EXCLUSIVE: ScreenRant can reveal an incredibly sweet Lilo & Stitch BTS clip, wherein Lilo actor Maia Kealoha bonds with the puppet version of Stitch.

Lilo & Stitch is an upcoming live-action/CGI remake of Disney's 2002 animated film, directed by Dean Fleischer Camp and written by Chris Kekaniokalani Bright. Maia Kealoha stars as Lilo, with Chris Sanders reprising his voice role as Stitch.

After writing and directingthe 2002 animated pic, Chris Sanders is returning to pen the live-action sequel to the box-office smash hit Lilo & Stich 2. Sanders, who co-directed the original movie and portrayed Stitch, reprised his voiceover role in the 2025 update.

Entertainment Weekly 's exclusive look at a deleted scene from Lilo & Stitch shows Kealoha's Lilo turning on her child charm in a song performed for Nani (Sydney Agudong). She uses music to help snap her sister, locked in a trance as she stares blankly into space, out of a low point.

We're six weeks into the summer movie season, and the live action version of "Lilo & Stitch" is on the verge of hitting the billion-dollar mark at the box office.

Maia Kealoha is one captivating storyteller! We caught up with the 7-year-old actress, who stars as Lilo in the live-action reimagining of the 2002 Disney classic "Lilo and Stitch."