Lilo & Stitch director Dean Fleischer Camp explained in a new interview why Captain Gantu, a popular character from the original 2002 animated film, didn’t appear in the 2025 live-action remake.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Lilo & Stitch director Dean Fleischer Camp explained in a new interview why ...

This article contains plot details for Lilo & Stitch. Experiment 626's arch-nemesis is no longer a threat. In Disney's new live-action Lilo & Stitch movie, the chief antagonist from the original 2002 ...

Stitch and Maia Kealoha as Lilo in 'Lilo & Stitch.' One of the key characters from 2002's Lilo & Stitch doesn't make an appearance in Disney's live-action remake. Director Dean Fleischer Camp stood by ...

With Lilo & Stitch‘s journey to live-action, at least one character didn’t return from the original 2002 Disney animated film. Director Dean Fleischer Camp recently explained he had to “free up real ...

The latest of live-action Disney movie remakes is here with the release of the new Lilo & Stitch, and that means fans like myself are going to start talking about how the beloved animated version ...

Disney fans are outraged that one key character from the original “Lilo & Stitch” film was cut from this year’s live-action remake. Captain Gantu, the villain of the 2002 animated flick, was ...

Some of the most widespread changes made to Lilo & Stitch for the 2025 remake include the removal of Captain Gantu, Jumba Jookiba’s (Zach Galifianakis) transformation into a bona fide villain, Nani’s ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

The article contains major spoilers for Lilo & Stitch.Lilo & Stitch director Dean Fleischer Camp explains the decision to nix the original villain Gantu from the 2025 remake. The remake of the 2002 ...