Mulan
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6.8When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Chinese Army to defend the country from Huns, Hua Mulan, the eldest daughter of an honored warrior, steps in to take the place of her ailing father. She is spirited, determined and quick on her feet. Disguised as a man by the name of Hua Jun, she is tested every step of the way and must harness her innermost strength and embrace her true potential.
Released: 2020-09-04115 minDir: Niki CaroAdventure, Fantasy, Action
Cast
- Liu Yifei as Hua Mulan
- Donnie Yen as Commander Tung
- Gong Li as Xian Niang
- Jet Li as The Emperor
- Jason Scott Lee as Böri Khan
- Yoson An as Chen Honghui
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Niki Caro
- Screenplay by
- Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver Lauren Hynek Elizabeth Martin
- Based on
- Disney's Mulan , by Rita Hsiao Chris Sanders Philip LaZebnik Raymond Singer Eugenia Bostwick-Singer Robert D. San Souci Ballad of Mulan , by Guo Maoqian
- Produced by
- Chris Bender Jake Weiner Jason T. Reed
- Starring
- Liu Yifei Donnie Yen Jason Scott Lee Yoson An Gong Li Jet Li
- Cinematography
- Mandy Walker
- Edited by
- David Coulson
- Music by
- Harry Gregson-Williams
- Production companies
- Walt Disney Pictures Jason T. Reed Productions Good Fear Content
- Distributed by
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- Release dates
- March 9, 2020 ( 2020-03-09 ) ( Dolby Theatre ) September 4, 2020 ( 2020-09-04 ) (United States)
- Running time
Key dates
- Published
- 10 September 2020
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Mulan
- Director
- Niki Caro
- Composer
- Harry Gregson-Williams
- Production company
- Walt Disney Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Mandy Walker
- Narrative location
- Chinese Empire
Article
Mulan is a 2020 American fantasy action drama film produced by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Niki Caro from a screenplay by Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Lauren Hynek, and Elizabeth Martin, it is a live-action adaptation of Disney's 1998 animated film Mulan, itself based on the Chinese folklore story Ballad of Mulan. The film stars Liu Yifei in the title role, alongside Donnie Yen, Tzi Ma, Jason Scott Lee, Yoson An, Ron Yuan, Gong Li, and Jet Li in supporting roles. In the film, Hua Mulan, the eldest daughter of an honored warrior, masquerades as a man to take her ailing father's place during a general conscription to counter the Rouran army in Imperial China.
Plans for a live-action remake began in 2010 but the project stalled in development hell for most of the decade. Filming took place in New Zealand and China from August to November 2018. Over the course of production, the film was the subject of several controversies, including changes to the source material and filming in Xinjiang in light of the persecution of Uyghurs in China and Xinjiang internment camps. The film also received criticism for its production team largely consisting of people of non-Chinese descent. This included the hiring of Caro, rather than an Asian director.