Disney is developing another live-action adaptation of one of their animated films, this time Mulan, about a woman who secretly joins the Chinese army to replace her ailing father by disguising as a man.
Niki Caro (Whale Rider) is set to direct and after a worldwide search featuring over 1,000 candidates, Chinese actress Crystal Liu Yifei has been cast to play Mulan. She is best known in the West for her role as Golden Sparrow in The Forbidden Kingdom (The Jackie Chan-Jet Li starrer).
Niki Caro (Whale Rider) is set to direct and after a worldwide search featuring over 1,000 candidates, Chinese actress Crystal Liu Yifei has been cast to play Mulan. She is best known in the West for her role as Golden Sparrow in The Forbidden Kingdom (The Jackie Chan-Jet Li starrer).