Disney's MULAN Commences Production - Get Your First Official Look At Liu Yifei As The Titular Heroine
Disney has announced the cameras are now rolling on the upcoming live-action remake of Mulan, and to mark the occasion they've debuted the first image of Chinese actress Liu Yifei as the titular character.
Production on Disney’s live-action Mulan movie is now officially underway, and we have a first look at Liu Yifei (The Forbidden Kingdom, Once Upon a Time) as the young Chinese warrior of the title.
The upcoming remake of the studio's 1998 animated adventure will shoot on locations in New Zealand and China before opening in U.S. theaters on March 27, 2020.
In addition to previously announced supporting cast members Donnie Yen, Jason Scott Lee and Gong Li, Disney has also revealed that Rosalind Chao (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Cheng Pei-Pei (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and Nelson Lee have joined the production.
Check out the image below along with a new synopsis.
“Mulan” is the epic adventure of a fearless young woman who masquerades as a man in order to fight Northern Invaders attacking China. The eldest daughter of an honored warrior, Hua Mulan is spirited, determined and quick on her feet. When the Emperor issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Army, she steps in to take the place of her ailing father as Hua Jun, becoming one of China’s greatest warriors ever."
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