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Tom's Guide
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
When is 'Lilo & Stitch' coming to streaming? Here's our best guess
"Snow White" might not have been the mega-hit that Disney probably wanted it to be, but the studio's definitely got a hit on its hands with "Lilo & Stitch." It's Disney's second live-action remake of the year, and sees the House of Mouse reimagining Chris Sanders' 2002 sci-fi comedy for a new generation, with "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On" director Dean Fleischer Camp at the helm. Once again, wayward alien Experiment 626 crash-lands in Hawaii, where he's mistaken for a lost dog and subsequently taken in by his soon-to-be bestie, six-year-old Lilo (Maia Kealoha), who dubs him "Stitch" and proceeds to try and teach him how to behave. Heartwarming scenes and hijinks ensue. Reviews have been mixed, so far — it's currently sitting at 69% from critics but 93% from fans on Rotten Tomatoes — but the adorable alien critter's new adventure has already raked in over $360 million worldwide, less than a week after its premiere. And given it dropped the same day as "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning", that's no easy feat! Prefer to see Experiment 626's antics unfold from the comfort of your own home? Here's our best guess at when "Lilo & Stitch" will be available to stream at home. At the time of writing, the only way to see the new "Lilo & Stitch" movie is to head to your nearest movie theater. As per the usual plan, before it comes to streaming, "Lilo & Stitch" will first head to Premium Video-on-Demand (PVOD) storefronts like Amazon and the Google Play Store. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. And while we don't have a confirmed "Lilo & Stitch" streaming date at present, we can at least all but guarantee the movie's going to stream on Disney Plus. As I mentioned above, early signs suggest that Disney's live-action "Lilo & Stitch" adaptation is on track to be a solid hit, so I wouldn't be surprised if we have to wait a while before the movie comes to the small screen. My current guess at a potential "Lilo & Stitch" streaming date is that the movie will arrive on Disney Plus on or around August 27, 2025. That guess is based on the fact that we typically wait around 100 days for new Disney movies to come to Disney Plus. Looking back at some of the most recent Disney releases, we waited 97 days for "Mufasa: The Lion King" to arrive, while "Moana 2" viewers had to wait 109 days between the theatrical and Disney Plus release of the hit sequel. With "Lilo & Stitch" already raking in plenty of cash, though, I wouldn't be surprised if Disney kept it in theaters even longer, so maybe the streaming release won't happen until September. Of course, this is purely speculation, as we don't have any concrete info mere days after the movie's premiere. As and when we get a confirmed Disney Plus release date for "Lilo & Stitch," we'll be sure to share it here, so keep checking back. In the meantime, if you're looking to make the most of your Disney Plus subscription, why not check out our guide to the best movies on Disney Plus for more help planning your next movie night?
Mint
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
Memorial Day box office battle: Lilo and Stitch set to surpass Top Gun Maverick's record
In an unexpected triumph, Disney's latest live-action remake, 'Lilo and Stitch', is on course to break the all-time Memorial Day weekend box office record, potentially unseating 2022's 'Top Gun: Maverick' from the top spot. The beloved tale of a lonely Hawaiian girl and her mischievous blue alien companion has clearly struck a nostalgic chord. Released in cinemas on Friday (May 23), 'Lilo and Stitch' has already raked in an impressive $55 million domestically, with a global opening day haul of $111 million. Industry insiders estimate the film's four-day total could reach as high as $180 million—enough to eclipse 'Top Gun: Maverick's $160 million benchmark for the holiday weekend. The live-action stars newcomer Maia Kealoha as Lilo, Sydney Agudong as her fiercely protective older sister Nani, and sees the return of original creator Chris Sanders, reprising his role as the voice of Stitch. Directed by Dean Fleischer Camp, known for his work on 'Marcel the Shell with Shoes On', the film has been praised for staying true to the heart and humour of the 2002 animated classic, while offering updated visuals and deeper emotional nuance. Although reviews of the film have been mixed—with some praising the CGI and this new iteration, while others have criticised the changes made in the live-action version compared to the original story—it's clear the film has sparked strong reactions on both sides. The success comes as a much-needed win for Disney, whose recent live-action adaptations have faced criticism for lacking the spark of their animated originals. This latest hit may signal a course correction for the studio, blending loyalty to source material with fresh creative energy.
