Mulan

Subterms

    Latest story

    163 Shares159 Views

    Disney Exec Admits Backlash Over Xinjiang Filming Gets 'Mulan' 'a Lot of Publicity'

    by

    Walt Disney Pictures

    The Mouse House has responded as the ‘Mulan’ remake is criticized for being filmed in the province where Uighur Muslims were detained in mass internment camps.
    Sep 14, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Disney CFO Christine McCarthy has addressed backlash over the studio’s new live-action remake of “Mulan”.
    The film, which streams exclusively on the Disney+ on demand service, has proven controversial among fans after it was discovered that portions of it were filmed in the Xinjiang province of China.
    The film’s credits also include a thank you to authorities in Xinjiang – a highly controversial location where Uighur Muslims have been detained in mass internment camps.
    Missouri’s Republican junior senator, Josh Hawley, sent a letter to Disney condemning the company for “whitewashing the ongoing genocide of Uighurs and other Muslim ethnic minorities during the production of Mulan” – and now McCarthy has responded.
    “I’m not a box-office prognosticator, but it (backlash) has generated a lot of publicity,” she stated, reported Deadline. “Let me just put something into context. The real facts are that Mulan was primarily shot – almost in entirety – in New Zealand.”
    “In an effort to accurately depict some of the unique landscape and geography of the country of China for this period drama, we filmed scenery in 20 different locations in China.”
    “It’s common knowledge that, in order to film in China, you have to be granted permission. That permission comes from the central government,” she stated, adding that it’s common “to acknowledge in a film’s credits the national and local governments that allowed you to film there.”
    “So, in our credits, it recognised both China and locations in New Zealand. I would just leave it at that, but it has generated a lot of issues for us.”
    “Mulan”, which stars Liu Yifei as the titular heroine, premiered in Hollywood in March but a wider theatrical release has been repeatedly delayed due to the coronavirus crisis. It is available to view on the streamer as a premium add-on costing $30 (£23).

    You can share this post!

    Next article
    Spanish Royal Princesses Forced to Quarantine After Classmate Tests Positive for Covid-19

    Related Posts More

    More stories

    • 213 Shares99 Views

      Ming-Na Wen Lets Slips Which 'Mulan' Role She Had to Give Up Due to 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'

      by

      Walt Disney Pictures

      Though forced to turn down the month-long job because of her work commitment, the actress voicing Mulan in the 1998 movie reveals how director Niki Caro secured her involvement in the remake.
      Sep 8, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Ming-Na Wen’s role in “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” cost her a much bigger part in Disney’s “Mulan” remake.
      The actress, who voiced Mulan in the 1998 animated movie, surprised fans over the weekend – when the live-action blockbuster was finally released on streaming site Disney+ – by making a cameo at the end of the film, but she reveals she was offered a much bigger part.
      “I was going to be the potential mother-in-law for the matchmaker scene,” she tells the New York Times.
      But she had to turn down the job because she couldn’t commit to a month-long shoot.
      “They (Disney bosses) needed me to be out there for a month just in case,” she explains, adding her “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” TV producers wouldn’t let her be out of action for so long.
      “(They) just threw up their hands (and said), ‘We can’t lose you for a month!’ ” Ming-Na adds. “I totally understood, and I’m always very Zen about this stuff. I said, ‘Look, if it was meant to be, it was meant to be. We all tried, and it’s too bad.’ ”
      But director Niki Caro refused to pass up the chance to work with the original Mulan and came up with another idea.
      “(They) came up with this great idea, where instead of shooting an entire scene, I’d just make a cameo at the very end to announce Mulan to the emperor,” the actress reveals. “I thought that was very appropriate and just wonderful, a little Easter egg where I could pass the baton. And this time, they only needed me there for a week. So it all worked out!”

      You can share this post!

