8 reasons we're excited for the live-action Lilo & Stitch movie

Lilo & Stitch is the next Disney movie to jump to live-action and there's good reasons to be excited about this take on the beloved film!

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5. We can get more alien antics

Besides Stitch, we get the other big alien characters in Dr. Jumba (Zach Galifianakis) and Earth "expert" Agent Pleakley (Billy Magnussen) taking part. The movie can have more of them bumbling around Earth and their attempts to blend in, using the fun of CGI to make them look even odder than in the animated version. With more time to play on them, the fun of Stitch trying to escape these guys will be even bigger and bolder for more hijinks.

6. The Hawaiian setting will pop nicely

"This is Us" Star Sterling K. Brown Meets Stitch at Disney's Aulani Resort in Hawaii / Handout/GettyImages

The animated movie did a good job bringing Hawaii to life in 2002. So, just imagine the 2025 version using the real thing. Shot on location, the film appears set to entertain fans with the real islands in all their beauty and making it look even more dazzling. Few locations pop on film like Hawaii does and mix it with the special effects and some magical Disney touches and what was already a love letter to that paradise becomes more glamorous.

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