Sony says "fukk Disney, we're making Mulan too"

[Brandeezy]

'Mulan' Mania: Disney, Sony Hunt for Asian Directors to Helm Rival Action Pics

A global search is on as the studios look to cast Chinese leads for their upcoming live-action adaptations of the animated hit (Disney's take is slated for a Nov. 2, 2018, release).
Two studios are looking to make some Mulan moolah. Both Disney and Sony are developing live-action adaptations of the ancient Chinese ballad about a young woman who disguises herself as a man to take her father's place in the army.

After the success of its live-action Cinderella ($543.5 million worldwide), Disney (which made 1998's animated version) began developing a live-action take on Mulan in early 2015. The studio bought a spec script by Lauren Hynek and Elizabeth Martin, then hired Jurassic World's Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver to rewrite. Insiders say the studio liked the rewrite so much that it fast-tracked the project, dating the 3D film for Nov. 2, 2018.

Disney is moving quickly to find a director, ideally Asian (Ang Lee was approached but passed; the studio is out to others), and there will be a global search to find a Chinese lead actress and love interest. Sony, too, is seeking an Asian director for its project, according to sources, and plans to feature a predominantly Asian cast. That project, with a script by Mirror Mirror's Jason Keller, is said to be in very early development through the studio's international production group (with Doug Belgrad co-financing via his new banner 2.0 Entertainment) and likely would hit theaters long after Disney's version.

Competing with Disney in the live-action fable business is tough: April's The Jungle Book earned $966.2 million worldwide, while Warner Bros.' rival take has been delayed to 2018.

2 Jungle Book movies, now 2 Mulan movies

 

[Knights89]

we not only getting remakes, but different versions of these movies try to pitch something original at these companies and get laughed out of the building

 

[Here Comes the Pain]

That's so disrespectful

 

[trick]

Who's going to get down to business first to defeat the huns

 

[Tasha And]

Sony

 

[Ukbrotha]

 

[FlyRy]

They will fall back like WB did Andy Serkis Jungle Book

 

[doublex]

Disney is moving quickly to find a director, ideally Asian (Ang Lee was approached but passed; the studio is out to others), and there will be a global search to find a Chinese lead actress and love interest. Sony, too, is seeking an Asian director for its project, according to sources, and plans to feature a predominantly Asian cast. That project, with a script by Mirror Mirror's Jason Keller, is said to be in very early development through the studio's international production group (with Doug Belgrad co-financing via his new banner 2.0 Entertainment) and likely would hit theaters long after Disney's version.

If there's even 1 white person, I'm boycotting.

 

[Matt504]

All Sony has to do is not whitewash theirs

 

[Brandeezy]

They will fall back like WB did Andy Serkis Jungle Book

That movie is still coming out, they just delayed it since Disney's came 1st

 

[Notorious 1 E.Y.E.]

just like back in the day when there used to be 2 versions of movies

 

[FlyRy]

That movie is still coming out, they just delayed it since Disney's came 1st

Yea but they pushed it back a year

I highly doubt both Mulans release in 2018

 

[Fillerguy]

There was a live action Cinderella film?

 

[Khalil's_Black_Excellence]

Yea but they pushed it back a year

I highly doubt both Mulans release in 2018

It would be HE-LARRY-US if they both dropped not only in the same year, but at the same time.

 

[Brandeezy]

It would be HE-LARRY-US if they both dropped not only in the same year, but at the same time.

Don't Sony and Disney have bad blood. Same with Fox and Disney wouldn't be surprised if they try to beat Disney to the punch