Chris Sanders, who directed and co-wrote the original animated Lilo & Stitch (2002) with Dean DeBlois, voices Stitch in the live-action film. He also wrote on How to Train Your Dragon (2010), The Croods (2013) and on The Wild Robot (2024), which he also directed.

Disney's remake of "Lilo & Stitch" has kicked off what is expected to be a massive box office run with $14.5 million from Thursday preview screenings. It's a result that is just above the $14.1 million Thursday preview total for Disney's 2018 Memorial Day release,