Lilo & Stitch director Dean Fleischer Camp addresses why one of the most controversial elements of the upcoming live-action reboot was changed from the original 2002 animated movie. The upcoming feature will reimagine the sci-fi comedy tale of a lonely girl befriending a strange creature that ultimately turns out to be an escaped alien experiment. Lilo & Stitch sees Chris Sanders return to provide the voice of the titular alien, while Maia Kealoha and Sydney Agudong will take on the roles of sisters Lilo and Nani.

While audiences continue to debate whether the upcoming Lilo & Stitch reboot can live up to the original movie's legacy, Camp opened up to SFX Magazine (later reported by The Direct) about one element that has been controversial online. Honing in on Jumba (Zach Galifianakis) and Pleakley's (Billy Magnussen) haphazard disguises on Earth, the director confirmed that the pair would employ technology that allowed the actors...