The continued staying power of 2002’s Lilo & Stitch became undeniable over the summer when the live-action reimagining became the highest-grossing Hollywood film among 2025 movies, surpassing the $1 billion mark back in July. When I caught up with the cast of the hit-making movie, I wasn’t expecting to learn about one small difference between the two movies that one original voice actor was happy to see in the live action.
Just days after Lilo & Stitch crossed its box office milestone, CinemaBlend spoke to Maia Kealoha, Sydney Agudong and Tia Carrere at San Diego Comic-Con to do a victory lap for Disney’s latest hit. Carrere, who returned to play Mrs. Kekoa, after being the original voice of Nani, shared this story while gushing over the live-action Lilo and Nani actors. In her words:
