This really would've been a good chance to get a Chinese director. They got a fairly unknown white woman to direct it instead so i'm not sure why they couldn't give asian directors more chances.
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First Look at Live-Action 'Mulan'
- Thread starter Alethiometer
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I thought I had read that musicals weren't really popular in China (maybe on Era)? If that's not true, then I have no clue why Disney would consider it.
Mushu fucking better be in, dammit.
Also, why would they lose the musical numbers? They've proven to be huge hits in the live action films, and are incredibly iconic nostalgia grabs.
I mean that just sounds like any one of the 10 other recent Chinese movies I've seen. There's nothing particularly wrong with that, but it's not really mulan
A whole section of that movie is about army training, including a training montage.
I have absolutely no excitement for this after reading about all the changes they've made.
Yeah, but the love interest is some dick soldier who (according to the casting call) treats Mulan like shit because they're "rivals" but then falls in love when he realizes she's a woman :\
Yeah, but the love interest is some dick soldier who (according to the casting call) treats Mulan like shit because they're "rivals" but then falls in love when he realizes she's a woman :\
No musical numbers, no Shan-Yu and no Mushu.
I'm all for changes but those are some of my favorite parts about the animated movie...
I'm all for changes but those are some of my favorite parts about the animated movie...
It's a catch 22. More female directors! But not on an Asian film! She's not unknown, really. She did 'Whale Rider' in '02.
Not too bothered about songs beinf removed, but the supposed story changes are what really get me
Exactly. I get why they fired Gunn, but painting peoples faces brown to make em brown is just stupid in this day and age. They should know better. This isn't some small high school play, this is an actual movie.
The removal of the musical bits is because China hates Western style musicals. The removal of Shang, the three friends, and Mushu is evidently rumored to be because Disney wants to avoid paying royalties to Katzenberg and finally see a way to do away with those characters with this film.
Bring back bi icon Shang you cowards
Bring back bi icon Shang you cowards
The weird thing is that it's based on neither, really. It removed basically all the OCs from Disney's movie but also is throwing in magic and a dickhole rival.
I mean, every movie is basically "unnecessary." Disney is a business and there is a large audience for these films.
The Lion King will be one of at least three, perhaps four, $1b films for Disney next year.
The musical numbers in beauty and the beast were terribad
At this point, my interest in seeing this COMPLETELY hinges on the first trailer.
I'll know right away from tone and plot, where they're trying to take the movie, and if it's for me.
Never thought I would hesitate to see a Mulan movie
I'll know right away from tone and plot, where they're trying to take the movie, and if it's for me.
Never thought I would hesitate to see a Mulan movie
I don't know about the rest of China, but I remember Mulan being well liked in Hong Kong. I hope the musical stays in because martial art songs sung by Andy Lau or something during training are classic HK kung fu movies. I hope it retains being a war movie as opposed to going paranormal about defending nation against a witch and her minions.
that's exactly what disney meant. it's unfortunate "more women" usually means women of color get left to the wayside but it's whatever.
There was an emphasis on getting a black director for Black Panther and Mulan deserved the same push.
Yep. And some are more unneccessary than others. These are the most unnecessary for me :b
You might want to give this a read:
This is not sounding like a remake. This is a whole new movie.
Yea, i was hoping this would be to Chinese/Asian-Americans what Black Panther was for African-Americans, but the more I hear about it, the more this seems to be a play to get at the Chinese BO, and any beneficial representation is just coincidental.
Oh... wow.
I'd rather have no songs at all. Ruined B&B live-action movie pretty hard.
Just what I found so far:
Primary antagonist is now a witch played by Gong Li. This article also confirms Xana Tang will be playing Mulan's sister.
No songs. However, the director walked this comment back and claimed they haven't even discussed it so...
RIP Shang. New love interest is a soldier played by Yoson An who is "full of himself, with a mean, bullying stream to him" but falls in love with Mulan once he realizes she's a woman.
Jason Scott Lee plays a warrior leader who is intent on avenging his father's death and is working with the witch.
I don't think they've commented on Mushu, Yao, Ling and Chien Po yet but I doubt they'll be included at this point :(
That sounds terrible. If those elements are gone, I'm not seeing this. What's the point?
The only thing I'm confused is Disney allowed Kingdom Hearts 2 to follow the plot of the movie and include the characters. Maybe video games are different?
Was talking about her hands. and that there wasn't much more information. I was looking forward to more. What's the problem?
The point is Disney wants that sweet Chinese money. They never fully cared about Mulan.
Well yeah 'cause basically none of them could sing. Luke Evans and Ewan McGregor couldn't exactly carry the whole movie, especially when the latter had to put on a dumb French accent in a movie where everyone is meant to be French but have English accents.
She was pretty boring in Return of the Condor Heroes, but in her defense the whole cast was boring and she was playing a stoic character.
Forbidden Kingdom was so forgettable that I don't even remember how she was in that.
Apparently is due to some labour thing in regards to camel wranglers. Which to me is odd as fuck that there isn't a single brown or middle eastern person working in the industry in the U.K. to hire as background extras. Guy Ritchie being the director is also hilarious to me. First major Hollywood film where Middle Easterners are the main focus in characters and plot line, and they hand it off to fucking Guy Ritchie.
The Jurassic World hack drops a deuce with the Book of Henry, Lucas Films promptly dismiss him. The F4 gets the boot after that god awful film releases. But Disney still retains Ritchie even after King Arthur. I have zero hope for this film at all.
To be fair. It is always about the money, including BP.
Where did you hear that? Broadway/West end shows are doing a lot of business in China.
