Disney dropped the for the live-action 鈥淢ulan鈥� remake, which featured an all-Asian cast but seemingly no Mushu.
Like many of Disney鈥檚 past live-action remakes, 鈥淢ulan鈥� will follow the 1998 animated version which itself was loosely based on the Chinese story 鈥淗ua Mulan鈥� created by Guo Maoqian.
According to the official movie synopsis, Hua Mulan, played by Chinese-American actor Liu Yifei, will masquerade as a man who will be 鈥渢ested every step of the way and must harness her inner-strength and embrace her true potential.鈥�
During the sneak peek 鈥� which was shared during the Women鈥檚 World Cup Final -- a woman can be heard saying, "quiet, composed, graceful, discipline, these are the qualities we see in a good wife. These are the qualities we see in Mulan.鈥�
The trailer shows the character in full warrior garb and getting down to business to defeat the Huns, who the synopsis refers to as 鈥淣orthern invaders.鈥�
Martial arts legend Jet Li will star as the Emperor, Jason Scott Lee as Böri Khan, and Yoson An as Cheng Honghui.
While fan favourite Captain Li Shang won鈥檛 be in the film, a mentor-like character appears to be be played by Donnie Yen鈥檚 Commander Tung.
While the 1998 film featured the voice of comedian Eddie Murphy as Mushu the dragon guardian, there were the character won鈥檛 appear in the film. That same report said there also wouldn鈥檛 be any classic songs.
Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Elizabeth Martin, and Lauren Hynek wrote the screenplay inspired by "The Ballad of Mulan" poem. And, according to , the film's director Niki Caro is only the second woman at the studio to direct a film with a $100 million budget, after filmmaker Ava DuVernay.
鈥淢ulan鈥� fans will be waiting until next year to see all the action since the film is set to be released on March 27, 2020.
