Disney’s New ’Mulan’ Trailer Brings Honor To Us All

Watch the new trailer for Disney’s highly anticipated, live-action adaptation of Mulan, and check out the brand new poster that was also released yesterday. The trailer ultimately confirms our scoop from this past Summer that the film would replace Mushu with a phoenix and that the classic songs would be interpreted instrumentally. We had also heard the film was going through extensive reshoots, however, it is unclear if they are as extensive as we previously were told. Read: EXCLUSIVE: Phoenix Possibly Replacing Mushu in ‘Mulan’; Cast Will Not Sing Classic Songs There has also been a lot of controversy surrounding the star of the film Yifei Liu, who took to the blogging site Weibo and stated she stands with the Hong Kong police, who since June have been engaged in a crackdown on anti-government demonstrators and journalists in that country. The civil unrest and protests, triggered by potential legislation that would have allowed suspected criminals to be extradited to territories where Hong Kong doesn’t have formal extradition deals but has now grown to encompass democratic reform, are now in their third month. “I support Hong Kong’s police, you can beat me up now. What a shame for Hong Kong. #Ialsosupporthongkongpolice#,”Liu wrote. Twitter hashtag #BoycottMulan quickly took off. Liu was also absent from the quick Mulan presentation at D23. When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Army to defend the country from Northern invaders, Hua Mulan, the eldest daughter of an honored warrior, steps in to take the place of her ailing father. Masquerading as a man, Hua Jun, she is tested every step of the way and must harness her inner-strength and embrace her true potential. It is an epic journey that will transform her into an honored warrior and earn her the respect of a grateful nation and a proud father. Mulan features a celebrated international cast that includes, Yifei Liu as Mulan; Donnie Yen as Commander Tung; Jason Scott Lee as Böri Khan; Yoson An as Cheng Honghui; with Gong Li as Xianniang and Jet Li as the Emperor. The film is directed by Niki Caro from a screenplay by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver and Elizabeth Martin & Lauren Hynek based on the narrative poem “The Ballad of Mulan.” Disney’s Mulan will hit theaters on March 27, 2020.