Hoards of Disney fans have announced that they’re refusing to watch the ‘woke‘ live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch after it was revealed that a major character had been cut.
The upcoming movie is set to hit theaters on May 23 – nearly 23 years after the beloved animated classic captured the globe.
However, excitement for the flick has turned to outrage after rumors that one main character from the original wouldn’t feature in the latest version.
According to multiple X accounts, Captain Gantu – the main antagonist in 2002 cartoon – is not going to appear in the live-action remake.
It’s unclear who will be replace him as the villain, but the news left fans all across the globe heartbroken.
Social media was quickly flooded with posts from angry fans, many of whom claimed they were now boycotting the upcoming remake.
‘Not watching then,’ one person replied to a post that said, ‘Captain Gantu will not appear in the live-action Lilo & Stitch remake.’
‘Well, then I am no longer interested in watching it. Huge mistake to cut him from the movie,’ agreed someone else.
Hoards of Disney fans have announced that they’re refusing to watch the ‘ woke ‘ live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch after it was revealed that a major character had been cut
The upcoming movie is set to hit theaters on May 23 – nearly 23 years after the beloved animate classic captured the globe
Another user added, ‘Welp, It’s gonna be garbage!’
‘The movie is a huge ‘woke’ flop,’ scathed a different person.
‘The woke re-writing of history is so disgusting…’ read a fifth tweet.
A sixth said, ‘How do you cut the antagonist of the film? Who even is the villain?
‘There wasn’t even a point of remake the movie in the first place, but it’s even more pointless now.’
‘You cannot be serious. He’s a big part of the movie,’ wrote another exasperated fan.
‘WHAT! WHY?! He was a major character in the original and had important parts too. I don’t understand why they decided not to have him appear in this one,’ a different outraged user said.
‘It’s kind like if you remake The Wizard of Oz, but decided to not have Glinda to appear. It just doesn’t work.’
‘By far the worst decision,’ announced someone else.
However, excitement for the flick was turned to outrage after rumors started to circulate on the web that one main person from the original wouldn’t be in the new version
According to multiple X accounts, Captain Gantu – the main antagonist in 2002 cartoon – is not going to appear in the live-action remake
Social media was quickly flooded with posts from angry fans amidst the news, many of whom claimed they were now boycotting the upcoming remake
The original Lilo & Stitch followed an alien monster experiment who accidentally ended up on Earth after escaping from his creator, Jumba.
Jumba, along with a fellow alien named Pleakley, headed to Earth to try to hunt him down, while a Hawaiian girl name Lilo adopted him believing that he’s a dog.
Stitch naturally caused mayhem for Lilo and her older sister, Nani, all while Jumba and Pleakley were always hilariously one step behind him.
After Jumba and Pleakley failed with their task of getting Stitch back, Captain Gantu was sent to finish the job.
He successfully captured Stitch but accidentally took Lilo too, leading to a dramatic ending that sees Stitch team up with Jumba and Pleakley to save his new family.
Fans were previously upset over the news that Pleakley won’t dress like a woman in the live-action remake.
Throughout their journey to try to get Stitch back, Jumba and Pleakley wear disguises in an attempt to try to look human and blend in with everyone around them – and in the original, Pleakley, who is male, opts to wear a dress and women’s wig.
But don’t expect the alien to dress like a female in the new version.
Fans were previously upset over the news that Pleakley won’t dress like a woman in the live-action remake
Director Dean Fleischer Camp confirmed the news in a TikTok video earlier this month, which sparked immense backlash for the film. Pleakley is seen in the new version with Jumba
Director Dean Fleischer Camp confirmed the news in a TikTok video earlier this month, which sparked immense backlash for the film.
While chatting with Entertainment Weekly about it afterwards, Dean explained that Jumba and Pleakley, played by Zach Galifianakis and Billy Magnussen respectively, don’t put human clothes and wigs on at all in the live-action remake, so there actually wasn’t a chance for Pleakley to dress up like a woman like he did in the animated flick.
Instead, he explained that they use technology to morph themselves into humans.
He added that he and his team did ‘some tests and some character design work’ to try to make Jumba and Pleakley look like they did in the original, but it just didn’t work.
Ultimately, he said they decided it was ‘a bridge too far’ and that it didn’t translate well into live-action.
‘The humor of them walking around Hawaii dressed in these terrible disguises where Pleakley still has one eyeball, it’s a little harder to buy in live action,’ he said.
The director added that ‘budgets’ also played a part in the decision.
‘If you have Jumba and Pleakley in alien disguises, then you’re going to have to shortchange how much development work you can do on Stitch and these other elements,’ he continued.
‘It’s not that they’re aliens in the movie. You definitely see Jumba and Pleakley in their alien forms through a lot of the movie, but they are in human skin suits for part of it.’
