3 d. ago Look at the head on that! Bottoms up to a pint of 28 Years Later beer

Much as I’m looking forward to the next instalment of the horror franchise I’m really not thirsty for a branded apocalypse-infused IPA to wash it down withWith ticket sales no longer a sure thing, additional income streams have become more important than ever to the movie business. If you want to know how much faith a studio has in a property, your best bet is to look out for licensed merchandise. This is why Wicked partnered with 400 corporate brands ahead of its release last year and why every shop on the high street is heaving with Lilo & Stitch merch. It’s why the last bag of Doritos you ate had Jack Black’s face on it.But this strategy isn’t failsafe. Yes, if you’re promoting a big four-quadrant blockbuster, it’s easy to team up with companies who’ll paste their products with adverts for your film. However, if your film is too small, or too sad, or too weird, then any sort of brand collaboration is going to seem an extremely odd fit. In other words, can I interest anyone in...

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4 d. ago How to Train Your Dragon review – faithful yet utterly soulless remake

DreamWorks tries to find success with the Disney live-action remake template but falls shortIt was only a matter of time before DreamWorks jumped on the lucrative live-action remake bandwagon with its soulless new How to Train Your Dragon. Disney has been playing this cynical game since 1994 – releasing their Jungle Book remake (the one starring Jason Scott Lee) the same year DreamWorks was founded – and striking gold with Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland (2010), which arrived in theatres just weeks before the original How To Train Your Dragon landed.It also comes as no surprise that DreamWorks moved with Night Fury speed to revisit a movie that’s only 15 years old. As the recent Lilo & Stitch proved, there’s plenty box office gold to mine from introducing new children to a young and beloved property, while banking on the nostalgia that a generation without fully formed frontal lobes would carry for the not-so-distant animated films and TV spinoffs they were weaned on. Continue ...

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6 d. ago ‘Lilo & Stitch’ cruises to No. 1 again; John Wick spinoff ‘Ballerina’ dances to 2nd place

“Lilo & Stich” has topped the domestic box office charts for a third weekend

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8 d. ago Celebrate the new Lilo & Stitch Movie with the ultimate LEGO set and must

Fans of the new Lilo & Stitch movie will love this new Lego set - and will keep them quiet for hours.

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9 d. ago Disney fans creeped out to learn where they've heard Lilo's voice before

A Lilo & Stitch voice star went on to appear in an iconic horror film, with the two films releasing in the same year and surprising fans of the much-loved family-friendly animated film

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1 week ago The good, the bad and the ugly: Clint Eastwood’s interview debacle reveals bleak truths about film journalism

An Austrian newspaper ran an interview with the cinema legend which he denied ever giving. What actually happens in the world of movie reporting can be yet more murkyIt is no surprise that Austrian newspaper Kurier’s Clint Eastwood interview went viral over the weekend. An audience with a 95-year-old film legend containing stern words about the current state of cinema was always going to go like a rocket. Particularly during cinema’s dregs season: the thin period post Cannes and pre the summer proper, with Mission: Impossible fever fading fast and Lilo & Stitch ruling the box office – a success from which only so many stories can be spun.Further evidence of this thinness comes from a quick scan of the news stories run over the past week in some of the trade magazines – Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Screen International – who must keep producing them, regardless of actual material. These include a write-off of an interview in which Michael Cera says he didn’t think Jacki...

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1 week ago 'Lilo & Stitch' passes 'Sinners' to become 2nd highest grossing film of 2025

“Lilo & Stitch” has once again placed first on the box office charts

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2 w. ago Lilo & Stitch beats Mission Impossible in UK box office battle

Both films were released in cinemas in time for the long bank holiday weekend.

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2 w. ago Summer Blockbusters 2025: The 10 films set for release this year audiences are most anticipating

Are one of these 10 eagerly anticipated film releases on your watch list this summer?

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2 w. ago 'Lilo & Stich' team with Tom Cruise and 'Mission Impossible' for a monster Memorial Day weekend

“Lilo & Stich” team with Tom Cruise for what may be a record-breaking Memorial Day box office weekend

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3 w. ago Lilo & Stitch to set Memorial Day box office record despite middling critical reviews

While Disney’s live-action remake has had a lukewarm critical reception, it’s left fans overjoyed and nostalgic

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3 w. ago Lilo & Stitch creator reveals his one concern about Disney’s new live

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Sanders, who created and voiced beloved Disney character Stitch, spoke to The Independent ahead of the 2002 animated film’s live-action remake

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3 w. ago Not just one bad apple? Experts weigh up whether Disney's Lilo & Stitch remake will succeed after 'woke' Snow White became huge box office flop

Snow White brought in an underwhelming $204.8 million (£152million) of box office takings against a $270million budget. Can Lilo and Stitch, out today, reverse the trend?

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3 w. ago When will Lilo and Stitch be out on Disney Plus? Potential release date explained

Lilo and Stitch is coming to cinemas - but when will be out on Disney Plus? 👽

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3 w. ago Lilo & Stitch review – Disney’s latest unnecessary remake is a monstrosity

The studio’s new attempt to generate more money from the same property hits an instant roadblock in ghastly misfireThis year, Disney may have gone too far, turning perhaps its single greatest animated film into a heavily CG-augmented quasi-live-action monstrosity. No, not the already-infamous box office bomb Snow White; the animated basis for that movie is a monumental achievement in the medium, but it’s ultimately a famous version of a timeless fairy tale that seems fair game for reinterpretation. Lilo & Stitch, however, is the rare sui generis piece of Disney animation – one that somehow emerged during a tumultuous time for the animation studio to become a substantial hit back in 2002.The film has endured because it’s a triumph of mixing techniques: old-fashioned ultra-expressive hand-drawn animation and watercolor backgrounds; dashes of newfangled computer animation to assist with some of its sci-fi-heavier scenes; and a story about a stranded alien befriending a misfit littl...

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3 w. ago Disney facing Lilo & Stitch disaster as 'disgusting' change sees fans call for boycott

Excitement for the upcoming remake was turned to outrage after rumors started to circulate on the web that one main person from the original wouldn't be in the new version.

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3 w. ago Disney fans threaten to BOYCOTT 'woke' 2025 remake of Lilo & Stitch after major character cut from the movie

Excitement for the upcoming remake was turned to outrage after rumors started to circulate on the web that one main person from the original wouldn't be in the new version.

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3 w. ago Lilo & Stitch early viewers praise ‘heartfelt’ film as ‘best Disney live

‘It was magical,’ one fan said

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