Lilo & Stitch Teaser Trailer Previews Disney’s Live-Action Remake

Disney has released the teaser trailer for Lilo & Stitch, an upcoming live-action remake of the beloved 2002 animated classic of the same name. It is set to hit theaters on May 23, 2025.

Per the official logline, Lilo & Stitch is a “wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family.” It is directed by Marcel the Shell with Shoes On filmmaker Dean Fleischer Camp.

What happens in the Lilo & Stitch teaser trailer?

The teaser trailer opens with a shot of a sand castle akin to the iconic Disney castle. It then jumps to Stitch, arriving to destroy the castle. It also reveals the film will be arriving on Memorial Day in 2025. 

The recent teaser trailer drop comes on the heels of the recently released poster, introducing the live-action iteration of the beloved blue-colored alien.

You can watch the teaser trailer down below (watch more trailers): 

Lilo & Stitch stars Maia Kealoha as Lilo Pelekai, Sydney Elizebeth Agudong as Nani Pelekai, Kaipo Dudoit as David Kawena, Amy Hill as Tūtū, Tia Carrere as Mrs. Kekoa, and Courtney B. Vance as Cobra Bubbles, among others.

Chris Sanders has joined the project as the voice of Stitch, with Zach Galifianakis as the voice of Dr. Jumba Jookiba, Billy Magnussen as the voice of Agent Pleakley, and Hannah Waddingham as the voice of The Grand Councilwoman.

Sanders is no stranger to the Lilo & Stitch franchise, having previously voiced the character in various projects like Lilo & Stitch: The Series, 2005’s Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch, and 2006’s Leroy & Stitch.

The upcoming feature is written by Chris Kekaniokalani Bright and is produced by Jonathan Eirich and Dan Lin. Executive producers are Louie Provost, Tom Peitzman, and Ryan Halprin. 

Lilo & Stitch serves as Disney’s latest attempt to create a live-action remake of its classics, joining 2010’s Alice in Wonderland, 2015’s Cinderella, 2016’s The Jungle Book, 2017’s Beauty and the Beast, 2019’s Dumbo, 2019’s Aladdin, 2019’s The Lion King, 2023’s The Little Mermaid, and more.

Source: Comingsoon.net