Captain Gantu isn't in the Lilo & Stitch live-action movie, and Dean Fleischer Camp, the film's director, gave an interview to Cinemablend about why. He said: "Gantu was one of those things that ...

We can expect to see the Lilo and Stitch hype continue for some time to come, but there’s one reason it won’t be the highest-grossing of 2025.

"And also I do stand by the decision 'cause 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 ...

As Lilo & Stitch continues to smash the box office, fans of the original 2002 Disney film are wondering why Captain Gantu was cut from the live action adaptation.. We finally have an answer, as ...

Last week, Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch defied all expectations by leaving Mission: ... Captain Gantu didn’t make the cut. Captain Gantu, a humanoid whale-like alien, ...

Lilo & Stitch has been a massive box office hit, ... Cobra Bubbles is split into two characters, Captain Gantu is completely MIA, and Jumba is positioned as the lead villain.

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There are plenty of changes in 2025’s Lilo & Stitch. Cobra Bubbles not being a bigger part, is a major one. Another is not making Gantu not the main villain (and not even including him at all ).