Having enjoyed the original Lilo & Stitch when it was released in 2002, I knew I would eventually watch the live-action remake to see how it compared. So after missing its theatrical run on the 2025 movies schedule, I streamed the new Lilo & Stitch with my Disney+ subscription last weekend. Overall, I thought it was fine, albeit inferior to its predecessor, which is often the case with these live-action Disney movie remakes. What really annoyed me, however, was how Cobra Bubbles was incredibly short-changed in this new version.
As disappointing as it was to learn months back that Gantu wouldn’t appear in the live-action Lilo & Stitch, I honestly didn’t find myself missing him that much upon actually watching the movie. Frankly though, I feel like it also could have gotten away with excluding Cobra Bubbles. It’s not that there’s anything wrong with Courtney B. Vance’s performance, it’s just that as a result of tweaking his role for the new Lilo & Stitch, he feels superfluous to the story.
