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 animated film, Captain Gantu, is nowhere to be found.

In Lilo & Stitch (2002), Kevin Michael Richardson voiced Captain Gantu, Stitch/Experiment 626’s biggest rival who will stop at nothing to apprehend the escaped creature.

As Lilo & Stitch continues to smash the box office, fans of the original 2002 Disney film are wondering why Captain Gantu was cut from the live action adaptation. We finally have an answer, as the ...

Since Captain Gantu emerged as the main villain in the animated film, his exclusion from the live-action version is shocking. Because of this, Jumba actually acts as the main villain in the live ...

The live-action Lilo & Stitch isn’t a 1:1 remake, and there are enough changes to make fans want to revisit the original. One of the biggest changes is that Captain Gantu, the main villain from ...

This post was updated May 26 at 6:01 p.m. Warning: spoilers ahead. In leaving behind signature threads of the cherished classic, “Lilo & Stitch” struggles to honor the true meaning of ʻohana.

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Maia Kealoha is ready for Lilo & Stitch 2! The young actress shared her excitement for the upcoming sequel while attending ...

Jumba is turned into the main villain since Captain Gantu is gone, and his comedy dynamic with Pleakley vanishes as a result. Maia Kealoha is excellent as Lilo, but she’s the only one who has the ...

Lilo & Stitch: The Series Season 1, Episode 12 This episode, which follows an experiment that causes amnesia, sees Lilo losing her memories and thinking she is a cop chasing down Stitch.