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Zach Galifianakis stars in a live-action remake of the Lilo & Stitch for Disney+, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Dean Fleischer Camp, Oscar-nominated director Marcel the Shell with Shoes, will lead the production.
Released in 2002, Lilo & Stitch tells the story of Hawaiin girl Lilo, her legal guardian and older sister Nani, and Experiment 626, a lovable extraterrestrial that Lilo adopts as her dog. Details about Galifianakis’ role are being kept under wraps, but the Baskets and Between Two Ferns The comedian can play anyone from Stitch himself to one of the intergalactic weirdos tasked with bringing Stitch home, such as Dr. Jumba Jookiba or Agent Wendy Pleakley.
Disney is reportedly involved in a deep search for young actors to play Lilo and Nani. Many or all of the aliens, including Stitch, will be CGI.
Galifianakis took a break from the big-budget studio fare that followed The Hangover franchise and A Wrinkle in Timeinstead focused on his Emmy-nominated series Baskets and the award-winning surrealist comedy Between Two Ferns. But he recently returned to the most starry studio lots, and he will act opposite Elizabeth Banks in the Apple TV+ movie. The Beanie Bubbleas well as the drama Winner about the whistleblower Reality Winner.
Disney Taps Zach Galifianakis to Star in Live-Action Lilo & Stitch
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