Los Angeles Times
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
The ‘Lilo & Stitch' remake isn't bad. It just does bad things sometimes
Walk into any Disney theme park and you won't go long before seeing the face of Stitch, the rambunctiously charming, big-eared, koala-like blue creature from 2002's 'Lilo & Stitch.' Apart from a few select princesses and Mickey himself, Stitch has become one of the studio's hugest moneymakers — and it's easy to see why. Aside from his cuddlable design and Chris Sanders' endearingly growly vocalization, Stitch evolves from a mischievous agent of chaos to a protective quasi-sibling to young Lilo, all while introducing us to the Hawaiian concept of family, or ohana. That the animated anarchic alien would eventually get the live-action remake treatment was inevitable. But as with all of Disney's attempts at revamping its animated classics, the 2025 version, directed by the talented Dean Fleischer Camp ('Marcel the Shell with Shoes On'), is inherently susceptible to endless comparisons. That's particularly true of sequences like the opening in which Stitch is exiled to Earth or on a surfing outing that are almost shot-for-shot copies, which makes the overall point here somewhat lost. Not surprisingly, the marvelous original comes out on top because its characters, its interpretation of our world and its humor were envisioned for animation, a medium that operates by different narrative rules: where everything is more eye-catchingly colorful, the protagonists more playful and where emotions are more pointedly drawn. Reality doesn't interfere. The new iteration, from a screenplay by Chris Kekaniokalani Bright and Mike Van Waes, similarly follows Lilo (Maia Kealoha), a 6-year-old Hawaiian girl whose quirkiness ostracizes her from other children her age. In Stitch, whom she initially believes to be a bizarre-looking dog, she finds a companion who, like her, has been deemed innately bad. A disarming child star, Kealoha lands some of the precocious exasperation that made the animated Lilo such a distinct lead. Her fickle relationship with her older sister, Nani (Sydney Agudong), who became her guardian after their parents' deaths, remains the movie's emotional center, even if often burdened with the heavy-handed sentimentality typical of made-for-TV Disney film projects. The new version distinguishes itself from the original by expanding on some poignant Hawaiian philosophies via two new characters: Tutu (Amy Hill), Lilo's nurturing neighbor, and Mrs. Kekoa (Tia Carrere, a nice inclusion since she voiced Nani in the original), a caring social worker. Notable too is the casting of Hawaiian actors to play Lilo, Nani and the latter's romantic interest, David (Kaipo Dudoit). Having the most fun on screen is Billy Magnussen as Pleakley, a quaint extraterrestrial obsessed with Earth, tasked with retrieving Stitch and watching over Jumba (Zach Galifianakis), Stitch's creator and the tale's antagonist. Both characters appear mostly in human form. The stakes are also higher in the third act because of a life-risking incident and Nani's career aspirations, while the new movie downplays Stitch's adoration for Elvis Presley, though his songs are present. Conceived with state-of-the-art CGI, the digital Stitch preserves the creature's moxie thanks to hyper-realistic fur and Sanders' signature voice performance. He's played his own creation for over two decades. Yet after watching this year's 'The Legend of Ochi,' also about a young girl befriending a ferociously adorable creature, in which impressive animatronic puppets were used, one can't help but wonder how a mix of tangible and modern techniques would have enriched this new take on Stitch. At least it might have felt closer to what Fleischer Camp achieved with his Oscar-nominated 'Marcel the Shell,' in which humans wondrously appear to interact with stop-motion figures. Ultimately, what's most missed in 2025's 'Lilo & Stitch' is the tonal edge of its predecessor in the form of unexpectedly biting comedy and even tacit comments on tourism in Hawaii. (A recurring gag of a white, overweight, sunburnt visitor dropping his ice cream makes the cut, but it's been sanitized.) Nani still works at places that cater to tourists, but no opinions are expressed on the matter. When a 2002 animated feature aimed at children can contain more subtly subversive touches than a replica made more than 20 years later, it's concerning. Less vibrant and proficiently pleasant, the new 'Lilo & Stitch' only serves as a reminder to revisit the superior hand-drawn version.
