The original Lilo & Stitch animated film arrived in 2002. The story follows "a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien w

Ahead of its wider release, set for 23 May, reactions have been overwhelmingly positive, with Daniel Baptista of The Movie Podcast calling the film the "biggest surprise" of the year. "#LiloAndStitch is the BIGGEST SURPRISE of the year and easily the BEST Disney live action remake yet," he wrote on Twitter/X.

"Lilo & Stitch" is the latest Disney animation to get a live-action remake, with the medium allowing a closer look at the main characters' relationships, its makers say.