How ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Became One of the Most Profitable Movies in Years | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

How ‘Lilo & Stitch’ became one of the most profitable movies in years | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

LOS ANGELES >> Call it Stitch’s vindication.

‘Lilo and Stitch’ Director Dean Fleischer Camp on Dominating the Box Office and Why Shooting Stitch’s Death Blew Him Away

Disney’s live-action “Lilo and Stitch” looks set to dominate the box office for the third weekend in a row. The film will hold off “Ballerina,” a “John Wick” movie, and it held off Tom Cruise’s “Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning.” When the film opened to a record $183 million on Memorial Day weekend, director Dean […]

‘Lilo & Stitch’: How Director Dean Fleischer Camp Followed the Chris Sanders Animation Manual in Adapting His Misfit Alien

Dean Fleischer Camp freely admits that “Lilo & Stitch” is his favorite Disney animated movie, which is why he wanted to direct the live-action/CG remake that has become a surprise blockbuster hit. He pitched it as “jokes plus tears.” It really was a kindred spirit to his Oscar-nominated “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On.” They both share the same DNA: two animated misfits in search of family. If they could only meet — what an adventure that would …

The Director of Lilo & Stitch on Toning Down Stitch's Violent Ways

The director of the live-action version of Lilo & Stitch reveals one of the key changes made to Stitch and why it was necessary.

Lilo And Stitch's Live Action Brought Back The Original Nani In A Very Different Way. The Story Behind What Happened, And Why It Makes 'Perfect Sense'

The story behind the character Lilo & Stitch's original Nani voice actress Tia Carrere wanted to play, and why she loves that she ended up playing Mrs. Kekoa.