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[Razgriz-Specter]

I hope they go full homoerotic ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Well Once Upon a Time Mulan is in love with Sleeping Beauty if thats what you want.

My money is on Sleeping Beauty next.

Ummmm, already done.

 

[Ahasverus]

Well Once Upon a Time Mulan is in love with Sleeping Beauty if thats what you want.

I actually meant the general with the boy Mulan, even in the kids movie love was in the air.

 

[Ivan 3414]

The Asian girl from Pacific Rim got this on lock

Spoiler

Just throwing out ideas

I know she isn't chinese

 

[ActuallyHulk]

Well Once Upon a Time Mulan is in love with Sleeping Beauty if thats what you want.


Ummmm

Oh right I forgot about Maleficent. The Little Mermaid then.

 

[Chanser]

Lucy Liu?

Is she too old?

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

I think Aladdin will be coming down the pipe next.

 

[Gorillaz]

The Asian girl from Pacific Rim got this on lock

Spoiler

Just throwing out ideas

I know she isn't chinese

she couldn't act for shit

but that hasn't stopped hollywood before so why not

 

[entremet]

Lucy Liu?

Is she too old?

For Mulan? Yes.

Let's get some new blood.

 

[Angelus Errare]

Ming Na Wen.

I will accept NO substitutes.

Too old bruh.

They should cast Nan Zhang.

 

[Mumei]

Ming Na Wen.

I will accept NO substitutes.

I like her, but she's 51. I mean, I think she plays a woman in her 30s just fine, but it would be . . . a stretch for me to believe her as a teenage daughter.

 

[Slayven]

I think Aladdin will be coming down the pipe next.

Jake Gyllenhaal ain't busy

 

[PillarEN]

Would be interested if they aren't afraid to put songs in it.

 

[Frog-fu]

This can work.

 

[jmood88]

Mulan is one of my favorite movies ever so I'll be there on day 1.

 

[- J - D -]

It must be bad that, when I try to think of young Chinese actresses currently in Hollywood who could fit this role, I can't actually think of any.

Except the girl who was just announced as Jubilee in the upcoming X-Men movie, but she's an unknown quantity.

 

[Fury451]

Yeah, Cinderella was pretty good, so I don't mind this trend of live-action adaptations.

Please continue to keep the gritty reboot attitude out of it.

 

[Escape Goat]

Theres got to be hundreds of potential unknown asian actresses to choose from. I can't think of any age appropriate Asian actresses.

 

[Jawmuncher]

My first thought was "Disney is making this to have a lock in for China cinemas". They still only allow 34 films a year right?

 

[Slayven]

Constance Wu

 

[Amir0x]

I know the joke, but I'm pretty sure they're going to cast an Asian female for Mulan. I think it'd be too obvious the sort of PR mess they'd be walking into there, considering the Chinese identity of the movie is preetty central.

 

[jelly]

I wouldn't say the Cinderella film was stuffed with tent pole stars in main roles. A few familar faces but wouldn't say mega stars.

Disney need to take a risk and there was an audience for Mulan, there will be one for this.

 

[Rodin]

I want Jamie Chung, she was awesome in OUaT.

Disney just finish her story on Once Upon a Time already!

Also this

 

[Squire]

What's left with the recycle old Disney animations into live action list

To be fair, the princess films were always going to be remade into live action films; it was inevitable.

Mulan is out of left field though. I would've guessed Snow White was next, if you asked me an hour ago.

 

[WesternHeretic]

China just made a remake like a year ago.

 

[Abounder]

It must be bad that, when I try to think of young Chinese actresses currently in Hollywood who could fit this role, I can't actually think of any.

Except the girl who was just announced as Jubilee in the upcoming X-Men movie, but she's an unknown quantity.

Outside of Hollywood there's Netflix's Marco Polo although Joan Cheng is too old for Mulan (perhaps Grandmother Fa).

As long as they don't cast Olivia Munn as Mulan I'm good.

 

[Spinluck]

Honestly, I don't know what to say.

I'll make a movie out of you.

Nice.

 

[Angelus Errare]

Julia Ling could work too

 

[sixteen-bit]

I think Aladdin will be coming down the pipe next.

Starring Topher Grace

Aladdin is probably off limits due to Robin Williams' passing.

 

[FireAndBlood]

Maybe Arden Cho from Teen Wolf. She's young enough.

