Hello! Welcome to your regularly-scheduled dose of nostalgic wish fulfillment. It’s nice to see you again.
We had such a fun time foisting the first footage of Emma Watson’s Beauty And The Beast table read upon you all, and today’s info is pretty damn similar: more details have emerged about the long-awaited, live-action Mulan reboot, which is still just fantastic to think about.
Not only is it a totally real thing, it’s now a totally real thing with significant financial backing. Former Sony Pictures exec Doug Belgrad made the announcement this week that his new firm will be throwin’ cash at the production, along with the also-hyped Bad Boys 3 and Zombieland 2.
Moreover, Belgrad said “the plan is to shoot predominantly or exclusively in China with a Chinese partner and a mostly Chinese cast.”
“It’s a Hollywood movie made for the world, but which we think will have immense appeal in China.”
While that should lessen the chances of any numb-skulled whitewashed cast choices, it also makes sense from a financial POV. Let’s get down to business: China is a massively growing market for cinema, and taking advantage of that just makes too much sense.
Moreover, MULAN IS COMING BACK, YIIIIEEEEWWWW. We’ll keep you posted, fam.
Source: Deadline.
