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Disney followers are outraged that one key character from the unique “Lilo & Stitch” movie was reduce from this 12 months’s live-action remake.
Captain Gantu, the villain of the 2002 animated flick, was noticeably absent from the brand new model that hit theaters on Friday, Could 23.
Director Dean Fleischer Camp defined that whereas he tried to incorporate the notorious Captain of the Galactic Federation, it “just didn’t work so well in live action.”
“Gantu was one of those things that just didn’t work so well in live action,” Camp, 41, informed Cinema Mix forward of the remake’s launch final week. “We explored it a bit, however in the end we needed to make the choice.
“And also, I do stand by the decision,” he continued, “because I feel like a lot of the things that, in trying to ground these characters more and tell a story with a little more emotional depth, especially between the sisters, I feel like you have to free up real estate to allow that breathing room to do those things.”
However not each fan of the beloved franchise agreed with Camp’s clarification, and several other took to social media to blast Disney and their newest live-action remake.
“That doesn’t make any sense because if you can bring Stitch and the rest of the aliens from the animated version to live-action form, BUT also stay true to their designs, then why not Captain Gantu?” one individual requested on X. “I think he would have looked COOL in live-action.”
“Didn’t work well in live action? You made an entire armada of aliens, and had Stitch the main character in a world with real people,” one other critic tweeted. “No excuses!”
“He only needed maybe 5 minutes of screen time,” added a 3rd. “This is budget bulls–t talk.”
Nevertheless, different viewers defended the remake and Captain Gantu’s exclusion.
“Watched the movie last night. Not having Gantu didn’t take away from the story or plot at all,” wrote one “Lilo & Stitch” fan. “Jumba has a slightly altered character arc, which can make sense. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie.”
“The movie was great,” wrote one other, “if y’all wanted to see an exact copy of the cartoon, then stay at home and watch your DVD.”
In the meantime, this wouldn’t be the primary time followers have been up in arms over an enormous change from the unique “Lilo & Stitch” film and its live-action remake.
Earlier this month, throughout a Q&A with followers on TikTok, Camp revealed that one other of the movie’s predominant antagonists, Pleakley, wouldn’t sport a gown and wig disguise to search out Sew in Hawaii like within the 2002 flick.
As a substitute, Pleakley and his associate, Dr. Jumba Jookiba, are disguised as male vacationers within the remake.
“I have had people message me, ‘Why is Pleakley not wearing a dress?’” Camp admitted. “And I just want to say, I tried… I tried.”
The choice to chop Captain Gantu from the brand new “Lilo & Stitch” film got here after Disney suffered related backlash for adjustments made between the unique “Snow White” and its live-action remake launched in March.
Reasonably than solid actors to play the movie’s seven dwarfs, Disney opted to make use of CGI to painting the characters.
The film went on to bomb on the field workplace.
“Lilo & Stitch” was launched Memorial Day weekend and stars Maia Kealoha (Lilo), Chris Sanders (Sew), Sydney Agudong (Nani), Billy Magnussen (Pleakley) and Zach Galifianakis (Jumba).
