section_path: Production/Development
section_name: Development
paragraph_text: Development
  
  On October 3, 2018, it was announced that Walt Disney Pictures was developing a live-action/computer-generated animation hybrid film remake of Disney's 2002 animated feature film Lilo & Stitch. The film was set to be adapted by Mike Van Waes, produced by Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich, and co-produced by Ryan Halprin. On October 24, 2018, Van Waes revealed that he began to work on the remake's script. On November 13, 2020, Jon M. Chu entered talks to direct the film, while Van Waes was reported to have left the project, with the studio looking for a new screenwriter to re-write Van Waes's script, though Chu would ultimately not direct the film due to other obligations. On July 14, 2022, Deadline Hollywood reported that Dean Fleischer Camp was chosen to direct instead, while Chris Kekaniokalani Bright was in talks to rewrite the script; Bright was fully confirmed to be the writer in February 2023. The day after Deadline Hollywood ' s announcement of Fleischer Camp and Bright's involvement, Van Waes quote tweeted from Deadline Hollywood ' s tweet on their article, welcoming Fleischer Camp and Bright to the film's production, possibly indicating that he is still involved with the film; this was later confirmed by the Writers Guild of America West listing both Bright and Van Waes as the film's screenwriters.
  
  The film was given the working title Bad Dog, a reference to Stitch being mistaken for and adopted as a dog, while the new production company established for the film was named "Blue Koala Pictures, Inc." in reference to a typical description of the character's physical appearance.
  
  On October 3, 2018, it was announced that Walt Disney Pictures was developing a live-action/computer-generated animation hybrid film remake of Disney's 2002 animated feature film Lilo & Stitch. The film was set to be adapted by Mike Van Waes, produced by Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich, and co-produced by Ryan Halprin. On October 24, 2018, Van Waes revealed that he began to work on the remake's script. On November 13, 2020, Jon M. Chu entered talks to direct the film, while Van Waes was reported to have left the project, with the studio looking for a new screenwriter to re-write Van Waes's script, though Chu would ultimately not direct the film due to other obligations. On July 14, 2022, Deadline Hollywood reported that Dean Fleischer Camp was chosen to direct instead, while Chris Kekaniokalani Bright was in talks to rewrite the script; Bright was fully confirmed to be the writer in February 2023. The day after Deadline Hollywood ' s announcement of Fleischer Camp and Bright's involvement, Van Waes quote tweeted from Deadline Hollywood ' s tweet on their article, welcoming Fleischer Camp and Bright to the film's production, possibly indicating that he is still involved with the film; this was later confirmed by the Writers Guild of America West listing both Bright and Van Waes as the film's screenwriters.
  
  The film was given the working title Bad Dog, a reference to Stitch being mistaken for and adopted as a dog, while the new production company established for the film was named "Blue Koala Pictures, Inc." in reference to a typical description of the character's physical appearance.