Lilo & Stitch Live-Action: Maia Kealoha Proves She's the Perfect Lilo

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Allow Maia Kealoha to stitch your bosom backmost together. 

The 7-year-old—who volition prima successful Disney's forthcoming live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch—is guaranteed to marque your bosom melt with her adorable poise portion attending the Hawaii premiere of Moana 2

"My sanction is Maia Kealoha," Maia exclusively told E! News connected the reddish carpet astatine the Moana 2 premiere Nov. 25. "I americium 7 years old, and I unrecorded successful Hawaii."

And the histrion had much than conscionable cuteness to share. She besides emphasized however excited she is for fans to ticker her marque her big-screen debut successful Lilo & Stitch, which was directed by Dean Fleischer Camp and is acceptable to deed theaters connected May 23, 2025. 

"It's precise amusive and amazing," Maia continued. "I can't hold you guys to spot it. It's gonna beryllium a blast."

In fact, she's peculiarly excited for viewers to spot her, costar Sydney Agudong (who plays Lilo's sister Nani) and Chris Sanders (who voices Stitch) recreate an affectional infinitesimal successful a hammock from the archetypal 2002 animated film. 

"The hammock country is truthful touching and bittersweet astatine the aforesaid time," Maia shared, though she refused to supply much specifics. "I'm gonna beryllium the spoiler of the movie, truthful I'm not gonna springiness you that overmuch details."

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Aloha from MaiaKealoha, the live-action Lilo, and larn much astir her travel to joining the #LiloandStitch Ohana. 🌺💙🌴 #Moana2

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And portion the Hawaii autochthonal surely holds a peculiar spot successful her bosom for Lilo & Stitch, she besides noted that she's a large instrumentality of different Disney hit: Moana. She adjacent got the accidental to conscionable Auli'i Cravalho, who voiced the titular relation successful the 2016 animated movie and its 2024 sequel. 

"She's precise bully and kind," Maia recalled, "and beautiful." 

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Of course, gathering Auli'i is conscionable 1 of galore memorable moments the real-life hula dancer has had arsenic of late. Another one? Finding retired she got formed successful Lilo & Sitch, which besides stars Zach Galifianakis, Billy Magnussen, Kaipo Dudoit, Tia Carrere, Courtney B. Vance and Hannah Waddingham

"My jaw virtually dropped and I couldn't adjacent judge it," Maia told People successful June. "I rung my dada and I said, 'I did it! I'm Lilo! I'm Lilo!' And past they grabbed maine and we jumped up and down."

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