 

[WrenchNinja]

Obviously, you need a big name star to launch a movie. There are no Asian big name celebrities, maybe if there was they would be cast. Any asian actress needs more big name roles under their belt before we put them in a big name movie! Since they don't have any big name roles under their belt they don't have star power so we have to cast someone else because its the only way people will see the film, and we also need someone people can relate to. No one has heard of xxxxx before so they need more big name movies under their belt.

This is a joke but there are people here who would actually say stupid shit like this for real

 

[richiek]

Isn't she supposed to be a young woman?

While she's looks great for her age, Ming-Na should play Mulan's mother.

 

[aly]

Pls don't ruin Mulan Disney. It was one of my favorite movies.

 

[metalslimer]

If they mess up my my favorite disney animated movie I will be really upset

 

[enigmatic_alex44]

Just have Jamie Chung play the lead role.

She already plays Mulan on Once Upon a Time:

 

[jmood88]

Disney will get Chloe Bennet to play Mulan. She's Asian but not Asian enough to keep white audiences from being unable to relate to a Chinese fairytale character. Plus, they already have a relationship with her. It's a win/win/win!

Edit: I forgot that she's a singer, too, so she could do the songs. I was joking at first but this doesn't actually sound like a bad idea.

 

[Dual Blade]

I want Jamie Chung, she was awesome in OUaT.


Also this

I second Jamie Chung! Korean but still gorgeous.

 

[lil]

Waiting to get hyped until I'm sure it's not whitewashed.

 

[muteki]

Cinderella was pretty good. If they take that approach and do some decent casting it could work.

 

[bearythebear]

Mulan is probably gonna be Chinese (or Korean cuz all Asians are the same...), but how are they gonna shoe-horn in white actors? I guess the Dragon needs a VO....

 

[Mass_Pincup]

Obviously, you need a big name star to launch a movie. There are no Asian big name celebrities, maybe if there was they would be cast. Any asian actress needs more big name roles under their belt before we put them in a big name movie! Since they don't have any big name roles under their belt they don't have star power so we have to cast someone else because its the only way people will see the film, and we also need someone people can relate to. No one has heard of xxxxx before so they need more big name movies under their belt.

So good.

 

[Hollycat]

Please just leave it alone disney, didn't you do enough damage with Mulan 2?

 

[dramatis]

I wonder if they're thinking about how to squeeze the China market. Or did they run out of western fairytales?

 

[Angelus Errare]

Mulan is probably gonna be Chinese (or Korea cuz all Asians are the same...), but how are they gonna shoe-horn in white actors? I guess the Dragon needs a VO....

Didn't stop Exodus.

Have Mulan's love interest be some European who learns their culture and ways in a montage (over night, it never takes them long to master these things) then by the end of the movie he's the most powerful warrior and a perfect representation of chinese culture. He and Mulan fight the final battle together, Mulan is knocked down because lolwomen, amirite?! Then have great white beat the final baddie, he picks her up and gives her a warm embracing kiss, they live happily ever after and all of China sees him as their great hero.

Bonus points if they can get Brad Pitt to play the character.

Boom, both China and US markets satisfied!

 

[jmood88]

Mulan is probably gonna be Chinese (or Korean cuz all Asians are the same...), but how are they gonna shoe-horn in white actors? I guess the Dragon needs a VO....

Mushu can't be done by anyone not named Eddie Murphy.

Please just leave it alone disney, didn't you do enough damage with Mulan 2?

What does this even mean? If it sucks, then it sucks but it doesn't do anything to impact the quality of the first movie.

 

[anderyoung]

man SNL with The Rock as Bambi was not that far off
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFJz2IMUeDE

 

[LycanXIII]

Go bigger. Lion King.

Already done.

 

[captainpat]

The Asian girl from Pacific Rim got this on lock

Spoiler

Just throwing out ideas

I know she isn't chinese

Yea, would China be ok with that?

 

[Shaanyboi]

Will they cast Chinese actors?

I'm sure there'll be acouple. Afew other asians because "no one will know the difference," and plenty of white actors shoehorned into the plot.

 

[Lesath]

Well, it depends on how much Disney wants to work with the source material. She serves for twelve years in the original ballad, so an older actress isn't out of the question. Also, Asian aging is a bit more ambiguous.

Would actually be super cool to have historical fiction acted out by Asian actors speaking in English (also hilarious in Chinese dubs).

...Please no dragons or crickets.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

What's left with the recycle old Disney animations into live action list

Shit, we're only just getting started!