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Mere days after she wrapped Dying for Sex, Jenny Slate chopped off all her hair.

She’d had basically the same style all her adult life, but through the process of filming the FX cancer comedy, her locks began to take on new meaning. “I felt that my long hair held the sadness, and I just needed to reboot my physicality,” she says, explaining how she got what was left of her character out of her head. “Usually an extreme haircut means, ‘Oh hey, looks like you’re getting divorced!’ ” she notes. “But this was the first time I’ve changed my appearance because something good happened to me.”

And really, Dying for Sex should be very good to, and for, Jenny Slate. It’s the sort of sure-to-get-noticed prestige limited series — debuting April 4 — that can potentially alter an actor’s career trajectory. Not that Slate, 42, needs much of a course correction.

If you're on this page, you're here for Empire's list of the 26 best kids' movies on Netflix UK — that's what the header promises, and it's what the list that awaits as you scroll down delivers. But for us, it's also a bit of a chance to reconnect with the budding young cinephile within. You see, there’s a unique magic about the films you discover as a child. Whether it’s a fantastical voyage to a wondrous realm, an animated adventure that ignites the imagination, a formative first encounter with a favourite hero or feared villain, or perhaps a poignant coming-of-age tale that helps prepare us to take our first steps into a wider world, of one thing we can be certain — the movies we see when we’re kids stay with us for life. The very best of them can even go further, playing a pivotal role in shaping...

“The Electric State” is a world filled with robots, and odds are, you’re definitely going to recognize a lot of their voices.

Now streaming on Netflix, the film follows Michelle (Millie Bobby Brown), an teenager living on her own and navigating life in a society where robots — yes, robots, this movie takes place in an alternate version of the 1990s that’s much more futuristic — now live in exile after a failed uprising against humans.

Teaming up with a kind robot named Cosmo, Michelle sets out to find her younger brother, who she thought to be dead. Along the way, she also teams up with a smuggler and his own sassy robot sidekick.

Here are all the faces and voices you’ll recognize in “The Electric State.”

Millie Bobby Brown in “The Electric State” (Netflix) Michelle (Millie Bobby Brown)

Michelle is an orphaned teenager and one of the heroes of the film.

As the song sort of goes, There is no place we'd rather be, than sharing a new trailer for Dean Fleischer Camp's live-action Lilo & Stitch movie. And, handily enough, today the House of Mouse has delivered precisely that — our first proper look at what the Marcel The Shell With Shoes On director has in store as he prepares to bring Experiment 626 into a whole new CGIve-action (as nobody is calling it) dimension. Check out the cute and fluffy alien critter getting up to all sorts of mischief below;

Okay, if we were somewhat apprehensive about a live-action Lilo & Stitch before, then consider us sold now. Introducing Maia Kealoha as Lilo, Sydney Elizebeth Agudong as Nani, Kaipot Dudoit as David Kawena, and reintroducing Chris Sanders as our bestest lil' blue guy, this first full trailer for Camp's film strikes that perfect balance between capturing the sci-fi-meets-Hawaii, fish out of...

Disney is ready to dive in with the full trailer for its live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch.

Director Dean Fleischer Camp’s new version of the 2002 animated movie is set to hit theaters May 23. Its stars include Maia Kealoha as Lilo, Sydney Elizebeth Agudong as Nani, and Kaipot Dudoit as David Kawena. Rounding out the cast are Zach Galifianakis, Billy Magnussen, Courtney B. Vance and Hannah Waddingham, alongside original voice stars Chris Sanders, Tia Carrere, Amy Hill and Jason Scott Lee.

A previous Lilo & Stitch trailer showed the titular blue alien causing no shortage of chaos at the beach. The 2002 feature centers on a Hawaii-based girl named Lilo who adopts a dog that turns out to be a genetically engineered extraterrestrial being with an unfortunate purpose.

“Sometimes family isn’t perfect,” Kealoha tells Stitch in the new trailer. “That doesn’t mean they aren’t good.”

Camp helmed...

Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” are back.

While the live-action version of “Snow White” doesn’t hit theaters until next week, Disney is already promoting its next reimagining, with the first full trailer for the new version of “Lilo & Stitch.” You can watch it below.

Many of the moments in the trailer are direct replicas of similar scenes in the animated classic, which was directed by recent Oscar nominee Chris Sanders and Den DeBlois, who has his own live-action adaptation coming later this summer, with “How to Train Your Dragon.” This time around Dean Fleischer Camp, who directed A24’s extremely charming “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On,” is handling directing duties, with a cast that includes Maia Kealoha as Lilo, Sydney Agudong as Nani, Zach Galifianakis as Jumba, Billy Magnussen as Pleakley and Courtney B. Vance as Cobra Bubbles. Sanders returns to voice Stitch and original voice actors...

