During the event of Super Bowl 2020 was distributed, among the various and numerous cinematic trailers, also the one concerning the remake Live Action of Mulan, famous film Disney originally released in 1998. The long trailer can be viewed at the top of the article and the great change from the original project of the past is immediately easy to understand.
The work by Niki Caro it is in fact a more modern representation and more in step with the times of the traditional Chinese legend, decontextualizing it from what was originally a traditional Disney "musical" (although many songs will still be present) in favor of a reading key marked more on ' action and spectacle. Great absent is the famous and beloved little dragon Mushu. This is the synopsis of the film:
Following a decree by the emperor of China that orders the male of each family to join the imperial army in defense of the country, Hua Mulan - eldest daughter of a Chinese warrior of the Sui dynasty - decides to go in her father's place. ill and take part in the war against the invasion of the Huns. Mulan will be forced to dress up as a man and join the army, continually testing her inner strength by giving free rein to her warrior soul that lives inside her.
Directed by Niko Expensive, the film, exiting on March 26, was shot entirely between China and New Zealand and boasts in its cast, in addition to the lead actress Liu Yifei known names like: D (Star Wars: Rogue One), Jason scott lee (The tiger and the dragon), Yoson An (Shark - The First Shark), Utkarsh Ambudkar (Pitch Perfect), Ron Yuan (Marco Polo), Tzi Ma (Arrival), Rosalind Chao (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Cheng Pei-Pei (The tiger and the dragon), Nelson Lee, Chum Ehelepola, Gong Li (Memoirs of a Geisha, Red Lanterns) and Jet Li (Lethal Weapon 4).
