Disney’s Lilo and Sew live-action remake is getting a sequel, and the actress who performed the character Nani has supplied a significant replace for the upcoming film.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, actress Sydney Agudong spoke in regards to the extremely anticipated sequel and shared that filming will start early subsequent 12 months. “Chris Sanders is writing it proper now. Our timeline is Maia’s peak and maturity,” Agudong acknowledged.
Disney’s remake of Lilo and Sew was launched earlier this 12 months and was one of many solely Disney live-action remakes to obtain surprisingly optimistic opinions. The movie follows a lonely Hawaiian lady named Lilo (performed by Maia Kealoha) as she befriends a fugitive alien named Sew. The movie additionally starred Zach Galifianakis as Jumba and Billy Magnussen as Pleakley.
Agudong’s feedback relating to Kealoha’s “peak and maturity” are a priority amongst many for not solely this challenge, however many sequels, together with TV exhibits akin to Stranger Issues, with huge breaks in between seasons and an odd distinction in maturity for the youthful solid every season.
The unique Lilo and Sew was an animation launched in 2002 and is a real Disney traditional for followers worldwide. It has an 86% score on Rotten Tomatoes, whereas the remake has a decent 72%. Not everybody warmed to the remake because the story was altered for the variation.
The 2002 film featured alien Gantu as one of many movie’s major villains, however he was eliminated within the remake. Gantu was initially hoping to seize Sew to return him to jail, so as an alternative they made the lovable Jumba extra of a villain to switch the lacking character and assist push the plot ahead.
There aren’t any key particulars as of but relating to plot or launch date, however Disney’s unique Lilo and Sew 2: Sew Has a Glitch could possibly be the place the live-action adaptation is headed subsequent. The sequel didn’t obtain nice suggestions and solely had a 42% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Nevertheless, the premise is robust and will doubtlessly outperform as a live-action remake.
2025’s Lilo and Sew is without doubt one of the highest-grossing motion pictures of this 12 months and grossed over $1 billion on the field workplace, adopted intently behind by A Minecraft Film. The movie additionally broke a report and have become the most important Memorial Day weekend opening in historical past, grossing $183 million throughout that interval.
Lilo and Sew is Agudong’s first main Hollywood position, however she has had smaller roles in TV exhibits akin to NCIS and On My Block. She has an upcoming challenge titled Ether, which at present doesn’t have a launch date.
- Launch Date
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Might 23, 2025
- Runtime
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108 minutes
- Director
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Dean Fleischer Camp
- Writers
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Mike Van Waes, Chris Kekaniokalani Vibrant
- Producers
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Dan Lin
