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  • 5/19/2025
Step behind the scenes with Chris Sanders, the original voice of Stitch, as he returns to the recording booth for Disney’s Lilo & Stitch. In this featurette, Sanders shares how he brings Stitch’s one-of-a-kind personality to life, why the character still resonates with audiences, and what it means to revisit the role decades later. It’s a fun and heartfelt look at the voice work behind one of Disney’s most unforgettable characters.

Lilo & Stitch Cast:

Maia Kealoha, Chris Sanders, Tia Carrere, Billy Magnussen and Zach Galifianakis

Lilo & Stitch will hit theaters everywhere May 23, 2025!
Transcript
00:00Ooh-hoo, wah-ha-ha-ha-ha!
00:02Perfect. Take it from the top again.
00:04Yeah.
00:04This is never quite over.
00:06My name is Chris Sanders.
00:08I was the writer and director on the very first Lilo & Stitch.
00:11How?
00:12And I am reprising my role as the voice of Stitch in this film.
00:16I am always nervous about the endurance of my voice.
00:19I'm trying to stitchify a howl.
00:25After about two hours, his voice begins to just...
00:29What?
00:31I'm being paid to make noise.
00:33I could not have predicted that Stitch would be embraced by people the way he has.
00:39Boom, boom, boom, boom.
00:40No.
00:41I'm gonna give you to the count of three, Stitch.
00:45One.
00:46I'm gonna do this voice for as long as I possibly can.
00:51It's just really fun.
00:52Oh.
00:54Oh.
00:55Oh.
00:56...
00:57Oh.
00:58Oh.
00:59Oh.
01:00Oh.
01:01Oh.
01:04Oh.

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