Willing to spend money! Rumor has it that the budget for the live-action film "Mulan" is nearly $300 million

Disney is really willing to invest in the live-action movie "Mulan". According to foreign media reports, the budget for the live-action version of "Mulan" will reach 290 million US dollars, close to 300 million. Such a high budget is mainly used for the construction of the grand scenes in the film, and the people responsible for the set are from the crew of Disney Marvel's "Thor 3".

Female director Niki Caro (The Zookeeper's Wife, Whale Rider) will direct this film. She will be the fourth female director in history to direct a film with a budget of more than $100 million. The amount of $290 million also makes her the female director with the highest film budget in history. Kong Chi-keung, who has produced Monster Hunt and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, will be the executive producer of this film. Mulan will be released in North America on March 27, 2020.

In terms of actors, after Liu Yifei was confirmed to play the leading role of Mulan, Donnie Yen will play Mulan's mentor Commander Tung, Gong Li has confirmed to join the cast to play the villain; Jet Li has entered the final negotiations and is expected to join the cast to play the emperor.

In the 1998 animated version, the villain was Shanyu; in the live-action version, the villain became a "powerful wizard" played by Gong Li. It seems that the new version will add more fantasy elements. But I wonder if Xiaolong, who accompanied Mulan in the animated version, will be retained? He was the funny man in the film.