Future Stories

Image: Walt Disney Animation Studios The Disney+ live-action adaptation of Lilo and Stitch has found its little human star. The Hollywood Reporter , following a report in Knight Edge Media , writes that young Hawaiian actress Maia Kealoha has landed the role of Lilo Pelekai. The casting comes after an extensive open call as Disney searched for the remake’s leading role of a girl who adopts a fugitive alien after mistaking it for a dog. The animated version came out in 2002 from directors Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois; the live-action remake will be helmed by Marcel the Shell With Shoes On director Dean Fleischer Camp, with a script by Chris Kekaniokalani Bright. The film recently added actor Zach Galifianakis to the cast in an unknown role (though we hope he’ll be playing Pleakley); we’re still waiting to see who’ll play the story’s other big role: Lilo’s older sister, Nani. Lilo and Stitch will be released straight to Disney+, thought we hope it does get some love on the b

Image: Box Lunch Hello Kitty is no stranger to ambitious crossovers , and the new Hello Kitty and Friends x Attack on Titan Collection combines the world of Eldia with the Sanrio icons of adorableness. And even if they feel a little out of place, Attack on Titan’s characters might welcome a break from all that violent warfare with giants to co-star in Crunchyroll’s exclusive-to-BoxLunch line. The 17-piece collection will feature kawaii friendly anime mashups (sans gore) on apparel, accessories, bags, pins, pajamas, and blankets—basically everything you need to be cute and cozy while binging the series. Find Hello Kitty and Erwin, Badtz-maru and Levi, Pochacco and Eren, and more teamups on the offically licensed line. Preview the line in this gallery! Sanrio Hello Kitty and Friends x Attack on Titan Tie-Dye T-Shirt Image: BoxLunch Sanrio Hello Kitty and Friends x Attack on Titan Pochacco & Eren T-Shirt Image: BoxLunch Sanrio Hello Kitty and Friends x Attack on Tit

Image: Marvel One of the writers that helped build out James Cameron’s Sully family in Avatar: The Way of Water, Josh Friedman, has been hired to pen the script for Marvel’s new Fantastic Four movie. The Hollywood Reporter announced the writer’s attachment to Matt Shankman’s feature debut with Marvel ’s first family that’s set to kick off Phase 6 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe . Shankman, who previously worked on Marvel Disney+ series WandaVision , was brought on to helm Fantastic Four after its previously announced director,  Jon Watts ( Spider-Man: No Way Home ), left the project . (Watts is now heading up Disney+ Star Wars series Skeleton Crew .) Friedman, who previously worked on TNT’s series adaptation of Bong Joon-Ho’s Snowpiercer , is no stranger to genre. Aside from Avatar 2 , his credits include Steven Spielberg’s War of the Worlds, and he created and wrote the highly underrated Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. So it makes sense that he was approached by

Untethered Sky Image: Tordotcom This month, we’ve got tense thrillers set aboard claustrophobic spaceships , a magical sword-maker who gets caught up in a fantastical conflict in Shakespearean London , a sci-fi twist on Pinocchio , and more—including the latest in io9 co-founder Charlie Jane Anders’ hit YA fantasy series . Read on! Image: 47North House of Gold by C.T. Rwizi On a planetary colony ruled by “a corporate aristocracy descended from Africa,” a separatist cult works to create genetically engineered soldiers to help unseat their wealthy overlords—and things end up not going according to plan. (April 1) Image: Tor Teen Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker Three decades after a magical massacre wrenched their family from their New Orleans throne, teen twins set out to save their mother from a dangerous curse. To succeed, they’ll need to mend their own fractured relationship while regaining trust in their powers. (April 4) Image: Wednesday Books Divine Riva