movie Lilo & Stitch (2025) | Disney live action | Teaser trailer released

[Bhabylon]

Ofc some of you would be dismissing the colorism concerns  

[Contessa]

Ofc the lot of you that dismissed the Ariel-casting racist uproar is dismissing this colorism concern from folks

Edited April 14, 2023 by Contessa

[GraceRandolph]

Seems like blatant colorism. Nani had a medium complexion. 

[Gorjesspazze9]

I’ll have to see a trailer to judge her acting. But she is actually Hawaiian apparently 

Edited April 14, 2023 by Gorjesspazze9

[Mr. Blue_Shirt]

The fact that Nani is literally dark skin but ofc Hollywood casting someone who are light skin in the live action

 

If you don't it see as a blatant colourism, then you're in denial. Sorry not sorry 

Edited April 14, 2023 by Mr. Blue_Shirt

[JonginBey]

It was only a matter of time before someone screwed up.

[loveisdead9582]

She looks perfect for the role. I’m looking forward to seeing this movie. Lilo and Stitch is one of my favorite movies from Disney. 

[fauxtography]

Blatant "colorism" as if disney hasn't been intentionally casting characters with darker complexions.

 

Like, I dont even mean this as a "whataboutism" or a "gotcha" because im in the party of NOT CARING ABOUT WHO IS CASTED IN A LIVE ACTION REMAKE OF A CARTOON.

[Dialamba]

3 minutes ago, fauxtography said:

Blatant "colorism" as if disney hasn't been intentionally casting characters with darker complexions.

 

Like, I dont even mean this as a "whataboutism" or a "gotcha" because im in the party of NOT CARING ABOUT WHO IS CASTED IN A LIVE ACTION REMAKE OF A CARTOON.

Yes because casting people with darker complexions = colorism 

[fauxtography]

23 minutes ago, Dialamba said:

Yes because casting people with darker complexions = colorism 

I am not saying that, I'm saying the argument that colorism is happening here is short sighted when disney has been doing the exact opposite for multiple releases now.

 

Especially when "colorism" is thrown at someone who isn't white

 

 

 

 

 

 

[HASHTAGPOW]

I mean, why not cast Tia Carrere? 

[Hallad173]

2 hours ago, loveisdead9582 said:

She looks perfect for the role. I’m looking forward to seeing this movie. Lilo and Stitch is one of my favorite movies from Disney. 

[loveisdead9582]

3 minutes ago, Hallad173 said:

???

[jorjapuss]

1 hour ago, HASHTAGPOW said:

I mean, why not cast Tia Carrere? 

She and tia are both half Filipina, Hawaiian descent and Tia being half Chinese and Syndney is half white. 

It’s funny because people that are mad at this casting is that race who think Nani is supposed to be dark skinned lol

Edited April 14, 2023 by jorjapuss

[Lovett]

5 hours ago, Gorjesspazze9 said:

Internet is in uproar after a white actress is cast as Nani, the Hawaiian sister of LILO. Thoughts? 
I would need to see her acting and the trailer before I judge. We don’t need another Ariel is black controversy that is blown out of proportions, let these women act. Disney could have hired a Native Hawaiian tho

Sydney Agudong is an actress, singer, and professional songwriter, born and raised on the island of Kaua'i, Hawai'i.

 

[futurenostalgic]

the colorism, yikes

[liver]

yall have too much free time

[Jotham]

Twitter can be so vicious. I think she's perfect for the role. Also, she was born and raised in Hawaii and has AAPI heritage so these comments feel very dismissive of her ethnic identity and upbringing.

[BIAATCH]

Of course you guys dont see a problem of casting a light skin actress for the Nani role I bet most you were mad when they cast Halle for Ariel, colorism is real.

[Lovett]

2 hours ago, Gwendolyn said:

Apparently she has no indegious hawaiian blood, I'm not Hawaiian so I can't say how they feel but it's serving colourism. 

I understand the colourism concerns, most definitely. But she was literally born and raised in Hawaii.  These prerequisites people are putting on actors are getting pretty ridiculous at this point.

[Talento]

But Twitter told us Disney simply picked the best actor for the role in the cases of Ariel and Tinkerbell. So I guess they must have done that again 

[Lovett]

1 hour ago, Talento said:

But Twitter told us Disney simply picked the best actor for the role in the cases of Ariel and Tinkerbell. So I guess they must have done that again 

The way some of you are even subtle with it anymore...

[Starkboy]

Always been fan with Halle as Ariel but damn all the anger for this casting is just embarassing, especially considering she's from Hawaii

[ScorpiosGroove]

not specifically talking about this but i’ll never get how so many people still get angry for whatever reasons at live remakes that will be ass anyway just like the last 30 we’re complete garbage 

 

just end lazy live remakes and disney altogether atp…

[Alejandrawrrr]

13 minutes ago, Starkboy said:

Always been fan with Halle as Ariel but damn all the anger for this casting is just embarassing, especially considering she's from Hawaii

It's not really the same thing. Ariel is a fantasy creature. Lilo & Nani are explicitly indigenous Hawaiian descent. This actress is White and Filipino as far as I'm aware and doesn't even look like her.

 

I'm not losing sleep over it (like who actually cares), and I'll leave the outrage or lackthereof, to actual people of indigenous Hawaiian descent. But it is predictable that a POC role, particularly one of AAPI heritage, would be half white (and visibly so).