Disney ’s live - action Lilo and Stitch picture has found its director in Dean Fleischer Camp , as reported byDeadline . The feature of speech is set to pursue upcoming release based on Walt Disney Animation classics like Pinocchio , whichrecently debut its trailerstarring Tom Hanks . It is unconfirmed if it will be release flat to Disney+ or also get a theatrical release .
As this news separate , io9 elderly newsman Germain Lussier was coincidentally determine to interview Camp about his current moving picture Marcel the Shell With Shoes On . He secernate io9 exclusively , “ I ’m hugely [ excited ] , ” the film director said . “ I did not know they were going to foretell that today . It ’s swell — now I do n’t have to keep it a secret anymore . ”
When asked how he got the gig , Camp allege the process was stock , but long , “ I pitched on it , like , a very long time ago and have been sort of continuing pitching on it . ” And since Marcel is a stop motion animize / live action loanblend , we inquire if Lilo and Stitch would be the same . The theater director laughed : “ I do n’t know yet . Good question . ”

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We ’ll be update as more news pause on Disney ’s Lilo and Stitch .
Additional reporting by Germain Lussier .
An earlier version of this post misspelled Dean Fleischer Camp ’s name . It has been chastise , and io9 regrets the erroneousness .

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