"Sometimes family isn't perfect... that doesn't mean they aren't good." Disney has revealed their first full official trailer for Lilo & Stitch, the 2025 live-action remake of the beloved 2002 animated classic. Finally some real footage from this movie! After two fun teasers last year and a Super Bowl spot. This new version looks like an exact copy of the original with all the same characters, about a young girl and her blue alien friend on Hawaii. Directed by Dean Fleischer Camp, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker from the lovely film Marcel the Shell with Shoes On. Co-director of the original Chris Sanders also returns to voice Stitch. Also with Sydney Elizebeth Agudong as Nani, Billy Magnussen, Tia Carrere, Hannah Waddingham, with Courtney B. Vance, and Zach Galifianakis, introducing Maia Kealoha as Lilo. This is one of the first Disney live-action remakes of this era that I am actually excited about. Looks properly amusing and...

When you wish upon a shooting star, you might just end up with an adorable blue extraterrestrial creature. At least, that’s what happens in the first full-length trailer for Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” remake.

In the extended look at the live-action reboot, a lonely Hawaiian girl named Lilo is longing for a best friend. After she sees a glowing comet blast across the night sky, she makes a wish and then finds herself face-to-face with Stitch, a dog-like alien experiment whose raison d’etre is creating destruction.

Like the original 2002 animated film, “Lilo & Stitch” follows a young orphan who is being raised by her teenaged sister, Nani. Lilo develops a close bond with Stitch (née Experiment 626) through the Hawaiian concept of “ohana,” which means family — and family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten.

“He is your responsibility. Got it?” Nani says in the trailer, to which Lilo cheerfully replies,...

Flow is the recipient of this year’s Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. And it is a tremendous feat, with it being Latvia’s first Oscar win and continuing the streak of animated feature victories from studios that are not from Disney nor Pixar.

Credit where credit is due for the tiny victor starring a black cat and its non-talking animal friends, it beat both the Pixar tentpole hit Inside Out 2 and the new DreamWorks darling The Wild Robot, directed by Disney veteran Chris Sanders. That was quite a feat.

But for Disney and Pixar, that moment may cause concern for the once mighty studios and its future in winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

Current output from both studios is rocky at best. Their last victories are for Soul for 2021, and for Encanto for 2022. Soul stood out from the crowd on that year, with the...

Florence Pugh recently described the tone of Thunderbolts* by comparing it to a certain popular movie studio – which will likely excite some, confuse others, and make others even more skeptical. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has had an interesting start to 2025, with the mixed reaction to Captain America: Brave New World balanced out by the overwhelmingly positive response to the first two episodes of Daredevil: Born Again, which premiered this week. Thunderbolts* is the next installment in the MCU and will kick off the summer movie season on the first weekend of May, the same weekend that Marvel previously released Iron Man, Thor, The Avengers, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and both Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Vol. 3.

While speaking with Empire Magazine, star Florence Pugh compared Thunderbolts* – a movie that collects various assassin characters from across the MCU into a team – to a movie released by A24.

The idea of a Barney movie being released by A24, produced by Academy Award-winning actor DanielKaluuya, and written by and starring Emmy-winning actress Ayo Edebiri sounds like a joke in an SNL sketch. However, it most certainly is real. In fact, A24's Barney might be one of the most fascinating IP adaptations since Barbie. The Barney movie was first announced in 2019 but now appears to be gaining some real traction as Kaluuya is putting a strong creative team together for the live-action reboot.

Variety reports that Ayo Edebiri has joined the in-development Barney movie as both screenwriter and star. Daniel Kaluuya’s 59% Productions is partnering with A24 to produce the film, working closely with Mattel Films, the owners of the Barney IP. Even though Kaluuya has been overseeing Barney's creative development as lead producer, he is not expected to star in the film. Details on the plot of Barney are under wraps,...

International animated features have enjoyed success stories in the past, but they’ve typically come in the form of awards rather than box office numbers. This year’s Golden Globe-winning and two-time Oscar-nominated animated feature “Flow” has bucked that trend and recently passed the $20 million mark at the global box office, its sales company Charades tells Variety.

In the dialogue-free film, a catastrophic flood submerges everything in its path, including Cat’s home. There are no humans to be found anywhere, although their material legacy remains. Luckily for “Flow’s” feline protagonist, it finds refuge on a boat full of other displaced animals. Together, the group sets sail on the flood waters for a journey into the unknown.

Director Gints Zilbalodis and the film’s producers at Sacrebleu Productions, Dream Well and Take Five, needed a budget of just €3.5 million ($3.7 million) to create the pic.

Excluding Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron...

The Walt Disney Studios continued the effective marketing campaign for the new live-action family adventure Lilo & Stitch during the Super Bowl. You can now watch the Big Game spot and the previous two teasers online.

The marketing takes a page from how the original animated film was promoted. For that campaign, Stitch invaded other Disney properties such as The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992) and The Lion King (1994). This time he’s running loose at the Super Bowl, having some more fun with The Lion King and more.