The Advertiser
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Advertiser
Lilo & Stitch, the remake with a warm and emotional heart
When Disney absolutely crapped the bed with its recent live-action remake of Snow White, I was nervous for this live-action remake of the 2002 animation Lilo & Stitch. Anyone with an ear for the way young people talk could have predicted what a complex job Disney had marketing a film where the morality of original had been debated for years. I'm talking about Snow White here, where persons with disabilities were punchlines, where the princess could not have possibly given consent to be kissed by a prince while she was in a coma from a poison apple, not in this day and age. But that remake was derailed instead by the fights between its stars and their refusal to be curtailed in political commentary by the Disney PR machine, and word is, the whole thing was so badly received that Disney has halted the half-dozen live-action remakes currently in production. But no such trouble is on the horizon for Disney with this 2025 remake of Lilo & Stitch, which really grabs you with its warm emotional heart. I'm a big fan of the original, a sci-fi animated comedy about a violent laboratory-grown alien that escapes a death sentence by running away to Earth, where it crash lands and is mistaken for a cute dog by a young orphaned girl who lives on Hawaii's main island. It was on my son's high rotation in the years before Bluey was a thing, and I was never sad when he put it on, loving the slapstick of it. Director Dean Fleischer-Camp's remake isn't as funny, but it had me feeling all kinds of emotions, which I would expect from the director of the 2021 stop motion animation Marcel the Shell with Shoes On. This might be a live-action remake, but there's plenty of beautiful CGI animation with the lead character Stitch, who translates well from cartoon to believable-looking CGI. Stitch still loves Elvis records, still gags and mugs and is generally an uncontrollable puppy with sociopathic tendencies that became a Disney toy-selling machine two decades ago, but I think Fleischer-Camp is being a little too faithful to his source material. I didn't hear the army of moppets in my opening night audience, and there were plenty, laugh at any of his antics, I'd guess because there's nothing new to laugh at. What this new version does get right is its casting of lead, a charming Maia Kealoha as Lilo, who at just six years old is completely adorable and believable, or as believable as a sci-fi Disney character can be. Sydney Agudong has the tougher job playing older sister Nani, a teen who should be surfing with her flirty neighbour David (Kaipo Dudoit) but instead is raising her younger sister after their parents' recent death left them orphans. I loved the casting of the support roles, with many of the voice actors from the 2002 animation returning, like the always lovely Tia Carrere who voiced Nani in the original now playing the girls' social worker, as well as a bit of a who's-who of Hawaiian and Polynesian Hollywood character performers. There are fun roles for Zac Galifianakis and Billy Magnussen as two aliens who are tracking Stitch to his new planet, but again the comedy for these two characters worked better in the original. The updated screenplay from Chris Kekaniokalani Bright and Mike Van Waes might not stray too far from the original film's comedy, but it gets to the humanity of the sisters' situation and the concept of found family. I was reflecting on the importance of representation as the lights went down at my opening night screening, with plenty of Polynesian families brining their whole family units out for a night at the movies, excited to see their culture up on screen. When Disney absolutely crapped the bed with its recent live-action remake of Snow White, I was nervous for this live-action remake of the 2002 animation Lilo & Stitch. Anyone with an ear for the way young people talk could have predicted what a complex job Disney had marketing a film where the morality of original had been debated for years. I'm talking about Snow White here, where persons with disabilities were punchlines, where the princess could not have possibly given consent to be kissed by a prince while she was in a coma from a poison apple, not in this day and age. But that remake was derailed instead by the fights between its stars and their refusal to be curtailed in political commentary by the Disney PR machine, and word is, the whole thing was so badly received that Disney has halted the half-dozen live-action remakes currently in production. But no such trouble is on the horizon for Disney with this 2025 remake of Lilo & Stitch, which really grabs you with its warm emotional heart. I'm a big fan of the original, a sci-fi animated comedy about a violent laboratory-grown alien that escapes