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Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch has found its Nani, Lilo’s older sister and legal guardian, in Sydney Elizabeth Agudong, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

Disney declined to comment.

Newcomer Maia Kealoha is playing Lilo, while Zach Galifianakis joined the cast in February. Stitch, naturally, will be a CG confection. Dean Fleischer Camp, the filmmaker behind indie darling and best animated feature Oscar nominee Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, is directing the remake that is intended to be a major release on Disney+.

The Hawaii-centric story tells of the bond formed between a lonely human girl named Lilo and a dog-like alien named Stitch, who was genetically engineered to be a force of destruction. With nosy social workers and pursuing aliens banging on the door, the two bond over a shared sense of family and win the day.

Chris Kekaniokalani Bright wrote the script for the adaptation. Chris Sanders...

Craig Moss' family sci-fi/thriller Let Us In is coming to digital and on Demand on July 2nd. ScreenAnarchy has three (3) iTunes codes to give away to this week to our readers in the U.S. thanks to distributor Samuel Goldwyn Films. A spirited twelve-year-old girl and her best friend start investigating the sudden disappearances of several missing teens in their small town. Realizing there might be something deeper happening, Emily and Christopher might be up against forces they can't even imagine. Let US In stars Makenzie Moss, Sadie Stanley, Mackenzie Ziegler (“Dance Moms”), Siena Agudong, O’Neill Monahan (“The Middle.” “General Hospital”) and Tobin Bell (Saw franchise). The film...

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Exclusive: Siena Agudong, the 16-year-old star of Disney Channel’s Upside-Down Magic and Netflix’s No Good Nick, has signed with The Gersh Agency for representation.

Agudong can currently be seen in the lead role of Reina in Disney Channel movie Upside-Down Magic, based on the bestselling fantasy fiction children’s books of the same name. Last year, she landed the title role in Netflix comedy series No Good Nick, opposite Melissa Joan Hart and Sean Astin.

Agudong’s breakout role came in early 2014 in ABC’s Walker, Texas Ranger drama series. She has since starred on Nickelodeon’s Nicky, Ricky, Dicky, and Dawn, appeared on Raven’s Home, played “Tiffany” in a recurring role on TVLand’s Teachers, and recently guest starred on Hawaii 5-0.

On the big screen, Agudong starred alongside U.S.soccer Olympic gold medalist Alex Morgan in Warner Bros.’ fantasy sports comedy Alex and Me. Before...