A live-action reimagining of Disney’s 2002 animated classic, Lilo & Stitch is the wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family.

Directed by Dean Fleischer Camp, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind the animated feature film Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, the film stars Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Billy Magnussen,...

The hope was that yesterday evening's Super Bowl might finally bring us the first Lilo & Stitch trailer. Well, while there's still no sign of footage from the movie itself, we do have a fun new "Big Game" TV spot featuring Experiment 626 on the loose at the Super Bowl.

Disney appears to be having a blast marketing its next live-action remake, with previous posters and teasers showing Experiment 626 poking fun at Moana 2, Mufasa: The Lion King, and even laying waste to the House of Mouse's iconic castle.

In this "Big Game" preview, Stitch causes chaos at the Super Bowl as only he can. Like the poster that joins in, the TV spot is pretty hilarious. However, a trailer offering a better idea of what's to come in this reimagining of the animated 2002 classic does now feel overdue.

It's been more than two decades since Lilo & Stitch was released, but...

"There's something down on the field... That thing is indestructible!" Stitch gone wild! Disney has debuted a very fun 30-second Super Bowl spot for Lilo & Stitch, the 2025 live-action remake of the beloved 2002 animated classic. This spot is riffing on the Big Game, referencing the original marketing campaign that was often playing on all the other entertainment. Directed by Dean Fleischer Camp, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker from the lovely film Marcel the Shell with Shoes On. Co-director of the original Chris Sanders also returns to voice Stitch. Also featuring Sydney Elizebeth Agudong as Nani, Billy Magnussen, Tia Carrere, Hannah Waddingham, with Courtney B. Vance, and Zach Galifianakis, introducing Maia Kealoha as Lilo. Stitch is just messing around and getting into trouble running on this football field. Still waiting to see an actual trailer fro this movie due out in May this summer movie season. Can you catch him? // Continue Reading ›...

You can depend on a few things happening during the Super Bowl – two titans of football colliding (in this case the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles), commercials featuring big-time movie stars and, of course, movie trailers for some of the year’s most highly anticipated titles.

And this year, Super Bowl Lix was no different.

If you’re looking for all of the Super Bowl trailers in one place, we’ve got you covered, with an updated list below.

“Jurassic World Rebirth”

Sure, a new “Jurassic World Rebirth” spot aired before kick-off, but we aren’t holding that against them. This new “Jurassic World” installment, the first since 2022’s “Jurassic World Dominion” closed off that trilogy, features Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey and Rupert Friend. But we’re really pumped that this installment is bringing back writer David Koepp, who adapted Michael Crichton’s novel for Steven Spielberg’s “Jurassic Park,...

Another teaser trailer for the live-action remake of “Lilo & Stitch” has been released, with the feral, blue extraterrestrial taking over the football field during the Super Bowl. The brief spot aired early in the game and made it seem initially like there was something wrong with the broadcast, or an unauthorized person accidentally went onto the field.

The remake sees Maia Kealoha star as Lilo Pelekai, while Sydney Agudong plays her older sister, Nani. Stitch is voiced once again by Chris Sanders, returning from the original film. Zach Galifianakis is Stitch’s creator, Dr. Jumba Jookiba, while Billy Magnussen plays Agent Pleakley, who’s sent to accompany the wily doctor. Tia Carrere, the original voice of Nani, will also be in the remake as Mrs. Kekoa, along with Courtney B. Vance as a social worker. The cast also includes Amy Hill and Jason Scott Lee, both returning after being...

Disney’s one of the major releases during its post-animation renaissance was the animated 2002 film, Lilo & Stitch. Filmmaker Chris Sanders conceived the idea for the genetically engineered alien creature Stitch in 1985. The film was a huge success and spawned several direct-to-video films and television series. In 2025, the popular franchise will be receiving a live-action/CGI adaptation.

The release poster of Lilo & Stitch (2025) | Credits: Walt Disney Studios

Sanders will be returning to the film in a voice-acting capacity, alongside newcomer child artist Maia Kealoha. The film will be directed by Dean Fleischer Camp, known for his Oscar-nominated animated film Marcel the Shell with Shoes On.

Lilo & Stitch release date: When will the live-action adaptation of the 2002 film hit theaters? Chris Sanders voices Stitch in Lilo & Stitch (2025) | Credits: Walt Disney Pictures

Lilo & Stitch will be released in the United States on May 23, 2025. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures will be distributing the film in theaters.

As award season kicks off to celebrate the best films of 2024, many critics and audiences are reflecting on the movies that shaped the last 12 months and made a significant impact over the last year. But discussions of the best recent films shouldn't forget the movies that have shaped the entire decade — the best and most influential movies of the 2020s thus far.

With the 2020s now halfway through, many people are looking back at the best films of the last five years, the movies that have been the audience's favorite experiences through a global pandemic and tumultuous world politics. Audiences decided that these films are some of the most treasured of the decade, based on their ratings on Letterboxd.

