottom of the sea by debris. Stitch frees Lilo from the wreckage, and she attempts to swim with him up to the surface. Realizing that he's weighing her down, Stitch mournfully pulls Lilo's hands away and sinks to the ocean floor while Lilo floats back up to safety. Lilo's sister, Nani (Sydney Agudong), dives down to retrieve and help revive Stitch, although he nearly pays with his life. 'In some of the ways that we deepened the emotional realities of the human characters, we also did that with Stitch,' Camp says. 'He starts the film as a self-interested weapon of destruction, who only cares about cake and drinking coffee and ruining things. In fact, he only goes with Lilo in the beginning to save himself; he is using her as a meat shield at the animal clinic' so Jumba won't shoot at him. But ultimately, Camp adds, 'Stitch sacrificing himself for Lilo felt like the natural catharsis for a character who starts off so selfish.' Is there a 'Lilo & Stitch' end credits scene? The animated movie ends with Lilo, Nani, Stitch, Jumba and the alien Pleakley (played by Billy Magnussen in the remake) all becoming a happy family, with Polaroid pictures of them reading, dancing, eating and watching movies together. The latter snapshot – of the humans and aliens snuggled on a couch – was inspiring for Camp. 'I was thinking, 'What is something that could work in this live-action adaptation that embodies the essence of that image and how it makes me feel, but is also not the exact same?' ' Camp says. He landed on a mid-credits scene of Nani visiting Lilo and Stitch, who are being cared for by their neighbor Tūtū (Amy Hill) while Nani attends college. The three of them curl up in bed, with Lilo and Nani each saying, "Good night, sister." Stitch chimes in with his own variation of "Good night, sisters," before drifting off to sleep. The sweet sequence is a callback to an earlier scene in the film, as Nani lays with Lilo on her bedroom floor and looks at the plastic stars on her ceiling, which form the "Three Sisters" constellation. Stitch's garbled pronunciation (sounding more like "goody, snissers") is also a slight nod to Jenny Slate's talking mollusk in Camp's "Marcel the Shell" movie. 'There's a small moment in 'Marcel the Shell' where I mention a Mitsubishi car and Marcel says, 'Mitzy-bibbi,'" Camp says. "I don't know why that kind of humor just makes me laugh, but that's why that made its way in there.'
Time Out
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Smash '00s romcom ‘50 First Dates' is being turned into a major new London musical
The blurb for this major new musical describes the 2004 Adam Sandler flick it's adapted from as 'one of the most popular romcoms of all time', which is conceivably pushing it, but certainly there are plenty of millennials who will look back fondly on the Hawaii-set comedy about a womanising marine veterinarian who falls for an art teacher who shows no memory of him the next day, or the day after that, or the day after that, etcetera. It's coming to The Other Palace in Victoria, which is very much off-West End rather than West End, but that looks like something of a treat for us: the musical comes with a powerhouse US creative team at its helm, most notably director-choreographer Casey Nicholaw, whose UK hits include Mean Girls and a little show called The Book of Mormon, strongly suggesting this run is a de facto Broadway tryout. The songs and book are by David Rossmer and Steve Rosen, whose work hasn't been seen over here, but they have strong comedy pedigree – the show is shaping up to be more com than rom. Exactly how close to the spirit of the original film it'll be remains to be see: 2004 was a long time ago, and there are aspects of the movie that have potentially dated, notably the running gag about Henry's ambiguously gendered assistant Alexa. Plus his crew includes a penguin and a walrus, although these all seem like fun challenges rather than insurmountable obstacles. It's a Brit cast, with Josh St. Clair (who starred in the recent UK tour of Ghost) as Henry and in the role originally played by Drew Barrymore Mean Girls alumnus Georgina Castle will star as amnesiac art teacher Lucy. Tickets are on sale now.
