Live-Action Remake of Disney's LILO & STITCH in the Works

Lilo & Stitch will be receiving a live-action remake, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Disney has hired Mike Van Waes to write the script for the remake of the 2002 animated film. The team behind the live-action remake of Aladdin, Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich of Rideback, will be producing the film.

The original Lilo & Stitch was written and directed by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders.

The animated film told the story of the bond formed between a lonely human girl named Lilo and a dog-like alien named Stitch, who is engineered to be a force of destruction. Pursuing aliens, social workers, and the idea of the bond of family figure into the proceedings.

There is no word yet if the live-action remake will be released in theaters or on Disney's upcoming streaming service.

The remake of Lilo & Stitch is just the latest project in Disney's strategy of re-creating their animated classics with live-action elements. They've previously released live-action remakes of Cinderella, The Jungle Book, Beauty and the Beast, Pete's Dragon with Dumbo, The Lion King and Aladdin will be released in the near future.

Read the original article on The Hollywood Reporter.

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