Director Dean Fleischer Camp and producer Jonathan Eirich tell EW that cutting the villainous Gantu deepened the storytelling.

Lilo & Stitch’s director Dean Fleischer Camp recently revealed the reason behind excluding Captain Gantu from Disney’s live-action remake. Captain Gantu, the villain from

“And also I do stand by the decision ‘cause I feel like a lot of the things that in trying to ground these characters more and tell a story with a little more emotional depth, especially between the sisters, I feel like you have to free up real estate to allow that breathing room to do those things.