      Next article
      Lil Uzi Vert on Photos of Him Kissing Mystery Woman: She Was a Fan

      Related Posts More

    • 138 Shares119 Views

      Yoson An Divulges Long Process to Land Coveted Role in 'Mulan'

      by

      Walt Disney Pictures

      The Macanese-New Zealander actor reveals he thought he had failed to nab the role of Chen Hongui in Disney’s live-adaptation remake after he didn’t hear back in one year.
      Sep 7, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Actor Yoson An had to wait almost two years to learn if he’d won the role of Chen Hongui in Disney’s “Mulan” remake.
      During an interview with The Laughing Place, the star revealed the lengthy process from when he first heard about the live-action movie, which is now streaming on Disney+, to securing the coveted role.
      “I think it was back in 2015, or even late 2014, when I heard through the grapevine that Niki (Caro) was set to direct this, and I was walking back home one day, scrolling through my phone, I was like, ‘Hey, wouldn’t it be cool if I was involved in this film?’ ” Yoson revealed.
      “Fast forward to 2016, I did the tape, put it down, sent it through, and I didn’t hear back for a whole year.”
      Yoson was convinced he hadn’t done enough to impress, explaining, “After a couple months, I’m like, ‘I didn’t get this. There’s no way I got this…’ But then literally a year later I get an email from my agent going, ‘Hey, remember that tape you put down a year ago? Disney wants to see you again.’ ”
      Yoson met Niki and casting director Debra Zane over Skype and then was flown to Los Angeles for an in-person audition.
      “I didn’t hear back for another nine months,” he laughed. “One day, I sat down at my agent’s office, and my lovely coach, Mike, sat down with me, and he was like, ‘You got it, bud. You got it.’ And I was like, ‘Really? Really?’ And everything just started unfolding from there. Bit of a long story.”
      “Mulan”, which stars Liu Yifei as the titular heroine, premiered in Hollywood in March but a wider theatrical release has been repeatedly delayed due to the coronavirus crisis.
      The movie is now available to view on Disney+ in countries where the streaming service is available, including the U.S. and U.K.

      You can share this post!

      Next article
      Kodak Black to Sue Prison Officials for Banning Rabbi Meeting

      Related Posts More

    • 100 Shares99 Views

      'Mulan' to Get Disney Plus Release in September

      by

      Walt Disney Pictures

      Disney CEO Bob Chapek claims that the Niki Caro-directed reboot will be released in theaters on the same day in countries where the streaming platform is not yet available.
      Aug 5, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Disney’s live-action “Mulan” reboot will no longer be premiering in cinemas.
      Bosses at the studio have decided to release the much-anticipated film on the Disney Plus streaming platform from September 4 at a cost of $30 to viewers.
      “We thought it was important to find alternative ways to bring this film out in a timely manner,” Disney CEO Bob Chapek says, revealing in countries where Disney Plus is not yet available, “Mulan” will be released in theaters on the same day.
      Mulan was originally scheduled to open in theaters in America on March 27, but the COVID crisis and the shutdown of cinemas forced movie chiefs to pull the film from the calendar.
      The “Mulan” release won’t affect the roll-outs of Disney blockbusters “The New Mutants” and “Black Widow”, which are still scheduled to hit cinemas on August 28 and November 6, respectively, according to Rolling Stone.

      You can share this post!

      Next article
      Jason Momoa Fully Restores Lisa Bonet’s First Car for Her Birthday Surprise

      Related Posts More

    • 175 Shares169 Views

      'Mulan' Removed From 2020 Release Schedule, 'Avatar 2' and New 'Star Wars' Films Delayed

      by

      Walt Disney Pictures

      ‘New Mutants’, in the meantime, is still planned to premiere on August 28, the same date ‘The Personal History of David Copperfield’ is set to hit the theaters.
      Jul 24, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Disney chiefs have removed the live action remake of “Mulan” from its release schedule and pushed back the premieres of the latest “Avatar” and “Star Wars” films by a year.
      Director Niki Caro’s “Mulan” remake, starring Liu Yifei, was set to debut in North America on August 21, but with many cinemas still not open, due to the COVID crisis, bosses at the industry giant have decided to pull the movie and hold off on announcing a new date.
      Marketing chiefs have also decided to push back the releases of the upcoming four “Avatar” sequels, beginning with “Avatar 2”, which will now hit cinemas in December, 2022.
      Taika Waititi’s untitled “Star Wars” trilogy has also been delayed, with the first film in the series now due to premiere on December 22, 2023 – a year later than previously scheduled, while the second and third movies are now set to hit theatres in 2025 and 2027.
      However, not everything on the Disney calendar is being overhauled – “The New Mutants” will still open on August 28, while “The Personal History of David Copperfield” jumps to the same date, two weeks later than scheduled.
      Other unchanged future U.S. release dates include Matthew Vaughn’s “The King’s Man” (September 18) and “Death on the Nile” (October 23), followed by “Black Widow”, “Deep Water” and Pixar’s “Soul”, all of which will bow in November. December’s schedule includes “The Empty Man”, “Free Guy”, and Steven Spielberg’s much-anticipated “West Side Story” reboot.

