Meet Disney’s Animated Remake Solid

“Lilo & Sew,” Disney’s newest live-action remake, is crash-landing in theaters this weekend. It arrives 23 years after the unique 2002 animated film stole the hearts of many followers with its chaotic blue alien Sew and the lovable younger woman Lilo who takes care of him.

The brand new movie is Disney’s first film from the 2000s to get the remake therapy, after basic hits like “The Lion King,” “The Little Mermaid,” “Mulan,” “Magnificence and the Beast,” “Aladdin” and extra had been all remade to a lot success. It’s set to make an enormous splash on the field workplace over the four-day Memorial Day vacation weekend and open at No. 1 over fellow new launch “Mission: Unattainable – The Closing Reckoning.” At the moment, “Lilo & Sew” is on observe to make $150 million to $160 million in its home opening, plus round $125 million on the worldwide field workplace, which might carry the preliminary world tally to a mighty $275 million to $285 million. Mixed with robust holdovers from different previous films, like “Sinners” and “Closing Vacation spot Bloodlines,” “Lilo & Sew” might energy the field workplace to a report Memorial Day haul.

Disney’s remake follows Sew, a blue alien from outer area who arrives in Hawaii and is taken in by Lilo and her large sister Nani. They defend Sew from fellow extraterrestrials who wish to retrieve him, whereas additionally educating him the that means of “ohana,” which implies “household.”

Beneath, see all of the live-action solid members who star within the new “Lilo & Sew” and the way they evaluate to their animated counterparts.

Lilo (Maia Kealoha)

Maia Kealoha is making her movie debut as Disney’s live-action Lilo, a younger Hawaiian woman who discovers Sew and adopts him into her household along with her large sister Nani. The 8-year-old actor is the spitting picture of the fun-loving, optimistic Lilo from the unique film. Daveigh Chase supplied the unique voice of Lilo within the 2002 film.
Sew (Chris Sanders)

Chris Sanders, who co-directed and co-wrote the unique “Lilo & Sew,” returns to voice the blue, lovable alien. The hyperactive, CGI-animated Sew seems similar to his 2D animated model in opposition to his live-action counterparts.
Nani (Sydney Elizebeth Agudong)

Enjoying Lilo’s large sister Nani is 24-year-old Sydney Elizebeth Agudong’s largest Hollywood position but. After their mother and father die earlier than the occasions of the film, Nani is Lilo’s authorized guardian and takes care of her socially remoted sister. Sydney can be the older sister of actor Siena Agudong, who’s appeared in “Sidelined: The QB and Me,” “Resident Evil” and extra. Tia Carrere, who initially voiced Nani, returns to play a social employee within the new film.
David (Kaipo Dudoit)

Kaipo Dudoit performs Nani’s boyfriend David, who’s a surfer and hearth dancer. Dudoit was added to the solid after Kahiau Machado, who was initially chosen for the position, was recast after utilizing a racial slur. David’s unique voice actor Jason Scott Lee returns to play a supervisor at a lūʻau.
Dr. Jumba Jookiba (Zach Galifianakis)

Jumba is the mad scientist who created Sew within the first place. He’s a big, four-eyed alien who travels to Earth with Agent Pleakley to get well Sew, however quickly befriends Lilo and Nani. Jumba was initially voiced by David Ogden Stiers, however “Hangover” comic Zach Galifianakis takes over within the live-action movie.
Agent Pleakley (Billy Magnussen)

Pleakley is a so-called alien “knowledgeable” on Earth who’s despatched to seek out Sew together with Dr. Jumba. The one-eyed extraterrestrial is a nervous wreck who makes use of disguises to mix in with the human inhabitants. “Aladdin” and “Street Home” actor Billy Magnussen takes over the position, which was originated by Kevin McDonald.
Cobra Bubbles (Courtney B. Vance)

Courtney B. Vance performs the comically named Cobra Bubbles, who’s a federal agent on the hunt for Sew. Within the unique film, Bubbles was Lilo’s social employee who threatened to put Lilo in foster care if Nani can’t do a correct job of taking care of her. Within the remake, Bubbles takes on the agent position that the whale-headed alien Captain Gantu initially had within the animated film. “Mission: Unattainable” star Ving Rhames beforehand voiced Bubbles.
Grand Councilwoman (Hannah Waddingham)

The Grand Councilwoman is the chief of the Galactic Federation who orders Jumba and Pleakley to chase down Sew. “Ted Lasso” star Hannah Waddingham voiced the grey alien, who was initially performed by Zoe Caldwell.