Lilo & Sew’s live-action ohana is coming collectively! After it was beforehand introduced final month that Zach Galifianakis was the primary actor to be forged within the upcoming Disney film, Lilo has now been forged as nicely. Newcomer Maia Kealoha will reportedly lead the Hawaii-set remake of the 2002 beloved animated film from the Home of Mouse.
The Lilo & Sew casting information was first reported by Knight Edge Media after which confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter. The film is set to be helmed by Marcel the Shell With Footwear On filmmaker Dean Fleischer Camp from a script by Chris Kekaniokalani Vivid
The live-action adaptation will mark the younger Hawaiian actress’ first performing credit score, although she not too long ago grew to become 2023 Mini Miss Kona Espresso, which takes place in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. She already seems just like the live-action Lilo on this latest picture from the competitors’s Instagram:
Forward of the live-action Lilo & Sew film anticipated to be launched in Could 2024, it seems just like the manufacturing is quietly rounding up its forged. When it comes to Lilo, the film could be very a lot sticking with the roots of the unique 2002 film relating to the character’s age. What stays to be seen is how her alien finest buddy might be tailored out of the 2D animation world he was born into.
We don’t know for certain who Galifianakis is enjoying proper now, however The Wrap reported final month that he’ll be enjoying the function of Pleakley, an eccentric one-eyed alien who’s tasked with capturing the mischievous Sew and taking him again to jail alongside his creator Jumba. We’ll even be curious to see how the manufacturing decides to adapt the alien creatures as nicely. Oh, and who’s going to play Lilo’s greater sister, Nani?
Lilo was initially voiced by Daveigh Chase, who didn’t echo the Hawaiian roots of her iconic character. A younger Dakota Fanning moreover took on the function for the direct-to-video sequel. Nani was performed by Tia Carrere, who was born and raised in Hawaii, and assisted in making the unique film genuine for the Hawaiian individuals, as she shared with CinemaBlend for the film’s twentieth anniversary final 12 months.
In the interim, it doesn’t sound just like the film’s authentic creators, Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders, are concerned on this new iteration. Sanders is the unique voice of Sew, and it stays to be seen if he’ll return to voice the alien he helped create.
Whereas we anticipate extra particulars concerning the live-action Lilo & Sew, the subsequent live-action Disney film to prepare for is The Little Mermaid, starring Halle Bailey as an up to date model of Ariel and Melissa McCarthy as Ursula. It opens in theaters on Could 26, a couple of 12 months earlier than we meet the brand new Lilo.
