2025 is shaping up to be a big summer for aliens from outer space arriving on Earth and making a big fuss. We’ve got Kal-El in Superman, Galactus in Fantastic Four: First Steps, and the bloodthirsty Xenomorph in Alien: Earth. But perhaps the alien we should be excited about the most in Stitch, the wild little furball in Walt Disney Pictures’ upcoming live-action remake of the animated Lilo & Stitch. And during the Super Bowl, a chaotic teaser trailer for the highly anticipated summer family movie arrived.
You can watch the new Lilo & Stitch trailer right here:
The original animated Lilo & Stitch, about a wild alien who befriends a young Hawaiian girl and rocks out to Elvis songs, became a surprise hit in the summer of 2002. In fact, it was one of Walt Disney Animation’s last high 2D animated hits, before pulling the plug on 2D animated features after The Princess and the Frog. The director and writer of the original Lilo & Stitch, Chris Sanders, also provided the little guy’s voice. At first, Disney was going to cast someone else as the CGI version of Stitch’s voice for the new reboot. Ultimately, wiser heads prevailed, and they realized no one could play Stitch better than the man who created him.
This Super Bowl trailer for Lilo & Stitch really captures the energy of Stitch in its full live-action glory. Who but Stitch could cause such halftime chaos at the big game? We have to say, this Lilo & Stitch live-action teaser trailer is SO adorable. It really got us good.
The rest of the Lilo & Stitch cast includes Maia Kealoha as Lilo, and Sydney Agudong as Lilo’s older sister Naki. Also in the cast is Tia Carrere as social worker Mrs. Kakoa. Carrere actually played Naki in the original animated film. Zach Galifianakis plays Stitch’s creator, Dr. Jumba Jookiba, with Billy Magnussen playing Agent Pleakley. We didn’t see them in this Lilo & Stitch live-action Super Bowl trailer, but we can’t wait until we do.
Will the new version of Lilo & Stitch become as beloved as the original? Most of these Disney live-action remakes never really surpass the original animated versions. Here’s hoping that Lilo & Stitch will be the one that does the trick.
Lilo & Stitch hits theaters everywhere on Memorial Day Weekend.