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| Jaime Chung played Mulan in the television show 'Once Upon A Time.' |
The news that the studio is turning its 1998 animated hit into a live-action title comes after such successes as Maleficent, The Jungle Book and Cinderella, among other titles. And Disney is currently gearing up for the release of the live-action Beauty and the Beast, which opens March 17 and is expected to be one of the top-grossing titles of 2017.
Like the 1998 animated film, Mulan is based on the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, the daughter of an aged warrior who disguises herself as a man in order to take her father's place in the army and go to war. Aided by her trusted dragon, Mushu, she becomes a skilled warrior and one of the country's greatest heroines.
The studio also announced that Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver who teamed for Jurassic World, were brought in to rewrite a spec script for Mulan that Disney bought in 2015.
The Disney team sees the 1998 animated film as a jumping-off point for a more nuanced and elaborate adaptation, combining the legendary Chinese ballad and the animated motion picture.
A director for Mulan hasn't been selected yet.
Whoever gets the plum role will have to athletic or a dancer to convincingly perform the fight scenes in the upcoming movie. The movie could be a launching pad for a big career as one of the most recognizable Asian/American actresses in Hollywood.
The studio also announced that Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver who teamed for Jurassic World, were brought in to rewrite a spec script for Mulan that Disney bought in 2015.
The Disney team sees the 1998 animated film as a jumping-off point for a more nuanced and elaborate adaptation, combining the legendary Chinese ballad and the animated motion picture.
A director for Mulan hasn't been selected yet.
Whoever gets the plum role will have to athletic or a dancer to convincingly perform the fight scenes in the upcoming movie. The movie could be a launching pad for a big career as one of the most recognizable Asian/American actresses in Hollywood.
There are plenty candidates from the kick-ass roles played by Asian/Americans in the movies and on television. Think Ming-Na Wen or Chloe Bennett from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Maggie Q from Nikita, Zhang Ziyi had some great fight scenes in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. But there could just as easily be a complete unknown. There are plenty of AAPI actresses who would love to win what could be a role of a lifetime.
Who would you cast in the Mulan role?
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