Who is that girl you see? Watch "Mulan" online at Disney Plus and discover the hero among the energetic young women. After premiering on Disney Plus Premier Access, the film is now available to subscribers of the streaming service.
Mulan 2020 is the latest live-action remake of the Disney animated classic. Disney has adapted numerous classics into live-action films, including "Cinderella," "Beauty and the Beast," and "Aladdin." The new version of "Mulan" follows the same storyline as the popular 1998 film. It portrays a young Chinese woman named Hua Mulan (Liu Yifei) who takes the place of her sick father in the army.
To repel the invading hordes, the emperor decrees that one man per household must join the army. To protect her father from conscription, Mulan disguises herself as a man. She learns to fight and ends up helping to save an entire country with her skills.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mulan's release date was pushed back from March. Then, in September, Disney decided to put it on its streaming service, but at a premium video-on-demand price. Disney Plus subscribers had to pay an additional $30 to watch Mulan. Now, however, subscribers can watch it for free, just in time for the holiday season.
Here's everything you need to know about how to watch Mulan on Disney Plus.
"Mulan" will be available exclusively on Disney Plus on Friday, December 4 at 3:00 am ET.
Subscribers who have already paid $30 for premiere access will continue to have access to the film.
"Mulan" is available on Disney Plus in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, and Switzerland.
Following the world premiere of Mulan in March, initial reactions on social media were almost entirely positive. Here is a summary:
"Mulan is the best live-action Disney remake since Cinderella.
Kevin Polowy, editor of Yahoo Entertainment, said, "Easily Disney's best live-action reboot. I think it's also Disney's first big battle movie. It's beautiful, absorbing, rich, and empowering."
Fandango editor Eric Davis praised the "stunning production design and battle choreography."
And Screenrant writer Tessa Smith said, "Disney's Mulan is not only visually beautiful, but absolutely magical. I laughed, I cried, I loved every moment of it.
The first official Mulan trailer proved how seriously Disney took this live-action remake. It is decidedly darker and more adult in tone. There are war and battle scenes, but unlike the live-action version of Aladdin, there is no singing.
And here is the final trailer for the Mulan film, which gives us more glimpses of the film's villains, warrior Boli Khan (Jason Scott Lee) and witch Xian Lang (Kong Li).
The casting of Mulan was a world-spanning process that began in 2016. From the beginning, Disney said it was looking for a Chinese actress for the title role. Casting directors traveled to five continents and auditioned nearly 1,000 actresses to find someone who spoke English, had martial arts credentials, and possessed special star qualities.
On November 29, 2017, Disney announced that Chinese-American actress Liu Yifei had been cast as Mulan.
The rest of the cast was filled with Asian and Asian-American actors. Here is the full cast list:
While the animated film Mulan featured songs (like Reflection and I'll Make a Man Out of You), the live-action film is not a musical. Instead, the Mulan remake features instrumental versions of the original songs.
Christina Aguilera recorded a new version of the reflection as well as a new song called Faithful Brave and True. Both songs will appear on the soundtrack of Mulan.
Harry Gregson Williams composed the film's score.
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