This Animated Film Charmed Audiences Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021)

Directed by:

Dean Fleischer Camp

Starring:

Jenny Slate, Dean Fleischer Camp, Isabella Rossellini

Letterboxd Score (out of 5):

4.24

Based on...

In a major upset, Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis’ “Flow” won the Golden Globe for best animated feature on Sunday evening. A co-production between Latvia, Belgium, and France with a modest $3.7 million budget, “Flow” made waves simply by earning a nomination in a category traditionally dominated by big-budget studio films.

While it’s handled by Sideshow and Janus Films whose track record includes the Oscar-winning “Drive My Car,” “Flow” faced an uphill battle in the Golden Globe race, competing against two Disney/Pixar blockbusters (“Inside Out 2” and “Moana 2”), a DreamWorks feature by animation legend Chris Sanders (“The Wild Robot”), a big-budget Netflix production from Oscar-winning Aardman Animations (“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”) and Oscar-winning director Adam Elliot’s “Memoirs of a Snail.”

In the film, a biblical flood has submerged everything in its path, including Cat’s home. There are no humans to be found anywhere, although their material legacy remains.

2025 is finally here and so is a fun new poster for Lilo & Stitch (via Toonado.com). Disney has been having a blast promoting this live-action take on Experiment 626 and, after recently paying homage to the studio's other recent releases, it's time for the loveable alien to take centre stage and celebrate the New Year.

Of course, he does so by taking a bite out of what appears to be New York's iconic Times Square Ball.

We're still waiting on a full trailer for Lilo & Stitch which offers a better idea of what to expect from the movie itself. There have been some fun teasers showcasing what looks to be a pitch-perfect take on the title character but seeing the rest of the cast - and whether this story differs from the cartoon or is another shot-for-shot remake - will be welcomed by fans.

It's been more than two...

Disney seems to be having a lot of fun marketing next year's live-action Lilo & Stitch movie; after Experiment 626 previously laid waste to the Disney (sand)castle, a new teaser parodies The Lion King ahead of Mufasa's release in theaters this weekend.

The latest shows Rafiki holding Stitch to the sky, Simba-style and boasts a fun new tagline: "Destined For Destruction." Needless to say, we wouldn't expect the shaman of the Pride Lands to show up in Hawaii!

These latest sneak peeks come after a poster tipped its hat to Moana 2. Snow White is surely up next seeing as that releases in theaters next year, though we are eager for a proper trailer showing what's to come in Lilo & Stitch.

We recently spoke to Stitch's creator and voice actor Chris Sanders about The Wild Robot and asked for his thoughts on Stitch's continued increase in popularity.

Continuing down the path of live-action remakes of beloved classics, Disney has released the first teaser trailer for Lilo & Stitch. The upcoming film is a live-action reimagining of Disney's 2002 animated classic about a Hawaiian girl and fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family.

Disney's live-action reimaginings of beloved animated classics are often met with mixed response, and almost always fail to live up to the original source material. The teaser trailer doesn't really offer us much so I can't really say how I feel about it one way or another. What it does give us is our first official look at "live-action" Stitch, the titular fugitive alien.

And while it's referred to as "live-action," it's really a CG-animated version of Stitch for obvious reasons. I mean, I guess he looks fine? They certainly did a good job mirroring his personality from the original movie as he wreaks havoc...

Shortly after Disney+ launched, it became the norm for movies to premiere on the service. Made specifically for streaming, these titles ranged from original stories (which have since taken a backseat given what a tough sell they typically are in theaters) to remakes of Disney Animation classics.

Among those are the likes of Lady and the Tramp and Pinocchio., and there was a time when Lilo & Stitch was going to join them. Instead, it's one of several titles to make the shift from streaming to theaters in recent years.

With Moana 2 now playing, Walt Disney Studios has released another poster for the live-action Lilo & Stitch. What's that sequel got to do with it? Well, on this one-sheet, Stitch has encountered a Kakamora coconut-like pirate, making short work of the pint-sized warrior from 2016's Moana.

While we don't think this is necessarily indicative of what they'll look like in the...

Rosa Salazar has been cast in a leading role opposite Matthew Gray Gubler in the CBS pilot “Einstein,” Variety has learned.

The project is described as a drama with comedic undertones. It was picked up to pilot at CBS back in August, with Gubler’s casting as Lew Einstein announced in early October. It is an adaptation of the German series of the same name

The official logline states, “Brilliant but directionless, the great grandson of Albert Einstein (Gubler) spends his days as a comfortably tenured professor until his bad boy antics land him in trouble with the law and he is pressed into service helping a local police detective (Salazar) solve her most puzzling cases.”

Salazar’s character is named Maddie Paris, who is described as “a Detective Inspector for the New Jersey State Police, who went into law enforcement after the death of her husband. Sharp and disciplined,...

