Трейлер «Ліло і Стіч» / Disney
Disney has released a trailer for «Lilo and Stitch», which will bring the alien mischief-maker to the live-action format.
Disney is continuing its «remake mission», so this time the cult cartoon is in the crosshairs. As in the 2002 original, the story tells of Lilo — a girl who dreams of a friend, and Stitch — an experimental alien created solely for destruction. In the trailer, the girl is sad because of loneliness, sees a comet fall and makes a wish. The next day, her life is turned upside down when she meets Stitch, whom she mistakes for a dog.
The creators paid a lot of attention to Lilo and her sister Nana. The older sister tries to explain to her younger sister the responsibility for her new «friend», to which Lilo happily replies: «We promise! And Stitch… well, he is Stitch. The foreign troublemaker is determined to wreak havoc in the lush tropical paradise. He honks at innocent drivers and throws a CD at a car while it’s driving. Or he tries to drink liquid from a lava lamp and blindly maneuvers a golf cart on the streets of Hawaii.
Elvis Presley’s «You’re the Devil in Disguise» is playing in the background, the perfect musical choice for Stitch’s chaotic nature. At the same time, there are also touching moments when Lilo tells the creature: «Family isn’t necessarily perfect, but that doesn’t mean it’s bad».
The main role is played by newcomer Maya Kealoha, her sister Nani is played by Sydney Agudong. «The voice of» Stitch will be Chris Sanders, who worked on the original cartoon. Zach Galifianakis, Billy Magnussen and Courtney B. Vance will also appear in the movie. Some viewers warmly welcomed the idea of casting newcomers in the lead roles.
«Thank Dod they cast mostly unknowns instead of shoving in a bunch of celebrities and cameos for the sake of celebrity marketing, this actually gives me a slight bit hope this movie might have some soul (not much but hey i can dream)», — someone write in the comments.
Others say that this is the first Disney remake that «actually looks good». In particular, they noted that the «people who worked on this should make live-action films for all future projects». They also joked about the phrase «Meet — Stitch»: «Dude, I met him 30 years ago».
«I’m really glad Disney didn’t wreck this because Stitch was my childhood.», — they added in the comments.
The adventures of Lilo and Stitch will hit the big screen on May 22. The movie will be the second Disney remake in 2025 after «Snow White».
But so far, the trailer about the blue alien has been met with a more positive response from viewers: 95 thousand likes against 12 thousand dislikes (at the time of writing). For example, the trailer «Snow White» has collected a million dislikes on YouTube. Viewers criticized the choice of the actress for the main role, as well as using painted gnomes instead of real actors. But they praised Gal Gadot’s choice for the role of the Evil Queen.
Source: Variety