Disney tends to do crossovers with its IP occasionally, but who could forget when Stitch invaded various Disney movies to promote its film Lilo & Stitch? Now that Experiment 626 is returning to the big screen with the live-action adaptation of the 2002 hit, the blue alien addresses the drama with Disney’s Prince Aladdin.
In a recent interview, Stitch made it clear that his stealing Jasmine away during ‘A Whole New World’ was fake and that he supports Aladdin’s relationship with the princess. According to the alien, he has no intention of being a homewrecker.

“It’s only a publicity stunt. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Stitch not trying to be homewrecker.”

Stitch has made a handful of crossover appearances to promote the upcoming film. Aside from Aladdin, Stitch appeared in The Little Mermaid during the ‘Part of Your World’ reprise scene, interrupting the mermaid from finishing the song. He also appeared in the world of The Lion King when the alien replaced baby Simba in ‘The Circle of Life,’ thus causing chaos in The Pride Lands. Recently, Stitch did a somewhat similar stunt days after the Thunderbolts* released its real title, “The New Avengers.” After billboards and posters were replaced with the new title, fans saw Stitch breaking through some of them, thus continuing the cycle of brand hacking to promote its live-action feature.
What Are Critics Saying About ‘Lilo & Stitch’?

The critics’ score for Lilo & Stitch has been released, and the live-action feature debuted with 76%. It’s decent, but it’s 10 points lower than the 2002 animated feature, which currently has a Certified Fresh Critics’ Score of 86% on Rotten Tomatoes. Collider released its review recently, praising Lilo & Stitch for making Stitch perform well in live-action and saying that the film’s strongest elements were Lilo and Stitch’s performance and chemistry. However, it did criticize how the feature was a “borderline shot-for-shot remake” of the original and how the movie made some significant changes to its side characters, especially Jumba.
Lilo & Stitch features the return of Chris Sanders, reprising his role of Stitch, and joining him are Maia Kealoha as Lilo, Sydney Elizebeth Agudong as Nani, Zach Galifianakis as Dr. Jumba, Billy Magnussen as Agent Pleakley, Courtney B. Vance as Cobra Bubbles, and Kaipo Dudoit as David. The film also featured the return of Tia Carrere, who used to play Nani in the animated movie and TV series, and Jason Scott Lee, who played David in the film and its sequel, Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch. In the live-action adaptation, Carrere plays an original character named Mrs. Kekoa, a social worker, while Lee plays a lūʻau manager.
Lilo & Stitch enters theaters on May 23, 2025.

Lilo & Stitch

Release Date

May 21, 2025

Runtime

108 Minutes

Director

Dean Fleischer Camp

Writers

Chris Kekaniokalani Bright, Mike Van Waes, Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois

Producers

Tom C. Peitzman, Dan Lin, Ryan Halprin

Chris Sanders

Stitch (voice)

Source: IGN