The live-action movie of the Disney animated film "Mulan" is expected to surpass the box office success of the recently released "Cinderella." "Mulan" is based on the story of a Chinese warrior who went to the military to take over her father's position as she disguised herself as a man.
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‘Mulan’ Live-Action Anti-Whitewashing Petition Reaches Over 80,000 Signatures; Disney Commits to Diversify Storytelling
‘Mulan’ is an upcoming live-action adaptation of the legend of Fa Mulan. An anti-whitewashing campaign calling for the casting of an actress of Asian descent for the lead role has reached over 80,000 signatures as of the present. It was speculated that the new film may be Disney’s addition to diversifying its storytelling.
Mulan Live-Action News: Fan petition to cast Asian actress reached over 80,000; Jenna Uskowitz, Ming Na Wen linked for leade role
Morever, a petition is also going strong urging the mouse house to avoid whitewashing and cast an Asian actress for the lead role in the live action iteration of Mulan. No actress has been officially chosen although Glee star Jenna Ushkowitz was previously rumored to be in talks for the titular role. Aside from Ushkowitz, Ming Na Wen who voiced the character in the previous movie was also linked to the role.
‘Mulan’ Live-Action Film Updates: Casting rumors continue; Jamie Chung of ‘Once Upon A Time’ may reprise titular character on big screen
‘Mulan’ is a planned live-action adaptation based on Disney’s 1998 animated heroine of the same name. Casting speculations continue and point to Jamie Chung as the newest fan favorite to play the lead role. The actress also plays Mulan in the popular television series ‘Once Upon A Time’.
‘Mulan Live-Action’ Updates: Disney struggles to get casting of Mulan right
'Mulan Live-Action' has not yet announced which actress will play the titular character. Ironically, the campaign for a Chinese actress to play the part has brought Koran American Jenn Ushkowitz to the forefront of the casting contention.
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Disney is yet to announce anything major when it comes to casting. Disney has not responded to the petition of Natalie Molnar that the live action adaptation should feature actors and actresses of Asian descent.
Information about the live-action adaptation of “Mulan” is still limited as production is just about to kick off this year. Fans are wondering if Disney will remain faithful to the Chinese folklore or if they will to re-imagine her story like what they did in Maleficent. Perhaps they could use the bisexual Mulan introduced by the series “Once Upon A Time”?
Actress Ming-Na Wen is said to star in the live action feature of "Mulan" following petitions against "whitewashing" in selecting casts for the movie. Disney's decision to make a "Mulan" live action remake just proves that they are committed to their new trend of making realistic movie versions of their classic animated characters.
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