Variety reports that L&S creators Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois will be establishing their own production company to write and direct animated and live-action movies. Other studios are looking to hook up with the pair, who came up through the Disney system, wrote and directed Lilo & Stitch and made it on a tight budget. It's estimated that Lilo cost about $80 million, half what most studio animated efforts cost.
This one is a major loss to Disney's already fragile Animation division. They just can't seem to keep enough of their creative talent these days.
This one is a major loss to Disney's already fragile Animation division. They just can't seem to keep enough of their creative talent these days.