Zach Galifianakis to star in extremely necessary Lilo & Stitch remake
Proving today isn’t long enough, Zach Galifianakis is set to star in the unfortunately live-action Lilo & Stitch movie
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The creative void that spits out ideas such as Frozen 3, Toy Story 5, and a photorealistic Lion King adaptation has done it again. Capitalizing on the recent string of hit movies starring small, blue computer-generated creatures and the success of Elvis, Disney is moving forward with their long-threatened Lilo & Stitch remake, and they’re bringing Zach Galifianakis along for the ride. So, 14 years after G-Force, it’s time Galifianakis dealt with another batch of CGI monsters as the star of Lilo & Stich.
As they’ve done in the past, Disney has scooped up a promising young director for another installment of their endless brand awareness exercise. The co-director of the Oscar-nominated Marcel The Shell With Shoes On, Dean Fleischer Camp, will do his best to inject some warmth and creativity into another one of these things. We salute their efforts.
The Hollywood Reporter notes that the film will have the unfortunate distinction of being unceremoniously dumped on Disney+. There, it can disappear into Disney’s ever-growing content library only to re-appear when people search Lilo & Stitch and are confronted with a hazy memory of this remake’s existence.
Lilo & Stitch is just one of several reimaginings the studio has in the pipeline. Later this year, Disney will release The Little Mermaid and Peter Pan & Wendy; next year, Snow White and the Lion King prequel Mufasa. Then there are all the odds and ends that the company announced over the last few years, including a Cruella sequel, an Aladdin sequel, and remakes of Robin Hood and Bambi. There was also talk of a Jungle Book 2—though we have to assume that after Lion King, there was no need for both. One week after Disney announced massive layoffs and another round of animated sequels, maybe it’s time for the Mouse House to dream a little harder.
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What in the hell…
That movie didn’t have any old beardy white dudes in it. Dude better be playing Jumba.
You didn’t know that Galifianakis was a Hawaiian alien?
so…he’s playing Emma Stone?(I know I know it’s old, but I can’t help it)
I’d bet money that’s who he’s playing.
it’s time for The Cuddler to be a feature length film
I don’t blame Disney for sticking with more iterations of the same known Disney tales over and over again. After all, Disney is a corporation dedicated to making their stockholders happy—creativity basically has nothing to do with it. If Disney can pump out franchised product, undoubtedly less risky than all-new stories, and still drive audiences in the theaters and onto their streaming platform, they’re gonna do it. Good cash flow is good cash flow—creative works don’t matter.
But here’s the rub: if people keep paying to watch these re-dos, then they’re getting what they desire—more of the same–it’s yin and yang. So get ready for Frozen 10 and Lilo & Stitch 3.
I always think of something a good college friend of mine said, back when albums were still a thing, but you could also download them for free really easily. He said that he still made a point of buying albums, but only if he was sure that it would be something he would like, like if it were by somebody he was already a big fan of. The way it worked out, which even he admitted was a little backwards, was that he’d buy the new albums from people who least needed the sales, because they were the only ones established enough to be a sure thing. I always feel like that’s how a lot of people are thinking. They aren’t going to pay $80 to take their family to a movie unless they’re sure that they’re going to like it, and “it’s exactly this movie you liked except new” is how you cater to that.
A Mufasa prequel? I certainly hope we learn how Scar got his scar.
Between Two Palms
If Zach brings on Tim & Eric and it’s just the three of them wearing stupid wigs and yelling at each other, this could be great.
The hot tub is TOO HOT!