Original Lilo & Stitch Star Addresses Live-Action Remake Return & Passing The Torch to New Nani – ryan

Warning: This Article Contains Spoilers for 2025’s Lilo & Stitch.Exclusive: The New Lilo & Stitch Brought Back A Couple of Stars from the Beloved 2002 Animated Classic, One of WHOM is particularly in service of a main character’s expanded arc. Lilo & Stitch is primarily about a recently orphaned Hawaiian Girl, Lilo (Maia Kealoha), WHO ADOPTS A HAVOC-WRAAKING ALIEN WITH WHOM SHOP A LIFE-BONDING BOND. Howver, A Hugely Important Character in the Story Who Gets More at Disney’s Live-Action Remake is Lilo’s Older Sister Nani (Sydney Agudong), Who has become Her Guardian AFTER THEIR PARENTS ‘DEATHS.

Chris Sanders returned to Lilo & Stitch to continue to provides stitch’s distinct voice, but the original voice actor of nani also played a roles. As Cobra Bubbles (Courtney B. Vance) is made only a cia agent in the new Movie, an original character is introd even as Lilo and Nani’s Social Worker, Mrs. Kekoa, played by tia carre. HAVING ORIGINALLY VOICED NANI, Carrere Spoke About The “fulfilling“Experience of returning to Lilo & Stitch and Praised the New Actors in an interview with Screen Rant. Check Out Her Comments Below:

Screen Rant: TIA FOR YOU, STAKE BACK IN, SEEing Live Action, Nani, Stepping onto That Set…

Carrere: Nani is fantastic. I love sydney (agudong) in this role, and Maia (Kealoha) is the Perfect Lilo. The Casting on this is beyond, and for with to be able to transition from the Young You Girl That’s rooting for, to the Woman’s Helping Mentor the Younger Girl, It Really Dovetails with Where I AM Really Fulfilling Getting to BeCome.

What this means for lilo & stitch

The 2025 Movie Handles the Changes to Nani’s Story Beautifully

Nani is in a tough, overwhelming situation in the original Lilo & Stitchand the Remake Delves on what Becoming Lilo’s Guardian Really Means for Her, while Providing New Characters Who Offer Her Support She Did Not Have in The Previous Iteration. In addition to tūtū (Amy Hill) Joining the Cast to Ultimately Become Lilo’s Foster Mother, Having a Kinder social workrier played by the Old Nani Herself was a Clever Way to Drive Home the Emotional Stakes of Nani’s Storyline.

While Mrs. KEKOA DOES REPRESENT The Serious Matter of Lilo Being Away from Nani, the Movie Wants to IMPARTS THAT THAT TO WORK OUT A SITUATION IS BETTER FOR BOTH SISTERS. Casting Carrere as this Character Leverains a Metatextuality that supports the notion that she really does care about nani too. Carrerrerere understands This Construct, As She Talks About Going From One Version of the Character to Supporting Another talented Playing the new version as a different ending to her story.

She Helps Make It Possible to Change Nani & Lilo’s Story

It is really is beautiful that the original nani gets to return to Lilo & Stitchswimming to export her Support for Maia Kealoha and Sydney Agudong Playing Lilo and Nani in the Real World, but to be One of the Vehicles for the New Take on the Story to Land Well. Wann Lilo & Stitch‘s ending sees nani giving up custody of lilo to go to collect, this can Still be a happy conclusion Because of the New Characters. Having A Star Who Has Previously Invested TIME in Undertstanding Nani’s Character was a valuable addition to 2025’s Lilo & Stitch.

Source: Screen Rant

Lilo & Stitch

7/10

Release Date

May 21, 2025

Runtime

108 minutes

Directory

Dean Fleischer Camp

Wriers

Chris Kekaniokalani Bright, Mike Van Waes, Chris Sanders, Dean Dellois

Producers

Tom C. Peitzman, Dan Lin, Ryan Halprin

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  Chris Sanders

  Stitch (Voice)