Forbes
31-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Disney Lands Martin Scorsese's Upcoming Thriller Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Dwayne Johnson And Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt, Dwayne Johnson, Leonard DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese 20th Century Fox, now a Disney division, has secured the distribution rights of Martin Scorsese's untitled Hawaii-set crime thriller, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt. The movie will be based on the true story of a mob boss who fought to preserve his ancestral lands in the 1960s and 1970s. Johnson took to Instagram to share the news as well. He said, 'Our Hawaiian crime saga now has a home at 20th Century and Disney. I was a little boy growing up in Honolulu when this real life story was taking place and these real men-ruthlessly did what they had to do for respect, money, power but more importantly- for the reclamation of our Polynesian culture.' He added: 'Working with Marty as his vision for our story begins to take focus, has been a gift to witness and absorb. I'm honored to work with this inspiring creative team, and even more blessed to call them my friends.' Journalist and author Nick Bilton will work on the script which will be based on his own upcoming book that he co-authored with Johnson. The movie is also said to be in the vein of Scorsese's cult classic Goodfellas and The Departed while the idea for the film originated from Blunt, who will also co-produced via Ledbury Productions, alongside Johnson via Seven Bucks Production, DiCaprio for Appian Way Productions, Scorsese for Sikelia Productions and Bilton for True Story Productions.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dwayne Johnson & Leonardo DiCaprio's Martin Scorsese Movie Gets Exciting Update
Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese's upcoming Hawaii-set project with Dwayne Johnson and Leonardo DiCaprio has finally received a major update. The untitled movie will reportedly be based on real life mob boss Wilford 'Nappy' Pulawa, who was the leader of the largest organized crime syndicate on the Hawaiian Islands. Disney is currently in the final negotiations to acquire the rights to Scorsese's next crime drama movie, which will center around a 'a ruthless Hawaiian crime boss' being likened to Robert De Niro's Jimmy the Gent character from the Goodfellas. Besides Johnson and DiCaprio, Golden Globe winner Emily Blunt is also attached to star in the film. Scorsese will be directing from a screenplay written by Nick Bilton. It will be produced by Scorsese, Johnson, Blunt, DiCaprio, Bilton, Dany Garcia, Lisa Frechette and Rick Yorn. At the moment, the project has no official title, production start date, and release date yet. Sign-up today for access to Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ Learn More 'The film focuses on a turbulent time on the island paradise when an aspiring mob boss battled rival crime factions to wrest control of the underworld of the Hawaiian islands,' Deadline's description of the movie reads. 'It was a bloody battle, the kind of terrain Scorsese covered in both Goodfellas and The Departed. In 1960s and 70s Hawaii, this formidable and charismatic mob boss rises to build the islands' most powerful criminal empire, waging a brutal war against mainland corporations and rival syndicates while fighting to preserve his ancestral land. It's based on the untold true story of a man who fought to preserve his homeland through a ruthless quest for absolute power — igniting the last great American mob saga, where the war for cultural survival takes place in the unlikeliest of places: paradise.' (Source: Deadline) The post Dwayne Johnson & Leonardo DiCaprio's Martin Scorsese Movie Gets Exciting Update appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
See - Sada Elbalad
21-02-2025
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio Attached to Crime Movie from Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt
Yara Sameh Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio are attached to produce a new movie based on an original idea from Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt. The Hawaii-set crime caper, which is currently being shopped to studios and streamers, is drawing comparisons in the industry to 'The Departed' and 'Goodfellas.' Even in spirit, there are no deals in place and the viability of the project depends on a distributor, according to multiple sources familiar with the package, but the untitled drama is set to be written by author and journalist Nick Bilton, who helmed the 2021 HBO documentary 'Fake Famous.' Johnson and Blunt, who previously worked together on 'Jungle Cruise,' brought the project to Scorsese and DiCaprio, and once they expressed interest, they all went to Bilton to ask him about writing. Producers on the forthcoming movie include Scorsese, Johnson, Blunt, DiCaprio, Bilton, Dany Garcia, Lisa Frechette, and Rick Yorn. If the filmmakers seem ambitious, that's perhaps because they're emboldened by Johnson and Blunt's forthcoming collaboration on 'The Smashing Machine.' That A24 drama, directed by Benny Safdie, has been tipped as Johnson's most serious dramatic role yet. It goes without saying that Scorsese and DiCaprio have cultivated a legendary partnership over the years, with highlights including 'The Departed,' 'The Aviator,' 'Gangs of New York,' 'Shutter Island,' 'The Wolf of Wall Street' and last year's best picture Oscar nominee 'Killers of the Flower Moon.' The pair are also developing a feature adaptation of 'The Devil in the White City,' a long-gestating project which 20th Century Studios boarded last month.
