Although Mulan is a movie set in ancient China, most of the film was actually shot in New Zealand with a total movie budget of $290 million! This live-action remake of the previous 1998 Disney film with the same name, Mulan, is currently one of the most expensive movie productions ever made.
The story of Mulan
The whole story is actually based on an epic poem that was written way in the past named the Ballad of Mulan which tells the story of a mythical female warrior. Although Mulan is centered around ancient China, most of the film was actually just shot in different parts of New Zealand which is also popularly known as the Lord of Landscapes.
The previous Disney movie back in 1998 was much more colorful and comedic from the trailer alone and one thing that fans weren't completely excited about was the lack of Mushu, the favorite dragon of the movie. A lot of emotional scenes from the cartoon version of Mulan really moved fans back then and this is something they are expecting in the movie.
The movie definitely leveled up the action scenes making them much better in comparison to that of the cartoon which mostly followed the comedy and storyline. For the movie, it seems like the action is a top priority of the film.
Even the actress, Liu Yifei has been wielding her sword and swinging it so well and so fast that the fighting scenes actually had to be slowed down to show the audience what is happening.
The movie's filming
The whole New Zealander film industry was pretty much excited for a massive project like this one after their previous failures with "A wrinkle of time" as well as "Mortal Engines". Mulan, along with the big-budget that it brings, has given the New Zealand film industry a new opportunity to prove themselves.
The movie employed about 800 people for their local crew and was a huge contribution to the local economy. With the huge budget involved, a lot of local businesses were able to benefit from the cash flowing in.
The movie was actually shot back in 2018 for about six months but the release of the official Mulan film has drastically been postponed due to the whole coronavirus crisis. Other delays include Liu Yifei's public support towards police brutal crackdown happening in Hong Kong against those pro-democracy demonstrators that later on triggered a movie boycott.
Currently, the movie has a very weird standing in public opinion where a lot of Disney lovers whose favorite movie was Mulan back then are looking forward to the film but because of COVID-19 plus the shaky opinion of the actress, the number of people still interested in this movie is unknown.
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Written by Urian Buenconsejo
