Mulan Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Live-action remake of the 1998 Disney animated film.

Action Adventure 3D Shot-In-3D Remake Period

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Mulan.

• L
  Liu Yifei

  ... Hua Mulan

  Inversion

• 
  Jet Li

  xXx 3: The Return of Xander Cage, The Expendables 2

• 
  Gong Li

  ... [villain]

  Shanghai, Zhou Yu's Train

• X
  Xana Tang

  The Justice of Bunny King

• D
  Donnie Yen

  ... Commander Tung

  The Prosecutor, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

• U
  Utkarsh Ambudkar

  ... Skatch

  My Dead Friend Zoe, Barbershop: The Next Cut

• R
  Ron Yuan

  The Monkey King, The Paper Tigers

• Y
  Yoson An

  ... Chen Honghui

  Shadow Force, Plane

• C
  Chum Ehelepola

  ... Ramtish

Crew Behind the Film

The Mulan behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Niki Caro last directed The Mother and The Zookeeper's Wife. The film's writer Elizabeth Martin last wrote Spellbound.

Director

Niki Caro

Screenwriters

Elizabeth Martin
Lauren Hynek
Rick Jaffa

Producers

Chris Bender
Jason Reed
Jake Weiner

Production Details

What we know about the Mulan movie production.

Key Facts

• Gong Li is confirmed as the villain in Mulan, a powerful witch (Hollywood Reporter, 4/12/18).
• Jet Li is in final talks to play the emperor of China, who orders the mobilization of troops via the conscription of one male from each household (Hollywood Reporter, 4/12/18).
• Hua Mulan disguises herself as a man to take her father’s army conscription in fifth-century China.
• Disney had initially sought an Asian director for the project, meeting with Ang Lee (who passed, citing scheduling) and Rogue One star Jiang Wen (Hollywood Reporter, 2/14/17).
• "Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver (Jurassic World, Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, and the upcoming Avatar sequel) [were bought in by Disney] to get [the script] into shooting shape" (Deadline.com, 10/5/16).
• Walt Disney Pictures plans a worldwide casting search for the lead Chinese actress for the role (Deadline.com, 10/5/16).

Production Updates for Mulan

Mar 2020

Completed

Changed Mulan movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jul 2019

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Aug 2018

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Apr 2018

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Planning to start shooting August 2018 in China and New Zealand.

Oct 2016

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Disney has prepped this for the fast track, looking at November 2018 release.

Mar 2015

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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