Disney’s Lilo & Stitch live-action teaser trailer shows Stitch stomping his way through a sandcastle town. The 30-second teaser provides our first real look at how the cute (but weird) little creature will be brought to life in the 2025 theatrical release.

The family-friendly live-action adaptation stars Maia Kealoha as Lilo. Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Billy Magnussen, Tia Carrere, Hannah Waddingham, Courtney B. Vance, and Zach Galifianakis also star. The original film’s director Chris Sanders returns to voice Stitch.

“A live-action reimagining of Disney’s 2002 animated classic, Lilo & Stitch is the wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family,” reads Disney’s synopsis. Oscar nominee Dean Fleischer Camp (Marcel the Shell with Shoes On) directs and Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich serve as producers. Executive producers include Tom Pietzman and Ryan Halprin.

Lilo & Stitch opens...

As the famous line goes, "Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten... when it comes to receiving the Disney live-action treatment." That's right, folks — we've marvelled at Elliot in Pete's Dragon, gawped at Beauty & The Beast's titular furry fella, witnessed photorealistic Simba in The Lion King, and... well... you get the idea! Now, it's noughties banger Lilo & Stitch's turn to go from drawn to life, guided by the Oscar nominated filmmaker behind Marcel The Shell With Shoes On, Dean Fleischer Camp. And while we've only had a few blink-and-you'll-miss-it glimpses at what Camp and co have been working on up til now, today we got our first proper look at Stitch in all his live-action glory. Check out the new teaser trailer for the movie below:

Behold, Stitch! He's mischievous, he's a menace, he's blue, he's incredibly lifelike, and — but of course! — he's also cute and fluffy.

Disney is ready to make a splash with the teaser trailer for its live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch.

Director Dean Fleischer Camp’s new version of the 2002 animated feature is set to hit theaters May 23, 2025. The leads include Maia Kealoha as Lilo, Sydney Elizebeth Agudong as Nani and Kaipot Dudoit as David Kawena. Rounding out the cast are Zach Galifianakis, Billy Magnussen, Courtney B. Vance and Hannah Waddingham, while original voice stars Chris Sanders, Tia Carrere, Amy Hill and Jason Scott Lee will return.

The Lilo & Stitch trailer shows the titular blue alien causing a bit of chaos at the beach. The first film focused on a Hawaii-based girl named Lilo who adopts a dog that turns out to be a genetically engineered extraterrestrial being with a nefarious purpose.

Camp helmed the new movie from a script by Chris Kekaniokalani Bright, which is based on the 2002 film that...

Disney's track record with live-action adaptations has been spotty at best. Some have exceeded expectations, while others have either disappointed fans or completely missed the point of what the original animated movies set out to do. 

In the case of Lilo & Stitch, everything we've seen from the movie so far has been exactly what fans of Experiment 626 were hoping for. Now, a 30-second teaser trailer - for what was once a Disney+ exclusive - has been released which and the adorable Stitch unleashes chaos on a beach in Hawaii. 

This sneak peek will almost certainly play in theaters before Moana 2 this weekend, and a full-length trailer may drop in time for Mufasa: The Lion King. Bizarrely, Disney still hasn't released the Snow White trailer despite the fact it leaked in HD quality over the weekend (it hasn't even been taken down as we write this).

More than two decades...

A new generation of kids is about to learn what “Ohana” means.

On Monday, Disney released a teaser for its live action remake of “Lilo & Stitch,” its 2002 animated film. The short trailer features Stitch, the mischievous blue koala-like alien, stomping a sandcastle version of the Disney castle to smithereens before destroying a whole sandcastle city while laughing his head off.

“Lilo & Stitch” opens in theaters Memorial Day 2025. It will be Disney’s remake with the shortest gap between live action and animated versions until “Moana” is released. It tells the story of an orphaned, lonely Hawaiian girl, Lilo (Maia Kealoha), who befriends Experiment 626, a genetically engineered alien meant for destruction who crash-lands. She names him “Stitch,” and they protect each other from forces that want to break up their family, which also includes Lilo’s older sister Nani (Sydney Agudong), who is just a teenager herself and under...

Disney has dropped teaser trailer for the upcoming “Lilo and Stitch” film. The film is set to release Memorial Day weekend next year.

Many were worried about how Stitch would translate into a live-action film, but he looks good. I’m more concerned about Jumba and Pleakley or how Stitch fits in with the live-action actors. We haven’t seen too much of that yet.

Here is the “Lilo and Stitch” teaser trailer.

Stitch Crashes into theaters May 23, 2025! #LiloAndStitch pic.twitter.com/H8JcbZmqKi

— Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) November 25, 2024

The Lilo and Stitch summary reads,

“A live-action reimagining of Disney’s 2002 animated classic, “Lilo & Stitch” is the wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family. Directed by Dean Fleischer Camp, the Oscar®-nominated filmmaker behind the animated feature film “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On,” the film stars Sydney Elizebeth Agudong,...

