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'Lilo & Stitch' stars reflect on film's
success and are eager for a sequel
[July 29, 2025]
By LIAM McEWAN
SAN DIEGO
(AP) — A few things have changed for the stars of “Lilo & Stitch” since
the movie became the breakout hit of 2025.
For 8-year-old star Maia Kealoha, it’s meant no more Doritos – she’s
learned she has to keep her teeth clean, especially when doing
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Sydney Agudong, from left, Maia Kealoha, and Tia Carrere pose for a
portrait to promote "Lilo & Stitch" during Comic-Con International on
Friday, July 25, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) |
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Kealoha, Sydney Agudong and Tia Carrere have been doing lots of
those, taking a victory lap with “Lilo & Stitch” at Comic-Con
2025 and promoting the film’s release for digital purchase.
Another change? Kealoha says with a big grin that she’s been
recognized at stores “like five thousand times.”
Agudong says the movie is “an ode to Hawaii” and it’s been
really cool to “see how much the world has taken to it and how
much impact ‘Lilo & Stitch’ really has had as just this lifelong
and timeless story.”
She says she’s been fortunate to celebrate the film’s success
with family and friends and, despite premieres and whirlwind
interviews, she still gets to “go to the beach and have fun all
over again and I’m just the same.”
Kealoha and Agudong are the breakout stars of the film, which is
the biggest blockbuster of 2025, earning more than $1 billion.
“Our little blue friend Stitch is now a billionaire and we
couldn’t be more excited about it,” Carrere says excitedly.
As for a sequel, Agudong says the trio are feeling “hana hou,” a
Hawaiian term for repeating or doing something again.
“Though, of course, we cannot confirm or deny the existence of
any such project in this universe or the next. Sorry!” Carrere
cheerfully noted.
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