Why Captain Gantu isn't in the live-action “Lilo & Stitch” and how the decision shaped the movie Maureen Lee Lenker May 23, 2025 Disney+ Captain Gantu in the animated version of 'Lilo & Stitch' ...

As Lilo & Stitch continues to smash the box office, fans of the original 2002 Disney film are wondering why Captain Gantu was cut from the live action adaptation. We finally have an answer, as the ...

In Lilo & Stitch (2002), Kevin Michael Richardson voiced Captain Gantu, Stitch/Experiment 626’s biggest rival who will stop at nothing to apprehend the escaped creature.

Captain Gantu, a humanoid whale-like alien, was one of the characters who wasn't included in the new film. "Gantu was one of those things that just didn't work so well in live action." ...

Maia Kealoha is ready for Lilo & Stitch 2! The young actress shared her excitement for the upcoming sequel while attending ...

He said, “Gantu was one of those things that just didn’t work so well in live action. We explored it a bit, but ultimately, we had to make the decision.” ...

Rotten Tomatoes considers it "one of the better live-action remakes of a Disney classic." But there’s one character that isn’t on the big screen: Captain Gantu.

In Disney's new live-action Lilo & Stitch movie, the chief antagonist from the original 2002 animated film, Captain Gantu, is nowhere to be found. Instead the climax has been revised to make Jumba ...

With Lilo & Stitch ‘s journey to live-action, at least one character didn’t return from the original 2002 Disney animated film. Director Dean Fleischer Camp recently explained he had to “free up real ...

In Disney's new live-action Lilo & Stitch movie, the chief antagonist from the original 2002 animated film, Captain Gantu, is nowhere to be found. Instead the climax has been revised to make Jumba ...

In Disney's new live-action Lilo & Stitch movie, the villainous Captain Gantu from the original animated film is nowhere to be found. Director Dean Fleischer Camp tells EW why they opted not to use ...