In Disney's new live-action Lilo & Stitch movie, the villainous Captain Gantu from the original animated film is nowhere to be found.. Director Dean Fleischer Camp tells EW why they opted not to ...

The article contains major spoilers for Lilo & Stitch. Lilo & Stitch director Dean Fleischer Camp explains the decision to nix the original villain Gantu from the 2025 remake.

As Lilo & Stitch continues to smash the box office, fans of the original 2002 Disney film are wondering why Captain Gantu was cut from the live action adaptation.. We finally have an answer, as ...

In Lilo & Stitch (2002), Kevin Michael Richardson voiced Captain Gantu, Stitch/Experiment 626’s biggest rival who will stop at nothing to apprehend the escaped creature.

Captain Gantu's exclusion from the film triggers controversy Directed by Dean Fleicsher Camp, the live action version of the Lilo & Stitch movie has been facing massive backlash from fans.

There are plenty of changes in 2025’s Lilo & Stitch. Cobra Bubbles not being a bigger part, is a major one. Another is not making Gantu not the main villain (and not even including him at all ).

Captain Gantu, who originally appeared late in the story to capture Stitch, is cut entirely. Stitch is still pursued by the goofy alien duo Jumba (Zach Galifianakis) and Pleakley (Billy Magnussen).

In Disney's new live-action Lilo & Stitch movie, the villainous Captain Gantu from the original animated film is nowhere to be found. Director Dean Fleischer Camp tells EW why they opted not to use ...

With Lilo & Stitch‘s journey to live-action, at least one character didn’t return from the original 2002 Disney animated film. Director Dean Fleischer Camp recently explained he had to “free up real ...

In the original film, Captain Gantu served as a second-in-command in the Galactic Federation and an enemy of Experiment 626 (later named Stitch).