
Originally, the movie “Lilo & Stitch” debuted in the summer of 2002 and earned a worldwide revenue of $273 million on a budget of $80 million. The remake’s trailer was recently unveiled to great acclaim, making it Disney’s second-most viewed live-action trailer (with 158 million views). From the teaser and official synopsis, it appears that the movie will follow the same narrative as its predecessor: an indestructible bond between a Hawaiian orphan girl named Lilo and a canine-like alien, “Stitch” (Experiment 626), initially designed for destruction. The original filmmaker Chris Sanders is part of the project but won’t be directing this time; instead, Dean Fleischer Camp from “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” will be taking on that role. However, Chris Sanders will reprise his famous voice work for “Stitch.