Chris Sanders, the Wild Robot filmmaker who co-created, co-wrote and co-directed the 2002 animated Lilo & Stitch, is in final negotiations to return to the fold and pen the sequel to Disney’s live-action megahit.

Lilo & Stitch 2 is happening and Chris Sanders, who directed the original and served as the voice of Stitch throughout the franchise, is writing the sequel.

After writing and directingthe 2002 animated pic, Chris Sanders is returning to pen the live-action sequel to the box-office smash hit Lilo & Stich 2. Sanders, who co-directed the original movie and portrayed Stitch,