I think there’s one
thing we, as a society, need to come together and agree on: no one wants to see
a “realistic” CGI version of Stitch, the little blue gremlin of death
and friendship that stars in the Disney animated movie Lilo & Stitch. Put it on the next election ballot as a
referendum, get some data. Because we need to lay down the law, and we need to
lay it down now. Because we’re running out of time.
To wit: the
Hollywood Reporter shared yesterday that Jon M. Chu, director of Crazy Rich Asians, is in talks with Disney to
direct the still-in-process live-action remake of Lilo &
Stitch. The film is being produced by Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich of
Rideback, which produced the Aladdin remake.
Currently, Disney’s also looking for more writing talent to revise the original
script written by Mike Van Waes.
And, okay: if you’re
going to make a movie, this is good talent. Chu’s an exciting new director,
these are clearly talented people who know how to make a movie. But this does
not make this movie a good idea. Lilo &
Stitch is a wonderful, sweet tale of a young girl and her older sister
healing their family with the help of an adorable alien superweapon. It’s a
story of Hawaiian culture, and love, and learning to be happy together even in
really hard times. It’s a movie that deeply relies on the cute, warm empathy
you develop as a viewer toward Stitch, who looks like a teddy bear come to life
in hand-drawn animation.
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Please. I do not
want to see him in live action. Realism would ruin him. Don’t do this to me,
Disney. Just put the license down, and let’s all go home.
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