Lilo & Stitch director Dean Fleischer Camp explained in a new interview why Captain Gantu, a popular character from the original 2002 animated film, didn’t appear in the 2025 live-action remake.

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 ...

Gantu isn't in the live-action "Lilo & Stitch" due to difficulty in live-action adaptation. Director Dean Fleischer Camp believes Jumba as the villain enhances the storyline. Fans praise the "Lilo & ...

While almost all the characters from Disney's beloved animated classic Lilo & Stitch returned in some capacity for the live-action remake, the massive, antagonistic Captain Gantu was conspicuously ...

Lilo & Stitch director Dean Fleischer Camp explained in a new interview why Captain Gantu doesn't make an appearance in Disney's live-action remake He said the villain, who appeared in the 2002 ...

With Lilo & Stitch‘s journey to live-action, at least one character didn’t return from the original 2002 Disney animated film. Director Dean Fleischer Camp recently explained he had to “free up real ...

This article contains plot details for Lilo & Stitch. Experiment 626's arch-nemesis is no longer a threat. In Disney's new live-action Lilo & Stitch movie, the chief antagonist from the original 2002 ...