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Chris Sanders Returns for Lilo & Stitch 2 After Billion-Dollar Success (Ep. 317)

The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

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4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Fine Tooning, Jim Hill and Drew Taylor wrap up July with box office milestones, Comic-Con exclusives, and some major animation developments: Chris Sanders returns to write Lilo & Stitch 2 – After the billion-dollar success of the live-action film, Disney is moving forward with a sequel, with Sanders bringing fresh ideas from the original “Pitch to Stitch.” Inside the “Magic of Disney Animation” revival – A massive reimagining of the former Star Wars Launch Bay at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is on the way, with tributes to Mulan, Brother Bear, and hand-drawn classics. Comic-Con highlights – Drew and Jim reflect on activations for Lilo & Stitch, Godzilla at 70, King of the Hill, and more from San Diego. Box office report – Fantastic Four: First Steps opens strong, Jurassic World: Rebirth crosses $700M, and Elio slips out of the Top 10. Animation updates – Warner Bros. finally sets a date for Coyote vs. Acme, DreamWorks teases Bad Guys 2, and Mrs. Claus heads to the big screen in Margie Claus. Plus: Avatar: Seven Havens, Paramount’s South Park shocker, and the end of Drew’s long-running Light the Fuse podcast. Be Our Guest Vacations Planning your next Disney vacation? Be Our Guest Vacations is a Platinum-level Earmarked travel agency with concierge-level service to make every trip magical. Their team of expert agents plans vacations across the globe, from Disney and Universal to cruises and adventures, ensuring you have the best possible experience without the stress. Learn More Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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future with the degree you didn't think was possible. The Open University. The future is open.

0:30.0

Welcome back to fine-tuning with Drew Taylor. You one-stop shop when it comes to animation news and

0:35.4

commentary. I'm entertainment writer Jim Hill and Mr. Taylor, whose writings in the industry you can regularly read over on the rap and whose musings on the mission of possible movies. Well, you used to be able to listen to those over on light diffuse. Well, you can still listen to them any time you want, Jim. You know, it's a, they did not self-destruct, you know. They're still out there. Well, what are you referring to? And this has been all over social media this past weekend. You and Charles are closing up shop? At least for the time being, you know, the, it, we are, our views on Trump, Jim, were just too hot for Paramount.

1:11.7

They couldn't risk the merger being in doubt.

1:13.9

No, I'm kidding.

1:14.4

We, we, uh, it was a, it was a, you know, we just ran out episodes.

1:20.2

We ran out of episodes.

1:21.7

So, yeah, who knows if we'll be back sometime down the line, but for right now.

1:26.1

Yes.

1:26.4

Well, I mean, I'm sorry. That news makes me sad.

1:29.9

I mean, you know, but there's that old saying, don't be sad that something is coming to a close.

1:35.3

Be glad that it ever happened in the first place. And by the way, folks, just want to let you know,

1:39.6

there are 238 episodes of the unofficial version of that podcast.

1:46.2

Now, there are 61 episodes of the official version of the show.

1:50.7

So that's literally just shy of 300 episodes.

1:54.5

And in a world where most podcasts don't make it past episode three. I'm sorry, Drew.

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