Are you able to get your hula skirts out? As a result of Lilo & Sew 2 is confirmed.
Wait, earlier than you click on off and marvel when you’ve stumbled upon an article from 2005 with the unique sequel, I’m speaking in regards to the live-action one. Disney has confirmed a new live-action Lilo & Sew sequel, and shortly, we’ll get to proceed the tales of Sew, Lilo, Nani, and lots of extra.
It’s not that shocking, actually, contemplating the live-action Lilo & Sew has earned tens of millions of {dollars}. Due to this fact, it was virtually sure that it might occur. However, what may this film be about? And when may we count on it? Here’s what we at present know.
What Is The Lilo & Sew 2 Launch Date?
As of July 2025, there’s no set launch date for Lilo & Sew 2, which isn’t that shocking. The information was solely simply introduced on Disney’s social media. You may try the announcement down beneath that the corporate posted to Instagram:
With that in thoughts, we are able to theorize. The primary film was launched as a part of the 2025 film schedule, so the sequel will not be launched in the identical 12 months. Nevertheless, primarily based on that movie’s manufacturing, we are able to make an informed guess.
The primary movie was confirmed to be in improvement way back to 2018, however talks actually didn’t achieve mainstream traction till it was confirmed in 2022 that Dean Fleischer Camp and Chris Kekaniokalani Vivid have been set to direct and write the screenplay. From there, a worldwide search started for Lilo, Nani, and others.
If the director and author have been to stay the identical, in addition to the actors, I’d say that it would be a protected wager the movie would in all probability launch in 2027. I feel with the live-action model of Sew, that’s one thing you wouldn’t need to rush. Nevertheless it’s all relying on whether or not the forged and crew keep the identical.
Even so, this works out within the grand scheme of issues. Disney has put a halt to lots of its different upcoming live-action remakes (following the discharge of Snow White in theaters, which sparked important controversy). The truth that Lilo & Sew did so nicely is substantial, however hopefully, with the halt on lots of their different tasks, they may have the ability to focus and guarantee this sequel is an effective one.
Disney itself has a mess of recent motion pictures scheduled for launch over the following couple of years, together with Zootopia 2, the following Frozen movie, and lots of extra. But when Lilo & Sew joins that line-up, I’ll be a cheerful camper.
The Lilo & Sew 2 Solid
As anticipated, nothing has been confirmed concerning the forged of Lilo & Sew 2, because it was solely lately introduced. But when the actors stay the identical, we are able to count on to see these forged members once more:
- Maia Kealoha as Lilo Pelekai
- Chris Sanders as Sew
- Sydney Elizebeth Agudong as Nani Pelekai
- Zach Galifianakis as Dr. Jumba Jookiba
- Billy Magnussen as Agent Wendell Pleakley
- Courtney B. Vance as Cobra Bubbles
- Amy Hill as Tūtū
- Tia Carrere as Mrs. Kekoa
- Kaipo Dudoit as David Kawena
Granted, some issues have been switched round and adjusted when it comes to canon for this story. For instance, within the unique movie, Nani stays with Lilo, however within the new film, she will’t go to high school earlier than a detailed neighbor decides to take Lilo in. So, if she’s away in school, there’s a risk Nani may not even be within the sequel.
The identical applies to some different characters, equivalent to Cobra Bubbles, who felt as if he had a larger influence within the animated motion pictures slightly than the live-action ones. And if Nani isn’t there, the probabilities of David being there are slim.
However, that is all simply hypothesis since we don’t know what the story can be about. Solely time will inform.
What Is Lilo & Sew 2 About?
Since there’s been nothing confirmed in regards to the new live-action sequel, it’s arduous to gauge what it will likely be about. Nevertheless, we are able to base clues on what we all know of the franchise as a complete.
The primary movie was an adaptation of the unique animated characteristic. Certain, there have been some adjustments, however it was primarily the identical story: an alien and an outcast human lady bonding and turning into a household, with some hijinks thrown in.
As I’m certain you might be in all probability conscious, there is a sequel to the unique movie. The sequel, titled Lilo & Sew 2: Sew Has A Glitch, was a direct-to-DVD sequel, as most Disney sequels have been on the time.
The movie follows Lilo as she tries to assist Sew, who seemingly reverts to his unique programming and begins to trigger mayhem out of nowhere. Nevertheless, they quickly discover out that it’s as a result of Jumba didn’t absolutely cost Sew’s molecular construction. In any case, he was arrested throughout Sew’s creation, so Sew’s power will deplete every time this malfunction happens.
The movie itself has some dark-ish themes, however nonetheless captures quite a lot of the guts of what makes the unique so enjoyable. In the event that they determined to do one thing like this for the sequel movie, I wouldn’t be shocked.
Nevertheless, there’s additionally the truth that there’s a complete TV sequence surrounding these characters that was massively profitable as nicely, that includes new characters which have additionally develop into fan favorites (together with the stunning pink model of Sew, Angel). So they might additionally draw inspiration from that. Solely time will inform.
We’re Not Certain If The Director Is Coming Again For The Sequel
In keeping with a Deadline report from June 2025, we’re uncertain whether or not director Dean Fleischer Camp will return for the sequel.
The director, predominantly recognized for steering the live-action Lilo & Sew and Marcel the Shell with Sneakers On, introduced quite a lot of life to the franchise. He doesn’t have something arrange proper now for the longer term, however it might be a disgrace if he didn’t return. He stands by lots of his selections as a director, and I’m curious to see the place he would take the story if he does come again.
There May Be Extra Sequels After This
The very last thing we all know is that this may not be the one Lilo & Sew sequel. In an interview with the Wall Avenue Journal in Could 2025, Disney Leisure Co-Chairman Alan Bergman mentioned {that a} sequence like that is straightforward to ascertain persevering with as a result of it “lends itself” to extra story:
It feels prefer it’s going to work very nicely, and it’s the type of property that lends itself to extra.
Granted, this was earlier than a direct live-action sequel was greenlit, however I can even see this as a chance to create a number of motion pictures, given the franchise’s success. Solely time will inform.
What are you trying ahead to with a brand new Lilo & Sew film? I do know that I’ll be counting down the times till we get to expertise it.