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Hot Topic Adds Lilo & Stitch Collection Ahead of Live-Action Movie Release

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Stitch’s alien attitude is one of the reasons we love the little guy. To watch him go from scientifically built killing machine to a loved and looked after member of the family is one of the best parts of the film, love and loyalty being the driving factor that transforms Stitch and teaches him the value of others. While that’s probably still going to happen in the latest Disney live-action remake, it seems Director Dean Fleisher Camp has some different ideas for Stitch’s initial personality. During a recent interview with Empire, the director of the new Lilo & Stitch addressed the alien’s behavior.

“If you re-watch the original, he is literally just using Lilo as a human meat-shield for the first half,” The filmmaker said. “Stitch’s behavior will be similar to “a toddler putting something in their mouth. He’s leading with curiosity, and all he knows is destruction,” Fleischer Camp concluded.

So, while this won’t be what we’re used to, Fleisher Camp’s work on previous projects make me feel like the film will still have that emotional pull for Stitch’s transformation. Without it, the movie would just fall apart.

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