The first teaser trailer for Lilo & Stitch has arrived. The live-action reimagining of Disneys 2002 animated classic will hit theaters next Memorial Day weekend.

Like the original animated movie, the upcoming live-action remake will show audiences a new side to the wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family. Dean Fleischer Camp, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind the animated feature film Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, directed Lilo & Stitch, which stars Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Billy Magnussen, Tia Carrere, Hannah Waddingham, Chris Sanders, Courtney B. Vance, and Zach Galifianakis, with Maia Kealoha in the lead role of Lilo. Check out the teaser trailer below.

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Lilo & Stitch crashes into theaters on May 23, 2025.

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Stitch returns! Disney unveiled the first look at its live-action “Lilo & Stitch,” in which the adorable blue extraterrestrial creature terrorizes an impressively constructed sandcastle.

Dean Fleischer Camp, the filmmaker behind A24’s charming indie comedy “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On,” is directing “Lilo & Stitch.” Sanders, who co-directed the original 2002 film, is reprising his voice role of Stitch, while Maia Kealoha (as Lilo), Zach Galifianakis, Sydney Agudong, Billy Magnussen and Courtney B. Vance are joining the cast.

“Lilo & Stitch” will be released 23 years after the first film, which grossed $273 million at the global box office. The story follows 6-year-old Lilo and her teenage sister Nani, who live in Hawaii and adopt a genetically engineered “dog” known as Experiment 626 a.k.a. Stitch. The movie featured the catchy Disney song “Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride” and introduced audiences to the concept of ohana, which means family — and as Stitch...

Following the launch of Disney+, it soon became the norm for movies to premiere on the service (particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic).

Made specifically for streaming, these titles ranged from original stories (which have sadly taken a backseat since given what a tough sell those are in theaters) to remakes of Disney Animation classics like Lady and the Tramp, Pinocchio, and Peter Pan & Wendy.

Following Bob Iger's return as Disney CEO, the studio has shifted away from making movies for streaming to increase theatrical profits. It makes sense because spending close to $100 million (if not more) on a movie in the hope of boosting Disney+'s subscriber count doesn't ultimately produce the same financial reward as a successful theatrical run.

That's why Lilo & Stitch has shifted from being a streaming exclusive to a big screen release heading our way next summer. Today, the first poster for the remake has been released (via Toonado.

In her nearly 50-year film career, Isabella Rossellini has played everything from a tortured nightclub singer to Beethoven’s lover to a mysteriously young 71-year-old doctor. Most recently, Rossellini received acclaim for her role as a nun in “Conclave,” and so it’s the perfect time to take a look back at her life and eclectic film career. Scroll through our photo gallery above (or click here for direct access) to see the 10 best Isabella Rossellini movies, ranked.

Rossellini and her twin sister Isotta were born in Rome on June 18, 1952, to Golden Era legend Ingrid Bergman and Italian director Roberto Rossellini. As a child, Rossellini underwent 18 months of grueling procedures to correct scoliosis. In 1976, she made her film debut with a small role as a nun caring for a dying countess played by her mother in the Vincente Minnelli fantasy film “A Matter of Time.” However, it was a few...

The Max Holiday 2024 collection That Time of Year is now live on the streaming service. The collection will serve as the hub for holiday content, showcasing an extensive selection of series, films, and more, guaranteed to bring joy and cheer to viewers during the festive season.

The That Time of Year collection kicks off the festivities today by spotlighting themed curations like “Comfort & Joy,” “Families We’re Thankful For” and “Season of Romance,” featuring new Max Original film Sweethearts (debuting Nov. 28) and others, making it seamless for subscribers to discover holiday classics and new favorites on Max.

On top of celebrating the 20th anniversary of Polar Express, viewers can also dive into nostalgic fan favorite films such as A Christmas Story, Elf, Holiday Harmony, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, and ageless holiday classics like A Christmas Carol, A Christmas Story, A Carol for Another Christmas, Meet Me In St. Louis (Dec.

‘That Time of Year’ 2024 on Max

Max is celebrating the winter holidays with the “That Time of Year” collection, a special page featuring selected holiday films and series. The streamer’s also bringing back its special Yule log collection, with the 2024 selection including “World of Westeros Dragon Egg Yule Log,” “Harry Potter: Fireplace,” and “A Very Merry Rickmas Yule Log.”

2024’s been a tough year so holiday favorites Elf, A Christmas Story, and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation will help take our minds off the world. Max’s lineup also includes the classic holiday films A Christmas Carol, A Carol for Another Christmas, Meet Me In St. Louis, and The Shop Around the Corner. And beginning November 29, the streamers highlighting favorite holiday episodes of Friends, Abbott Elementary, Young Sheldon, and The Big Bang Theory.

Max’s “That Time of Year” Highlights:

Holiday Essentials

8-Bit Christmas (2021)

A Carol for Another Christmas (1964)

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Disney revealed a new look for Stich in the upcoming live-action Lilo & Stitch remake. Another look at the alien was shown at D23 Brazil.

