There were a few major changes made to 'Lilo & Stitch' in its transition from the 2002 animated version to the new live-action remakeDisney's live-action reimagining of Lilo & Stitch premiered on May 23,

“And also I do stand by the decision ‘cause I feel like a lot of the things that in trying to ground these characters more and tell a story with a little more emotional depth, especially between the sisters, I feel like you have to free up real estate to allow that breathing room to do those things.

The new Lilo & Stitch's formula is simple: remove everything that could possibly offend anyone, replace the personalised hand-drawn animation with CGI, add in a little slapstick and a Bruno Mars song,