Lilo & Stitch 2 Announced, Elio Holds, and Akira’s Live-Action Deal Expires (Ep. 313)

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🗓️ 1 July 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Fine Tooning, Jim Hill and Drew Taylor reunite (despite a case of post-Annecy crud) to cover a wide range of animation and industry news, including: Disney officially announces Lilo & Stitch 2 after the live-action original crosses $945M globally. Elio holds better than expected with a solid second weekend as it climbs past $42M domestically. Live-action Tangled delayed to 2029, reportedly to make room for the Lilo & Stitch sequel. Warner Bros. loses the rights to Akira after years of development—setting the stage for a new studio to reimagine the cyberpunk classic. Laika’s ParaNorman returns to theaters for Halloween 2025 as part of the studio’s 20th anniversary celebration. Also in this episode: KPOP Demon Hunters debuts at #2 globally on Netflix, Broadway updates on Beauty and the Beast and Hercules, and what’s really in those Dragon Flame-Grilled Whoppers at Burger King. It’s a shorter episode while Drew recovers—but packed with news, box office insight, and some wild theme park popcorn bucket trivia. 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	Exclusively on Disney Plus.
0:02.0	It's hard and it's brutal and that's what makes it special.
0:06.0	The multi-award winning series, FX's The Bear, is back for a brand new season.
0:11.0	Upon my signal, unleash hell.
0:15.0	And every second counts.
0:17.0	When that shows zero, this restaurant ceases operations.
0:21.8	FX is the bear.
0:23.1	New season now streaming exclusively on Disney Plus.
0:27.1	18 plus subscription required season C's apply.
0:30.1	Welcome back to fine-tuning with Drew Taylor, your one-stop shop when it comes to animation
0:34.4	news and commentary.
0:36.6	I'm entertainment writer Jim Hill and Mr. Taylor,
0:39.4	whose writings on the industry you can regularly read over on the rep and whose musings on the
0:44.7	Missional Possible movies you can listen to on Light the Fuse, the official Mission Impossible podcast.
0:51.1	He and I are recording this week's show on Sunday, June 29th.
0:57.1	And folks, you may recall from last week's show, Drew, spent a good part of June over in France,
1:03.1	where he first covered Anise's International Animation Film Festival and Market, and then Mr.
1:09.8	Tail in his lovely bride, Katie, went on their first
1:14.0	ever trip to the Disneyland Paris resort. And I recall asking on last week's show about
1:20.4	Andy souvenirs, Drew brought back, and I think you mentioned a spirit jersey that you picked up
1:25.0	at Shea Remy. Yes. But in the week that's followed, we found out about another souvenir.
1:33.1	Yes, I was extremely under the weather all week, and Jim has hopefully volunteered to structure a much shorter show today.
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