a death sentence by running away to Earth, where it crash lands and is mistaken for a cute dog by a young orphaned girl who lives on Hawaii's main island. It was on my son's high rotation in the years before Bluey was a thing, and I was never sad when he put it on, loving the slapstick of it. Director Dean Fleischer-Camp's remake isn't as funny, but it had me feeling all kinds of emotions, which I would expect from the director of the 2021 stop motion animation Marcel the Shell with Shoes On. This might be a live-action remake, but there's plenty of beautiful CGI animation with the lead character Stitch, who translates well from cartoon to believable-looking CGI. Stitch still loves Elvis records, still gags and mugs and is generally an uncontrollable puppy with sociopathic tendencies that became a Disney toy-selling machine two decades ago, but I think Fleischer-Camp is being a little too faithful to his source material. I didn't hear the army of moppets in my opening night audience, and there were plenty, laugh at any of his antics, I'd guess because there's nothing new to laugh at. What this new version does get right is its casting of lead, a charming Maia Kealoha as Lilo, who at just six years old is completely adorable and believable, or as believable as a sci-fi Disney character can be. Sydney Agudong has the tougher job playing older sister Nani, a teen who should be surfing with her flirty neighbour David (Kaipo Dudoit) but instead is raising her younger sister after their parents' recent death left them orphans. I loved the casting of the support roles, with many of the voice actors from the 2002 animation returning, like the always lovely Tia Carrere who voiced Nani in the original now playing the girls' social worker, as well as a bit of a who's-who of Hawaiian and Polynesian Hollywood character performers. There are fun roles for Zac Galifianakis and Billy Magnussen as two aliens who are tracking Stitch to his new planet, but again the comedy for these two characters worked better in the original. The updated screenplay from Chris Kekaniokalani Bright and Mike Van Waes might not stray too far from the original film's comedy, but it gets to the humanity of the sisters' situation and the concept of found family. I was reflecting on the importance of representation as the lights went down at my opening night screening, with plenty of Polynesian families brining their whole family units out for a night at the movies, excited to see their culture up on screen. When Disney absolutely crapped the bed with its recent live-action remake of Snow White, I was nervous for this live-action remake of the 2002 animation Lilo & Stitch. Anyone with an ear for the way young people talk could have predicted what a complex job Disney had marketing a film where the morality of original had been debated for years. I'm talking about Snow White here, where persons with disabilities were punchlines, where the princess could not have possibly given consent to be kissed by a prince while she was in a coma from a poison apple, not in this day and age. But that remake was derailed instead by the fights between its stars and their refusal to be curtailed in political commentary by the Disney PR machine, and word is, the whole thing was so badly received that Disney has halted the half-dozen live-action remakes currently in production. But no such trouble is on the horizon for Disney with this 2025 remake of Lilo & Stitch, which really grabs you with its warm emotional heart. I'm a big fan of the original, a sci-fi animated comedy about a violent laboratory-grown alien that escapes a death sentence by running away to Earth, where it crash lands and is mistaken for a cute dog by a young orphaned girl who lives on Hawaii's main island. It was on my son's high rotation in the years before Bluey was a thing, and I was never sad when he put it on, loving the slapstick of it. Director Dean Fleischer-Camp's remake isn't as funny, but it had me feeling all kinds of emotions, which I would expect from the director of the 2021 stop motion animation Marcel the Shell with Shoes On. This might be a live-action remake, but there's plenty of beautiful CGI animation with the lead character Stitch, who translates well from cartoon to believable-looking CGI. Stitch still loves Elvis records, still gags and mugs and is generally an uncontrollable puppy with sociopathic tendencies that became a Disney toy-selling machine two decades ago, but I think Fleischer-Camp is being a little too faithful to his source material. I didn't hear the army of moppets in my opening night audience, and there were plenty, laugh at any of his antics, I'd guess because there's nothing new to laugh at. What this new version does get right is its casting of lead, a charming Maia Kealoha as Lilo, who at just six years old is completely adorable and believable, or