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Billy Magnussen Joins Cast of Live-Action ‘Lilo & Stitch’

The ‘No Time to Die’ actor joins Zach Galifianakis, Maia Kealoha as Lilo, and Chris Sanders as the voice of Stitch in the live-action/CGI hybrid project streaming on Disney+ May 10, 2024.

Ohana means family! Billy Magnussen (No Time to Die) has joined the growing cast of Disney’s Live-action Lilo & Stitch film in an undisclosed role. Also starring in the adaption are Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover, Puss in Boots) in another mystery role, newcomer Maia Kealoha as Lilo, and Chris Sanders as the voice of Stitch.

Disney’s original animated feature tells the story of an unlikely familial bond formed by a lonely Hawaiian girl named Lilo and a cuddly alien named Stitch, who is genetically engineered by a mad scientist to wreak havoc in the universe.

The Lilo & Stitch adaptation is directed by Dean Fleischer Camp (Marcel the Shell with Shoes On) from a script penned by Chris Kekaniokalani Bright. Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich of Rideback are producing, with Rideback’s Ryan Halprin executive producing.

Lilo & Stitch is expected to release exclusively May 10, 2024 on Disney+.

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This story was edited to include 2024 as the year of the expected release.

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