Director Dean Fleischer Camp and producer Jonathan Eirich tell EW that cutting the villainous Gantu deepened the storytelling.

Disney's latest live-action remake of one of its much-loved animated films, "Lilo & Stitch" is an adorable, heartfelt, and aggressively safe reimagining of the 2002 original. The adventures of Experiment 626 (who's still voiced by Chris Sanders) and Lilo Pelekai (Maia Kealoha) are arguably a better fit for the live-action treatment than most Disney classics.

"And also I do stand by the decision 'cause I feel like a lot of the things that in trying to ground these characters more and tell a story with a little more emotional depth, especially between the sisters, I feel like you have to free up real estate to allow that breathing room to do those things."