Mulan star Yifei Liu on what 'Loyal, brave and true' means to her: 'Just knowing that if we think of something, we're going to have the opportunity to be the best version of ourselves'
It’s yet another stark indication of studios’ dwindling faith that movie theaters will be able to safely reopen in the near future, especially at the scale necessary to support mega-budgeted tentpole filmmaking. Days before “Mulan” was pulled from Disney’s schedule, Warner Bros. removed “Tenet” from its release calendar. The sci-fi epic from Christopher Nolan isinternationally starting on Aug. 26 before making its way to select U.S. cities on Sept. 3.
The lack of a theatrical release for “Mulan” is a huge loss for exhibitors. While the target audience for “Tenet” skews older, “Mulan” was expected to draw patrons of all ages. Movie theater owners were relying on those titles to reignite moviegoing after prolonged shutdowns that began in march. With sweeping battle scenes and lavishly appointed sets and costumes, Disney shelled out millions upon millions to make “Mulan” a must-see on the big screen.
Based on the legend of the female Chinese warrior who disguises herself as a man to spare her infirm father from conscription into a war, “Mulan” features a breakout performance in the title role from Chinese actor Liu Yifei, and awards worthy performances from Tzi Ma and Gong Li . Along with “Crazy Rich Asians,” it is also one of the only large-scale releases from a major Hollywood studio to feature an entirely Asian cast.
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