Earlier this month, Disney released the first trailer for its highly anticipated live-action reimagining of the 2002 animated classic, “Lilo & Stitch,” which is set to release exclusively in theaters on Friday, May 23, 2025.
The film follows the touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl (Lilo) and the fugitive alien (Stitch) who helps to mend her broken family.
Within 24 hours of its release, the trailer emerged as the second most viewed Disney live-action trailer of all time with 158 million views, behind only 2019’s “The Lion King” teaser trailer.
Within an hour of release, the trailer for “Lilo & Stitch” reached No. 1 on the trending chart on X (formerly Twitter) and remained in the top 10 for several hours following. The trailer also trended on YouTube, taking the No. 1 spot following its release, and even reached No. 1 on China’s Douyin platform.
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Directed by Dean Fleischer Camp from a screenplay by Chris Kekaniokalani Bright and Mike Van Waes, the film stars Sydney Elizebeth Agudong as Nani, Billy Magnussen (“As The World Turns”) as Pleakley, Tia Carrere (“General Hospital”) as Mrs. Kekoa and Hannah Waddingham as Grand Councilwomen, with Courtney B. Vance as Cobra Bubbles and Zach Galifianakis as Jumba, and introducing Maia Kealoha as Lilo. Meanwhile, Chris Sanders returns to voice Stitch, the renegade alien from the original animated movie.
Producers include Jonathan Eirich and Dan Lin, with Tom Peitzman, Ryan Halprin, Louie Provost and Thomas Schumacher serving as executive producers.
Watch the official trailer below.