Disney's live-action "Mulan"

[#root]

Those posters are pretty dope. Not photoshopped to death like most.

 

[Da-Scribe]

Jet Li seems off to me in that new trailer.

 

[:eek:]

Mulan is First Disney Remake To Receive PG-13 Rating - ComingSoon.net

 

[terry78]

I knew it. Though it's crazy how the last live action disney flick to be pg-13 was POTC.

 

[terry78]

Mulan remake filmmakers explain why they had to slay Mushu and the famous songs

 

[:eek:]

Mulan remake filmmakers explain why they had to slay Mushu and the famous songs

In other words, Disney just desperately wants this to be a huge hit in China. It's really disgusting to see how movie companies are licking China's boots in their hunt for more $$$$.

 

[terry78]

China is real iffy about stuff like that, unlike Aladdin where they were able to pretty much maintain the comedy and wackiness to an extent.

 

[DarkKnight88]

In other words, Disney just desperately wants this to be a huge hit in China. It's really disgusting to see how movie companies are licking China's boots in their hunt for more $$$$.

They love that China money!

 

[DarkKnight88]

Inside Disney's Bold $200M Gamble on 'Mulan': "The Stakes Couldn't Be Higher"

 

[MadVillainy]

From the trailer, this actually feels like Disney tried to make an actual movie and not just a cheap cashgrab like most of their other live action remakes. I'm looking forward to this

 

[jmc]

Bad time for release in China given that virus.

 

[samsnee]

Bad time for release in China given that virus.

Yeah I don’t see this being profitable now if China is pretty much out of the picture.

 

[terry78]

Bet they're regretting not getting as whimsical as the original.

 

[DarkKnight88]

Bet they're regretting not getting as whimsical as the original.

Yeah, trying to appease China to an extreme may have backfired on them.

 

[terry78]

It is telling how many major companies rely on Chinese money to earn a profit these days, and now it's coming home to roost.

 

[jmc]

They've been living on borrowed time. One way or another their reliance on China was always going to come back to bite them in the arse, I just didn't expect it to happen this way. Either way I have no sympathy for them.

 

[Arachnerd]

After hearing their reasoning for excluding Shang from this movie... yeah, I echo jmc's sentiment here.

 

[Kane52630]

Disney drop Mulan character following #MeToo

 

[jmc]

Oh, for ****s sake.

 

[terry78]

That was where the dynamic was, he was her superior and thought she was just some crazy ass dude. They could have kept Mushu and got some Chinese actor to play him if it was that big of a deal for some comedy.

 

[jmc]

Seriously, these people's hang up with hierarchy and power structures is getting in the way of common sense. These type of relationships form whether they like it or not. Not to mention it's again painting female characters as not needing any type of love interest. It's the continual vanilla-isation of story. Ridiculous.

 

[CaptainWagner]

The fact remains that Shang didn't romantically pursue her until he was no longer her superior officer. This rationale shows that they clearly don't understand the story to begin with and, on top of that, don't understand MeToo. And are just terrible writers if they can't find a way to write this relationship in a healthy way.

 

[DarkKnight88]

Eddie Murphy must be spinning in his grave.

 

[Wheels]

These people are on some strong stuff if Shang is a problem now.

 

[jmc]

The fact remains that Shang didn't romantically pursue her until he was no longer her superior officer. This rationale shows that they clearly don't understand the story to begin with and, on top of that, don't understand MeToo. And are just terrible writers if they can't find a way to write this relationship in a healthy way.

I totally forgot that was the case. What kind of work environment are these people working in where no-one notices this?