Why Captain Gantu isn't in the live-action “Lilo & Stitch” and how the decision shaped the movie Maureen Lee Lenker May 23, 2025 Disney+ Captain Gantu in the animated version of 'Lilo & Stitch' ...

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 ...

After learning about Gantu's omission from the new movie, fans called out Disney, with one writing on X, "This is a true 21st century shame. GIVE CAPTAIN GANTU SCREENTIME!" "Not having Captain ...

He said, “Gantu was one of those things that just didn’t work so well in live action. We explored it a bit, but ultimately, we had to make the decision.” ...

For starters, the live-action remake gets rid of Captain Gantu, who was the original antagonist in the animated movie. That's right, the movie completely cuts out Stitch's main rival, and instead ...

Rotten Tomatoes considers it "one of the better live-action remakes of a Disney classic." But there’s one character that isn’t on the big screen: Captain Gantu.

The movie does not feature Gantu, however, which could indicate that Stitch Has a Glitch was not the story that Fleischer Camp had in mind when originally ideating a sequel to the live-action ...

Maia Kealoha is ready for Lilo & Stitch 2! The young actress shared her excitement for the upcoming sequel while attending 2025 Comic-Con this past weekend in San Diego, Calif., alongside co-stars Tia ...

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.

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. Instead the climax has been revised to make Jumba ...

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. Instead the climax has been revised to make Jumba ...

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 ...