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 ...

Lilo & Stitch director Dean Fleischer Camp explained in a new interview why Captain Gantu, a popular character from the original 2002 animated film, didn’t appear in the 2025 live-action remake.

I’m sorry to be the one to break this news to the people of DeviantArt, but Captain Gantu — the hulking, whale-shark-like alien voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson who serves at the command of the ...

Disney fans are outraged that one key character from the original “Lilo & Stitch” film was cut from this year’s live-action remake. Captain Gantu, the villain of the 2002 animated flick, was ...

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An exciting new Lilo & Stitch story is on the way, and it's coming sooner than expected.

Disney's live-action Lilo & Stitch remake has become a surprise hit with critics and a smash at the box office, even beating Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning in its opening weekend. While a ...

For 2000s kids, Lilo & Stitch was a staple of many of our childhoods. Now, the legacy continues to grow in 2026 with a ...

This article contains plot details for Lilo & Stitch. Experiment 626's arch-nemesis is no longer a threat. In Disney's new live-action Lilo & Stitch movie, the chief antagonist from the original 2002 ...