Chris Sanders

American filmmaker

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2025 Preparing to play Stitch in the upcoming Lilo & Stitch film, currently in post-production
2025 Planned future release of a new 'How to Train Your Dragon' film.
2025 Preparing to play Stitch in the upcoming Lilo & Stitch film, currently in post-production
2025 Planned future release of a new 'How to Train Your Dragon' film.
2024 Set to direct The Wild Robot, continuing his evolution as a filmmaker.
2024 Set to direct The Wild Robot, continuing his evolution as a filmmaker.
October 2024 Sanders confirmed he would be directing a sequel to The Wild Robot film.
October 2024 Sanders confirmed he would be directing a sequel to The Wild Robot film.
September 2024 The Wild Robot film was released to critical acclaim.
September 2024 The Wild Robot film was released to critical acclaim.
2023 Provided archive audio for Stitch in the short film Once Upon a Studio
2023 Provided archive audio for Stitch in the short film Once Upon a Studio
September 2023 Disney Speedstorm fully released with Chris Sanders voicing Stitch
September 2023 Sanders filed for divorce from his wife Jessica Steele-Sanders, citing 'irreconcilable differences'.
September 2023 Disney Speedstorm fully released with Chris Sanders voicing Stitch
September 2023 Sanders filed for divorce from his wife Jessica Steele-Sanders, citing 'irreconcilable differences'.
September 28 2023 Chris Sanders announced his return to DreamWorks Animation to write and direct an animated film adaptation of Peter Brown's book series The Wild Robot.
September 28 2023 Chris Sanders announced his return to DreamWorks Animation to write and direct an animated film adaptation of Peter Brown's book series The Wild Robot.
July 2023 Chris Sanders' version of Stitch was added to Disney Speedstorm during a summer update
July 2023 Chris Sanders' version of Stitch was added to Disney Speedstorm during a summer update
April 2023 Disney Speedstorm entered early access, with Chris Sanders set to voice Stitch
April 2023 It was confirmed that Sanders would reprise his role as Stitch in the live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch.
April 2023 Disney Speedstorm entered early access, with Chris Sanders set to voice Stitch
April 2023 It was confirmed that Sanders would reprise his role as Stitch in the live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch.
2022 Disney Dreamlight Valley entered early access
2022 Disney Dreamlight Valley entered early access
December 2022 Chris Sanders' Stitch character was added to Disney Dreamlight Valley during a December update
December 2022 Chris Sanders' Stitch character was added to Disney Dreamlight Valley during a December update
September 2022 In an interview, Sanders stated that Disney had not yet approached him about reprising the role of Stitch, though he remained open to returning.
September 2022 In an interview, Sanders stated that Disney had not yet approached him about reprising the role of Stitch, though he remained open to returning.
2020 Directed The Call of the Wild.
2020 Contributed to the story of The Croods: A New Age animated film
2020 Reprised his role as Belt in the animated sequel The Croods: A New Age
2020 Reprised his role as Belt in the animated sequel The Croods: A New Age
2020 Contributed to the story of The Croods: A New Age animated film
2020 Directed The Call of the Wild.
February 2020 Sanders released 'The Call of the Wild' film, which received mixed critical reception with a 63% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and grossed $107.6 million on a budget of $125–$150 million.
February 2020 Speculation arose about Sanders potentially reprising his voice role of Stitch in the live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch.
February 2020 Sanders released 'The Call of the Wild' film, which received mixed critical reception with a 63% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and grossed $107.6 million on a budget of $125–$150 million.
February 2020 Speculation arose about Sanders potentially reprising his voice role of Stitch in the live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch.
2019 Chris Sanders directed 'How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World', the third installment in the animated dragon series.
2019 Chris Sanders directed 'How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World', the third installment in the animated dragon series.
October 2017 Chris Sanders was announced as the director for a new film adaptation of Jack London's novel 'The Call of the Wild' for 20th Century Fox, marking his live-action and solo directorial debut.
October 2017 Chris Sanders was announced as the director for a new film adaptation of Jack London's novel 'The Call of the Wild' for 20th Century Fox, marking his live-action and solo directorial debut.
September 2017 The Croods sequel was revived, with Joel Crawford replacing Sanders and DeMicco as director. Sanders was credited for the story and reprised his role as Belt.
September 2017 The Croods sequel was revived, with Joel Crawford replacing Sanders and DeMicco as director. Sanders was credited for the story and reprised his role as Belt.
2016 Sanders and DeMicco's work on The Croods sequel was initially cancelled after three and a half years of development.
2016 Sanders and DeMicco's work on The Croods sequel was initially cancelled after three and a half years of development.
2015 Chris Sanders reused audio from Disney Infinity 2.0 to voice Stitch in Disney Infinity 3.0 video game
2015 Chris Sanders and his wife Jessica Steele-Sanders co-wrote and illustrated the novel 'Rescue Sirens: The Search for the Atavist'.

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