Staff writer Madison Menchaca
The inspiring, courageous Mulan was to open in theatres on March 27, 2020, due to the coronavirus Disney announced it will premiere July instead. This remake directed by Niki Caro will focus more on the culture of China and the realness of the Northern Wei Era, it sadly will not be a musical. The remake will also have a love interest but not Li Shang. People who loved the original have different opinions about the changes that are going to be in the new movie.
“Honestly I don’t want to see the new movie because it’s not going to be like the original but I do get that they’re trying to focus on the culture of China,” Amy Guerra said.
“I didn’t know it wasn’t going to be a musical, now that I think about it it’s not going to have the same aspect and feeling that the original one had,” Ace Ortiz said.
Some fans think the new movie will be interesting and are excited about what the 2020 remake has to offer.
“I am really looking forward to the remake because I loved the original when I was younger and I would live to see what they are going to do to remake it,” Charlie Schellin said.
“I feel that even though it’s not going to be a musical it will still be an interesting movie to watch,” Brandon Fine said.
In an interview with “Film is now” Director Niki Caro reveals that there might be a possible love interest.
“Maybe, there is certainly the opportunity for romance”.
This story is about a young girl who joins the Imperial Army by disguising herself as a male so her father won’t have to join and battle the Northern invaders of China. Some fans of the original movie are upset because the remake won’t have a Mushu who was brought to life by the help Eddie Murphy who voice acted as Mushu in the 1998 film.
“I like Mushu because he is iconic and a god. He messes everything up and no one hates him for it,” Sarah Garza said.
Mushu’s goal at the beginning of the movie was to gain respect from the Fa family’s ancestors. Throughout the movie, Mushu assists Mulan through her journey during her time in the imperial army. In a recent interview with “Film Is Now” the director Niki Caro revealed why she chose Liu Yifei to play Mulan.
“She couldn’t sleep at all. She turned up to me for a two-hour audition because I really needed to know if she was the right person for Mulan so she did five scenes one of them being a dialogue scene and English was not her first language after that I sent her to a physical trainer and she did a growling physical assessment for an hour and a half. The reason I knew she was right for this movie was not just because she’s a brilliant actress and smart, strong, kind human being but because she never complained once and what I learned on that day was that she was a warrior”
Liu Yifei informs young people what they can learn from Mulan in an interview with “The Hollywood Reporter.”
“To really dig deep into who you really are and be true to yourself have the courage to really be yourself and figure out what your dream is.”