Director Niki Caro, meanwhile, will be only the fourth woman in history to helm a live-action film with a budget over $100 million. So, yes: three cheers for Mulan’s racially representative and ...

Fa Mulan gets the surprise of her young life when her love, Captain (now General) Li Shang asks for her hand in marriage. Before the two can have their happily ever after, the Emperor assigns them ...

Mulan: It's Ping. Li Shang: Ping. Narrator: There are also some changes to Mulan's family in the live-action version. She now has a younger sister. In the animated version, she's an only child ...

Role: Chen Honghui, Mulan’s confidante and a fellow soldier who evolves into a potential love interest by the end of the film. Chen is based on the character Li Shang from the animated film.

Li Shang’s character has been split into two characters: Commander Tung (Donnie Yen), Mulan’s mentor and surrogate father, and Honghui (Yoson An), Mulan’s equal in the squad, producer Jason ...