‘Mulan’ Remake Star Liu Yifei Speaks Out About the Coronavirus & Political Controversy

Disney’s live-action remake of Mulan is going to be a big test for the studio in a number of ways.

The $200 million tag is the priciest so far for the redos of animated classics, a strategy which has proven pretty lucrative so far …

except in China, or at least not with as much consistency as you might expect; that’s another potential stumbling block.

Add to the mix a female director (Niki Caro) who is not Chinese but is overseeing a fundamentally Chinese story for Disney, a studio which does not have Chinese co-production status on …

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