Disney has discovered a new formula for success: well-known childhood classics are transformed into spectacular live action. With Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin that became Billion mark at the box office cracked. Mulan was also expected to follow suit and $200-300 million was invested. Due to the corona pandemic and lockdown, the film was ultimately unable to be made just under 70 million played in the cinema and was released at the same time on Disney+.
The expensive Disney production will be on TV on Saturday.
Gigantic adventure film on TV on Saturday: That’s what Disney’s live-action film adaptation Mulan is about
When China is attacked by enemies from the north, the emperor drafts able-bodied men from every family. Mulan’s frail father is also supposed to go to war. To save him, Mulan (Yifei Liu) steals his draft order and pretends to be a boy in the army. She doesn’t have an easy time in training, but she manages to earn the respect of her comrades and the instructor, for whom she develops feelings. Soon the situation will become serious, because… big battle is getting closer and closer.
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Mulan: A thousand-year-old legend has been made into a film 15 times (!)
Most people in the Western world have probably never heard of the courageous warrior before the release of the 1998 animated film Mulan. In China, however, the story is known for over a thousand years and has been filmed several times. The legend of Hua Mulan comes from a Chinese poem popularly known between 420 and 589 AD spread. Here, too, Mulan goes to war for her father and fights in the service of the Empire for twelve years.
As early as 1927, the ballad of Mulan was recorded in the Silent film Hua Mulan Joins the Army interpreted cinematically. To date there have been fifteen film adaptations, seven TV series and other literary works and video games. Most productions come from China.
When is Disney’s live-action film Mulan on TV?
On Saturday evening, May 18th, at 8:15 p.m. will show Sat.1 the Disney film Mulan. A repeat will air on the station on Sunday, May 19th at 4:35 p.m. Regardless of the television program, you can watch Mulan streaming on Disney+ at any time.
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