Via Disney, the new image was revealed at D23 Brazil. The shared screencap shows CGI Stitch standing on a bed sporting a yellow lei. Stitchs design appears to stay relatively faithful to his cartoon counterpart. Additionally, his voice will remain the same, thanks to Chris Sanders returning to reprise his role as the fluffy blue alien.

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Disney finally announces a release date for its live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch.

The film will be directed by Dean Fleischer Camp, previously best known for directing the charming Marcel the Shell With Shoes On. In addition to learning the director, much of the film's cast has also been confirmed. Lilo will be played by Maia Keloha,...

Connie Britton is set to star in “Phony,” a comedy pilot ordered by Hulu. The series will be executive produced by Britton and comes from Drew Goddard‘s Goddard Textiles as well as 20th Television, according to multiple media reports.

Nick Paley, best known for his work on “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On,” will serve as the writer, director and executive producer of the project.

The series is being described as a coming-of-age mystery about a teenager. After a car accident, Sonny wakes up in a hospital bed only to discover his mom and best friend has been replaced by an imposter. Britton will play Ellen, Sonny’s single mom as well as the principal of his high school.

“Phony” will be executive produced by Britton and Paley. Other EPs include Charlie Alderman of Charlie’s Production Company as well as Goddard and Sarah Esberg for Goddard Textiles. Andrea Massaro,...

Hulu has given out a pilot order to Nick Paley’s comedy “Phony” with Connie Britton now set for a lead role, Variety has learned.

The pilot is described as a coming-of-age mystery. The official logline states that it follows “a teenager who wakes up in the hospital after a car accident to discover his mom (Britton) — his only parent and his best friend — appears to have been replaced by an impostor.”

Britton’s character is named Ellen, who is described as “a single mom to Sonny and the principal of his high school.”

The project was originally set for development at Hulu in 2022. Paley serves as writer, executive producer, and director on the pilot. Paley most recently co-wrote the popular indie film “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On” and previously served as a director on “Broad City” at Comedy Central.

Britton will executive produce in addition to starring. Charlie Alderman...

Hulu has greenlighted Phony, a comedy pilot starring and executive produced by Connie Britton, from Drew Goddard’s Goddard Textiles and 20th Television.

Written, directed and executive produced by Nick Paley (Marcel The Shell With Shoes On), Phony is a comedic coming-of-age mystery about a teenager, Sonny, who wakes up in the hospital after a car accident to discover his mom — his only parent and his best friend — appears to have been replaced by an impostor.

Britton will play Sonny’s single mom Ellen and the principal of his high school.

The pilot brings Britton back to her comedy roots — she started her career with an arc on Ellen before landing a lead role opposite Michael J. Fox on Spin City.

Britton and Paley executive produce Phony alongside Charlie Alderman of Charlie’s Production Company and Drew Goddard and Sarah Esberg via Goddard Textiles. Goddard Textiles’ Andrea Massaro is a producer.

While there's nothing we can do to stop the growing pile of Disney remakes (as much as we might like to), fans who've made their peace with the Mouse House's new direction do have something to get excited about today. Disney just announced the release dates for two of their...

Variety will host its third annual “Pixels and Pencils” series at this year’s Scad Savannah Film Festival on Monday, Oct. 28. The panel, featuring directors of some of the year’s most celebrated animated feature films, is presented in partnership with the Savannah College of Art and Design (Scad). Moderated by Clayton Davis, Variety’s senior awards editor, the event will showcase a diverse range of animation styles and artistic approaches, culminating in a roundtable discussion with the directors.

This year’s lineup of films and directors includes:

“Flow” (Sideshow/Janus Films) – Director Gints Zilbalodis “Inside Out 2” (Walt Disney/Pixar) – Director Kelsey Mann “Memoir of a Snail” (IFC Films) – Director Adam Elliot “Piece By Piece” (Focus Features) – Director Morgan Neville “Transformers One” (Paramount Pictures) – Director Josh Cooley “The Wild Robot” (Universal Pictures/DreamWorks Animation) – Director Chris Sanders

Last year’s “Pixels and Pencils” panel featured Academy Award nominees Peter Sohn...

The European Film Academy (Efa) is to honour actress and filmmaker Isabella Rossellini with the European Achievement In World Cinema award.

Rossellini will be an honorary guest at Efa’s European Film Awards ceremony in Lucerne on December 7.

Rossellini made her cinematic debut as an actress in 1979 in the Taviani brother’s film Die Wiese and has appeared in numerous other films since, including Blue Velvet, White Nights, Rodger Dodger, Cousins, Death Becomes Her, Fearless, Big Night, and Joy.

She has worked with directors such as Robert Zemeckis, David O. Russell, David Lynch, Robert Wilson, Taylor Hackford, Marjane Satrapi and Guy Maddin.

