The company tweeted a photo of actress Liu Yifei in full Mulan gear to make the official announcement.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Liu was chosen to play the iconic role out of nearly 1,000 candidates for the role across five continents. She stars alongside Jet Li as the Emperor; Jason Scott Lee as villain Bori Khan; Yoson An as Mulan’s love interest, Chen Honghui; Donnie Yen as a mentor figure, Commander Tung, and Xana Tang as the heroine’s sister.
Other cast members include Utkarsh Ambudkar, Ron Yuan, Tzi Ma, Rosalind Chao, Cheng Pei-Pei, Nelson Lee, and Gong Li. Mulan is set to premiere on March 27, 2020.
See the Tweet below:
Production has begun on live-action #Mulan! pic.twitter.com/o4nROnyw4H
— Disney (@Disney) August 13, 2018
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