‘Mulan’ review: Disney+ live action remake delivers real guts, reinvention

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Jon Burlingame It’s a Thursday afternoon in December, and on the big screen at the Sony scoring stage, swords are flashing, arrows are flying and soldiers in ancient Chinese garb are spinning in midair.Composer Harry Gregson-Williams is conducting a 90-piece orchestra in his score for Disney’s “Mulan” (currently available on Disney Plus), the live-action remake of the 1998 animated classic about a girl who disguises herself as a man to take the place of her ailing father in battle.

Disney’s live-action Mulan was released last year, shortly after Hong Kong’s draconian national security law was passed without consultation or vote in June. The ongoing assault on democracy in Hong Kong has dominated international headlines, with the arrests of pro-democracy activists, newspaper editors and government legislators.

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Ming-Na Wen, the actress who voiced the title role in the 1998 animated movie Mulan, has a cameo in the live-action remake of the film!

Mulan is available on Disney+ for users willing to spend $29.99 to watch it before its December 4 wide release date. You'd think the most controversial aspect of the movie would be Disney's decision to charge its subscribers, or the (seriously, there are a lot).

“Mulan” isn’t getting a typical big theatrical release as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the company announced in August. Instead, it will debut on Disney+ Friday as part of the subscription streaming service’s new Premier Access platform.Here’s everything you need to know about how to watch “Mulan” the moment it hits the airwaves.The Disney+ exclusive has its own landing page and is available for purchase on Sept.

Mulan, starring actress Liu Yifei (aka Crystal Liu), tells the same essential story as its animated predecessor, the films are actually very different. Let's get into it—but first, I'll give you a moment to stare at yourself in a nearby body of water and whisper-scream "WHOOOO IS THIS GIRL I SEE STARING STRAIGHT BACK AT ME." Kay, cool.

When Disney announced its live action Mulan remake in 2015, some thought they’d set themselves an impossible task. To win over new audiences while keeping fans of the original happy is no mean feat, but to do it without any songs and no Mushu, Eddie Murphy’s fan favourite sidekick, would be even tougher.

Mulan is streaming exclusively on Disney+ starting September 4, so if you don’t already subscribe, go ahead and sign up. It’s $6.99/month, which, sure, okay, does add up on top of all the other endless streaming services we subscribe to as a society, sigh, but you can always cancel! Stop yelling at me! GET DISNEY+ HEREHere’s the catch: Disney was presumably poised to make millions with Mulan’s theatrical release, so putting it on Disney+ for “free” right away would be a big financial loss.

All products featured on Glamour are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission.After 22 years, Mulan, the classic 1998 Disney animated movie, has finally been remade into an .

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When a live-action remake of Mulan was announced by Disney, there was a mix of excitement and trepidation. On the one hand, the epic feel of the story and the battle sequences were tailor made for the blockbuster treatment.

Mulan ” was the one that made the most sense as a live-action remake. Not that there haven’t been good and charming live-action remakes over the past decade — Kenneth Branagh’s “Cinderella” being at the top of the pack — but with most of them no matter how expensive or carefully executed or reverent to the source material, I usually walk out wishing I’d just watched the animated version instead.Part of that might be age.

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Niki Caro is opening up more about the live action version of Mulan, which is set to premiere this week on Disney+, particularly about why Mushu isn’t in it.

Mulan is finally arriving on Disney+. And that's not the only movie or TV show worth noting.