Courtney B. Vance has been cast to play the Cobra Bubbles in the live-action “Lilo & Stitch”.

Courtney B. Vance has been cast to play the Cobra Bubbles in the live-action “Lilo & Stitch”.

Vance joins previously announced cast members Maia Kealoha as Lilo, Sydney Elizebeth Agudong as Nani and Kahiau Machado as David Kawena. 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+.

In the Disney animated movie which grossed over $273M WW, Bubbles is a former CIA agent turned social worker—though in an undercover way as he is still working for the government. The role was voiced originally by Ving Rhames in the films and various TV projects. The character was also voiced by Terrence C. Carson, Kevin Michael Richardson and Richard Epcar.

The Dean Fleischer Camp-directed live-action film for Disney+ was written by Chris Kekaniokalani Bright from a previous draft by Mike Van Waes. Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich will produce for Rideback, with Ryan Halprin exec producing for the company.

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.

Ving Rhames voiced social worker and former CIA operative Cobra Bubbles in the original feature.

Chris Kekaniokalani Bright wrote the script for the adaptation. Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois wrote and directed the original feature.

Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich of Rideback are producing. Rideback’s Ryan Halprin is executive producing.

Vance is repped by UTA and Fox Rothschild. He’s a 2x Primetime Emmy Award winner for HBO’s Lovecraft Country (Guest Actor in a Drama Series) and The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (Lead Actor in a Limited Series/Movie) for playing attorney Johnnie Cochran. Vance’s feature credits include The Hunt for Red October, Dangerous Minds, Space Cowboys, The Mummy, Isle of Dogs, Ben Is Back, and The Photograph among several others. On TV, he’s starred in Genius: Aretha Franklin, 61st Street, Revenge, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and more.