Live Action Lilo & Stitch Hoax

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Live Action Lilo & Stitch Hoax refers to a fake image of a CGI Stitch from the upcoming live-action remake of the Disney animated film Lilo & Stitch. The character's creepy design sparked reactions from social media users who may not have known the image was a hoax, and it's possible the image's creator may not have known that there is a live-action Lilo & Stitch being made.

Origin

On April 13th, 2019, Twitter account @theme_park posted a tweet saying "BREAKING: Disney announces live-action Lilo and Stitch" along with an image of a CGI Stitch.^[1] The tweet gained over 7,700 retweets and 31,000 likes (shown below). Of note, it appeared that the account did not know that Disney actually is producing a live-action version of Lilo and Stitch. They clarified that their CGI Stitch was created by Boris Kiselicki.

Spread

The image spread on social media, though it is unclear if users knew the image was a hoax. Comedian Paul F. Tompkins shared a video edit of the image, gaining over 240 retweets and 1,900 likes (shown below, top). User @nikkoabenson tweeted "To be fair Lilo and Stitch IS a story about a creation that should not exist and is unwanted," gaining over 430 retweets and 4,600 likes (shown below, bottom left). User @ismashfizzle tweets "Ohana means get the hell out of my house," gaining over 10,000 retweets and 43,000 likes (shown below, bottom right).

On Reddit, /r/dankmemes user @asofi00 posted a What the Fuck Did You Just Bring Upon This Cursed Land meme about the image, gaining over 57,000 points (shown below, left). Another post by user SanuraiJack on /r/me_irl gained over 6,600 likes (shown below, right). The memes about the tweet were covered by StayHipp.^[2]

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