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Disney Teases Lilo & Stitch 2, Featuring Pink Counterpart Angel
Last year the live-action adaptation of Lilo & Stitch proved to be a box office smash, and now Disney is giving the first look at the follow-up.
At the D23 fan event on Friday, the studio showed off a teaser from the upcoming film, revealing the addition of Stitch’s pink counterpart Angel. Also known as Experiment 624, Angel is another intergalactic alien who becomes Stitch’s love interest and was first introduced in Lilo & Stitch: The Series. “Wait, there’s two of them?!” Maia Kealoha, who starred as Lilo in the live-action movie, joked on stage as Angel’s aentenae were shown.
Lilo & Stitch 2 was put into development just a few weeks after the release of the first film, which went on to earn over $1 billion dollars at the box office, $423.7 million of that domestically. Chris Sanders, who co-created, co-wrote and co-directed the original Lilo & Stitch animated movie — as well as voiced the character of Stitch in both animated and live-action form — will direct the sequel, with Jonathan Eirich, who produced the initial live-action remake, back as producer via Rideback. The company’s Ryan Halprin is exec producing.
The story of the previous flim — a retelling of the beloved 2002 animated version — centers on a lonely girl who befriends a blue puppy, who she soon discovers is actually an escaped alien engineered to be a weapon of mass destruction.
The follow-up will be a brand-new story and is set to open in cinemas May 26, 2028, the beginning of the long Memorial Day weekend — following the same release pattern that the studio used in 2025. Alongside Sanders’ Stitch, the first film also starred Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Magnussen, Hannah Waddingham and Courtney B. Vance.
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Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino Bring ‘Romy and Michele 2’ to D23
Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino made a special appearance at Disney‘s D23 fan event on Friday night, ahead of their follow-up to Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion.
Appearing in matching white ensembles, the pair took the stage with their signature Valley girl accents, revealing that in the sequel, fashion is still their lives, that they still own a boutique in Beverly Hills, and that they will now look for love.
“We’re officially Disney princesses,” an in-character Kudrow panned, as Sorvino added, “I always knew we had princess energy.”
The 1997 original, penned by Robin Schiff and directed by David Mirkin, saw Sorvino and Kudrow as Romy and Michele, two inseparable airheads who hit the road to attend their 10th high school reunion with a plan to lie about their successful careers to impress their classmates. Schiff, whose credits include Emily in Paris and Grosse Pointe, also wrote the sequel, which brings back some of the original stars along with some new additions.
Back are Janeane Garofalo as Heather, Alan Cumming as Sandy Frink, Camryn Manheim as Toby and Julia Campbell as Christie; they’ll be joined by Keegan-Michael Key, Rob Huebel, Breckin Meyer, Patrick Warburton and Nathan Lee Graham. Unlike the first installment, which hit the big screen as a theatrical release, the sequel will stream exclusively as a Hulu Original on Hulu and Disney+.
Romy & Michele was considered (barely) a modest success at the time of its release but has gone on to become a cult classic over the years. Fervor for a sequel heated up after Sorvino and Kudrow reunited to present at the SAG Awards in 2022, and now the follow-up has finally come to life. During a recent appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, Kudrow confirmed “there’s a really funny script, and things are kind of moving toward it.”
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Ghost Market Is New Pixar Movie, Announced at D23
Earlier this year, it was reported that Pixar had a new original movie, Ono Ghost Market, in the works based on Asian myths about supernatural bazaars where the living and dead interact. It’s been titled Ghost Market and it’s coming out in theaters in 2028. Disney has March 10 on reserve for a Pixar movie that year.
Originally the project was intended to be a series, but then pivoted to a feature film. Footage today showed a young boy, Kyle, walking into a dark, empty kitchen. He’s just been forced to move to Hawaii by his family. He finds a bowl of warm soup that’s been readily made. But it’s a spooky place. “Hey, do you guys take Apple Pay?” he asks. We then see him on FaceTime telling us that the movie is about “hungry ghosts” and that Ghost Market isn’t like those other scary movies.
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Disney Sets November 2029 Release For ‘Coco 2,’ Centered on a Teenage Miguel
Coco 2 is coming to life.
At the studio’s D23 fan event on Friday night, Benjamin Bratt was on hand to announce he would reprise his role as Ernesto de la Cruz in the sequel, which would be set a few years after the first film and see lead character Miguel as a teenager.
While to most fans the character is a hero, Bratt joked that “to some, he’s a little menace who ruined a career and destroyed a legacy. Ernesto de la Cruz is back for revenge, sending Miguel on an adventure back to the Land of the Dead.” The actor also revealed that the sequel is set for a November 2029 release.
The studio also revealed it would launch the original film the new original Pixar movie Ghost Market, about ghosts and a content creator who goes to Hawaii and discovers the crossroad of the living and the dead. It is expected for 2028. The clip showed a teenager wandering around the store as ramen bowls float into the air and come crashing down around the room. No cast or director was revelaed.
As for Coco 2, former Disney CEO Bob Iger first announced that it was in development last year, saying the movie was in the early stages and a theatrical release was set for 2029. The sequel will bring back members of the creative team from the original film, including director Lee Unkrichn and co-director Adrian Molina, and Mark Nielsen (of Toy Story 4 and Inside Out 2) will produce.
“While the film is just in the initial stages, we know it will be full of humor, heart and adventure, and we can’t wait to share more soon,” Iger said at the time.
The original film was released in 2017, following a 12-year-old boy who dreams of becoming a musician and is accidentally transported to the Land of the Dead. While there he seeks out his great-great-grandfather, a deceased musician, to help him convince their family to allow him to play music. Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Bratt and Edward James Olmos led the voice cast.
Coco went on to win two Academy Awards for best animated feature and best original song, “Remember Me,” written by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez. The sequel is not the only Coco expansion the company has in the works, as Disney is also planning a Coco attraction that is slated to come to Disney California Adventure.
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