Steve McQueen’s filmography will be feted at the 2024 Middleburg Film Festival.

The annual festival, which will take place from October 17 through 20, will honor Academy Award winner McQueen with the Visionary Director Award. McQueen’s latest film “Blitz” will open the festival, and the auteur will participate in a post-screening conversation.

“Blitz” follows the “epic journey of George (Elliott Heffernan), a 9-year-old boy whose mother Rita (Saoirse Ronan) sends him to safety in the English countryside. George, defiant and determined to return home to Rita and his grandfather Gerald (Paul Weller) in East London, embarks on an adventure, only to find himself in immense peril, while a distraught Rita searches for her missing son,” per the official synopsis.

“Blitz” will screen at Middleburg as a co-presentation with the British Embassy. British Ambassador to the United States Dame Karen Pierce will introduce the feature, and also receive the Festival’s inaugural Film Diplomacy Award.

Trying to figure out what the watch on Max and can’t seem to find something that catches your eye? Well, don’t worry, as Max will be adding over 100 new titles across the month of September including dozens of movies and new original programming to enjoy!

The biggest new original series coming in September on Max is without a doubt The Penguin, which will see Colin Farrell reprising his role as Oz Cobb aka The Penguin from Matt Reeves’ The Batman. The new 8-episode limited series kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 19 at 9/8c with the series premiere with new episodes then released weekly on Sunday nights beginning on Sept. 29 (a rerun of the season premiere will stream on Sept. 22).

The Penguin will pick up following the events of The Batman, as Oz makes a play to seize the reins of the crime world in Gotham which will be no...

It might be time to put some movie nights on the calendar to ensure you catch everything departing from Netflix this August before they’re gone for good.

Unfortunately, in order to make room for the new content hitting the platform this month, it’s time to say goodbye to some of the old. From “Dumb and Dumber To” to the original “Spider-Man,” the family favorites category is taking some tough losses.

The 2022 film that took home seven Oscars (including Best Picture), “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” is making its departure after five months on the streaming platform. Another award-winning film headed out the Netflix doors is “American Hustle.” Some other big upsets this month are “The Blind Side” and the original “Paddington.”

See the full list of what’s leaving Netflix in August 2024 below.

Aug. 3

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

Aug. 12

The Woman King

Aug. 13

Paddington

Aug. 15

Dumb and Dumber To Walk of Shame

Aug.

Ohana means family, and family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten! Disney previewed a taste of the live-action version of “Lilo & Stitch” at D23 on Friday, starring Maia Kealoha as Lilo Pelekai.

The live action movie will be only in theaters in summer 2025. Disney’s release calendar shows an open slot on May 23, though the date wasn’t specified at D23.

Experiment 626 has entered the chat! The live-action #LiloAndStitch is coming only to theaters in Summer 2025! pic.twitter.com/82KFLEFL5E

— Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) August 10, 2024

The reboot follows the original film, released in 2002 and written and directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois. The animated “Lilo & Stitch” follows a 6-year-old Lilo and her older sister Nani, who live in Hawaii and adopt a blue extraterrestrial creature nicknamed Stitch. In this live-action adaptation, Stitch will be brought to life using CGI.

“Lilo & Stitch” has seen plenty of spinoffs,...

Chris Sanders' and Dean De Blois' 2002 animated film "Lilo & Stitch" was released by Disney and was part of what might be considered a "low" period in the studio's history. Disney had a series of bangers in the 1990s, a period often referred to as the Disney Renaissance. That period came to an end in 2000 with the release of "Dinosaur," however, a technology experiment featuring life-like dinosaurs realized in CGI. That was followed by multiple expensive bombs, one right after the other, and almost all the films (from "Fantasia 2000" in 2000 through to "Bolt" in 2008) were costly misfires.

Only two from the period stand out. Mark Dindal's slapstick comedy "The Emperor's New Groove" and "Lilo & Stitch." The latter is deeply beloved by the children who saw it in 2002, and appreciate both its warmth and its weirdo edge.

"Lilo & Stitch" is a riff on "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," wherein a young child,...

Summer is far from over, but Netflix fans hoping to plan their next summer movie night should be aware that several excellent movies are leaving the streamer in August 2024. Among them are an Oscar Best Picture winner, a new family-friendly classic, an ambitious historical epic, a clever teen comedy, and a trilogy that brought superhero fever to the big screen before the Marvel Cinematic Universe was so much as a twinkle in Kevin Feige's eye.

Along with the great films listed below, Netflix will also soon say goodbye to several other memorable titles, including the endearing stop-motion movie "Marcel the Shell With Shoes On," the star-studded Coen Brothers caper "Burn After Reading," stoner comedy "Pineapple Express," Jim Carrey favorite "Liar Liar," and recent Film Twitter main character "Miami Vice". While several of these films will no doubt land on other streamers, there are so many subscription services these days...