One of Disney’s great animated hits returns to the big screen, this time in format Live Action. It’s about Lilo and Stitchwhich will reach Guatemala cinemas on May 22with a renewed story in which the 626 experiment lands in Lilo’s life to revolutionize his world and become part of his family.
Inspired by the animated film of 2002, this new install Ohana: “The family never abandons you or forget you.”
Production comes 23 years after the original premiere, which made the alien fugitive an icon of pop culture. With a budget of more than US $ 100 million, Disney is committed to a version that mixes nostalgia, high -level visual effects and a heart history.
The film, with a duration of 1 hour and 48 minutes, aspires to raise US $ 120 million only in its first weekend at the box office in the United States and Canada.
Mouse company projections seek to position this Live Action Among the most successful of its catalog, along with titles such as The lion king, Beauty and the beast and Alice in Wonderland.
In its original version, Lilo and Stitch He raised US $ 273.1 million from a budget of US $ 80 million, and now Disney hopes that this new install Spin-offs and video games.
Lilo and Stitch: A faithful story to the original
According to the Disney chain, this version will faithfully follow the original story of Lilo and Stitchfocusing on Lilo, a lonely girl who desperately seeks a friend. After being orphaned, his older sister, Nani, assumes his care and, with the intention of providing him a company, decides to adopt a puppy. Without knowing it, choose the 626 experiment, a fugitive alien who will transform their lives and start an endearing adventure.
From a big screen book
Although this story has been widely held in the Disney industry, its origin dates back to a children’s book created by Chris Sanders in 1985. In that first version, the 626 experiment was an alien that reached a rural community with the hope of fitting. However, his chaotic nature prevented him from adapting, which made him a lonely and marginalized being.
At the beginning of the 21st century, Disney acquired the rights of history and adapted it to the style of the study, moving the plot to Hawaii. The incorporation of a human family allowed to introduce the concept of Ohanathe Hawaiian word that expresses that “the family never abandons you or forgets you,” the media details Excélsior.
Why is it called Stitch?
In the original film, Lilo adopts the 626 experiment for two dollars and puts the name of Stitch, which generates surprise in his sister Nani. Although Disney has never officially revealed the meaning of the name, one of the theories cited by Excélsior He suggests that Stitch symbolizes “stitch” or “sewing”, in reference to his assembly as a genetic experiment.
Other interpretations, linked to Hawaiian symbolism, claim that Stitch arrives to “sew” the broken family cycle, filling the void left by the loss of their parents and personifying the spirit of the Ohana.
Productions derived from Lilo and Stitch
The success of the 626 experiment led Disney to develop various productions that expanded their universe and consolidated their place in popular culture:
- Lilo & Stitch (Series, 2003): With two seasons and 65 episodes, it presents new experiments that reach Hawaii and generate chaos. Gantu tries to capture them and return to 626 to space
- Lilo & Stitch 2 (Film, 2003): This sequel continues the original story and shows Gantu’s attempts to seize other experiments for malevolent purposes, according to the portal Erikblog
- Lilo & Stitch 2: The defect effect (2005): In this delivery, Stitch suffers a technical failure that makes him return to his destructive state. The family must join to save it
- Stitch’s origin (animated short): Explore the creation of experiment 626 and its first steps in the universe
- Leroy and Stitch (2006): Last animated production centered on the main characters. Jumba, pressed by Dr. Hamsterviel, creates a Stitch’s twin named Leroy, who threatens to dominate the galaxy. Lilo, Stitch, Jumba and Peakley undertake a final mission to stop it