as believable as a sci-fi Disney character can be. Sydney Agudong has the tougher job playing older sister Nani, a teen who should be surfing with her flirty neighbour David (Kaipo Dudoit) but instead is raising her younger sister after their parents' recent death left them orphans. I loved the casting of the support roles, with many of the voice actors from the 2002 animation returning, like the always lovely Tia Carrere who voiced Nani in the original now playing the girls' social worker, as well as a bit of a who's-who of Hawaiian and Polynesian Hollywood character performers. There are fun roles for Zac Galifianakis and Billy Magnussen as two aliens who are tracking Stitch to his new planet, but again the comedy for these two characters worked better in the original. The updated screenplay from Chris Kekaniokalani Bright and Mike Van Waes might not stray too far from the original film's comedy, but it gets to the humanity of the sisters' situation and the concept of found family. I was reflecting on the importance of representation as the lights went down at my opening night screening, with plenty of Polynesian families brining their whole family units out for a night at the movies, excited to see their culture up on screen. When Disney absolutely crapped the bed with its recent live-action remake of Snow White, I was nervous for this live-action remake of the 2002 animation Lilo & Stitch. Anyone with an ear for the way young people talk could have predicted what a complex job Disney had marketing a film where the morality of original had been debated for years. I'm talking about Snow White here, where persons with disabilities were punchlines, where the princess could not have possibly given consent to be kissed by a prince while she was in a coma from a poison apple, not in this day and age. But that remake was derailed instead by the fights between its stars and their refusal to be curtailed in political commentary by the Disney PR machine, and word is, the whole thing was so badly received that Disney has halted the half-dozen live-action remakes currently in production. But no such trouble is on the horizon for Disney with this 2025 remake of Lilo & Stitch, which really grabs you with its warm emotional heart. I'm a big fan of the original, a sci-fi animated comedy about a violent laboratory-grown alien that escapes a death sentence by running away to Earth, where it crash lands and is mistaken for a cute dog by a young orphaned girl who lives on Hawaii's main island. It was on my son's high rotation in the years before Bluey was a thing, and I was never sad when he put it on, loving the slapstick of it. Director Dean Fleischer-Camp's remake isn't as funny, but it had me feeling all kinds of emotions, which I would expect from the director of the 2021 stop motion animation Marcel the Shell with Shoes On. This might be a live-action remake, but there's plenty of beautiful CGI animation with the lead character Stitch, who translates well from cartoon to believable-looking CGI. Stitch still loves Elvis records, still gags and mugs and is generally an uncontrollable puppy with sociopathic tendencies that became a Disney toy-selling machine two decades ago, but I think Fleischer-Camp is being a little too faithful to his source material. I didn't hear the army of moppets in my opening night audience, and there were plenty, laugh at any of his antics, I'd guess because there's nothing new to laugh at. What this new version does get right is its casting of lead, a charming Maia Kealoha as Lilo, who at just six years old is completely adorable and believable, or as believable as a sci-fi Disney character can be. Sydney Agudong has the tougher job playing older sister Nani, a teen who should be surfing with her flirty neighbour David (Kaipo Dudoit) but instead is raising her younger sister after their parents' recent death left them orphans. I loved the casting of the support roles, with many of the voice actors from the 2002 animation returning, like the always lovely Tia Carrere who voiced Nani in the original now playing the girls' social worker, as well as a bit of a who's-who of Hawaiian and Polynesian Hollywood character performers. There are fun roles for Zac Galifianakis and Billy Magnussen as two aliens who are tracking Stitch to his new planet, but again the comedy for these two characters worked better in the original. The updated screenplay from Chris Kekaniokalani Bright and Mike Van Waes might not stray too far from the original film's comedy, but it gets to the humanity of the sisters' situation and the concept of found family. I was reflecting on the importance of representation as the lights went down at my opening night screening, with plenty of Polynesian families brining their whole family units out for a night at the movies, excited to see their culture up on screen.
