Mulan
Disney ’s alive - action variation of its animated classicMulanwill reportedly start production early next year and has its filming locations pick out . With the live - action variant ofBeauty and the Beastnow a bonafide blockbuster , the production ofDumbounderway , andThe Lion KingandAladdincoming together with major cast announcements , Disney appear to have a very in use class ahead with respect to its live - natural action movie slate .
While news of the bouncy - action at law version of Disney ’s animatedMulanadaptation has taken the back seat of late thanks to social movement on Disney ’s other lively - legal action retellings , things are manifestly going to heat up very soon for director Niki Caro ’s version of the report of one of China ’s great distaff warriors . Disney ’s 1998 animated film sport the articulation ofAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.star Ming - Na Wen in the titular role , while Broadway star Lea Salonga sang the role ’s birdcall . The animatedMulanalso include the voice of Eddie Murphy , Donny Osmond and George Takei .
According to industry production trackerMy Entertainment World(viaOmega Underground),Mulanis plant to begin production in January 2018 , with filming taking place in China , New Zealand and Australia . Since the product was originally slated to begin this past spring , the confirmation of the new start date will likely come as a relief for fans of the originalMulanwho have been look for filming to get underway . At Disney ’s D23 Expo last calendar month , the Mouse Housepushed the spill of the filmback to sometime in 2019 . At current , Disney has a pair of undefended slots for releases by and by in that year ( November 8 and December 20 , 2019 ) , one of which could ultimately go toMulan .
With major building blocks for the product being put into place , fan should expect cast announcements forMulanrelatively soon . Omega Undergroundsays the production put out a casting call for a Chinese actress who could speak both Mandarin and English in late 2016 , which falls in line with Caro ’s inistance thatMulanmust beculturally authenticand have Chinese performers in all the pencil lead roles . Although no cast promulgation have been made to date , Wen has express interestin joining the film in some capacity .
The film ’s molding , whenever that takes place , should be a big indicator of how authoritative medicine will play a part in the live - natural action version ofMulan . If the actor they prefer are musically - inclined , that will back up Caro ’s assertion in April that"there will be music"in the film . Caro address the musical aspect of the film after she was initially quoted that therewould not be Song dynasty in the film , which lead to an uproar from fans .
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Sources : My Entertainment World(viaOmega Underground )