      You can share this post!

      Next article
      Britney Spears’ Conservatorship Hearing Gets Postponed After Hackers Accessed Online System

      Related Posts More

    • 125 Shares169 Views

      in Movies

      'Mulan' Gets Behind-Closed-Doors Premiere in London Prior to Release Delay

      by

      Walt Disney Pictures

      Attending the European premiere of the 1998 animated film’s reboot are director Niki Caro as well as cast members Yifei Liu, Jason Scott Lee, Yoson An and Ron Yuan.
      Mar 13, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Disney bosses have delayed the release of “Mulan” hours after the cast attended the behind-closed-doors European premiere in London on Thursday, March 12.
      Movie chiefs cancelled the red carpet event in Leicester Square amid ongoing concerns about the spread of coronavirus, which was officially classed as a pandemic by World Health Organization experts on Wednesday.
      At the time, the reboot of the 1998 animated film was still scheduled to open on March 27, but now Disney executives have pushed back the release date.
      Actress Liu Yifei and director Niki Caro joined Jason Scott Lee, Yoson An and Ron Yuan at the London premiere.
      Disney chiefs have yet to announce a new release date.
      “Mulan” now joins blockbusters like the new James Bond film, “No Time to Die”, “A Quiet Place: Part II” and the latest “Fast and Furious” film among the projects that have been wiped from the March and April release calendar.

      You can share this post!

      Next article
      Bow Wow and Rumored GF Angela Simmons Quit ‘Growing Up Hip-Hop’ for Something ‘Unthinkable’

      Related Posts More

    • 138 Shares169 Views

      in Movies

      'Mulan' Producer Admits #MeToo Contributed to Removal of Li Shang Character

      by

      Disney

      Speaking about the upcoming live-action remake of the 1998 animation, producer Jason Reed spills that the army leader character has been split into two new ones.
      Mar 3, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Disney bosses dropped the character Li Shang from the live-action remake of “Mulan”, because they feared the storyline involving his character was no longer appropriate in the #MeToo era.
      In the 1998 animated original, the army leader, voiced by James Shigeta, developed a bond with Mulan’s male alter-ego Ping, and they date when her true identity is revealed.
      Producer Jason Reed admits Disney chiefs were uncomfortable with the power dynamics of the relationship, telling Collider, “I think particularly in the time of the #MeToo movement, having a commanding officer that is also the sexual love interest was very uncomfortable and we didn’t think it was appropriate.”
      “We split Li Shang into two characters. One became Commander Tung, who serves as her surrogate father and mentor in the course of the movie. The other is Honghui who is her equal.”
      Dragon Mushu, who was voiced by Eddie Murphy, also won’t be making an appearance in the new movie.

      You can share this post!

      Next article
      Drake Unveils Extended Music Video for New Tracks

      Related Posts More

    • 88 Shares99 Views

      in Movies

      Christina Aguilera Signed on for 'Mulan' Soundtrack

      by

      WENN/Adriana M. Barraza

      The ‘Burlesque’ songstress announces at her Las Vegas residency show that she has recorded a theme song for the upcoming Disney live action feature film.
      Feb 28, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Christina Aguilera fans have a big reason to catch new Disney movie “Mulan” – she has recorded a handful of songs for the soundtrack, including a reworked version of Lea Salonga’s “Reflection”.
      The “Genie in a Bottle” singer made the big reveal during her Xperience residency show in Las Vegas on Wednesday night, February 26, 2020.
      “This year, the live-action Mulan is coming out, you have to go see it,” she told fans. “I recorded a new Reflection and new material for the movie, so I’ve been working on that.”
      Matthew Wilder and David Zippel’s “Reflection” was originally recorded by Filipina singer and actress Salonga for the soundtrack of Disney’s animated “Mulan”, which was released in 1998.

      You can share this post!

      Next article
      Drew Carey Bids Farewell to Murdered Ex-Fiancee at Pennsylvania Wake

      Related Posts More