Trailer and Images from Vicky Zhao’s Mulan
Asian Movie News, Mulan (2010) Movie, Videos — By Nix on May 26, 2009
Hollywood beat the Chinese to the punch by bringing the legendary story of Mulan to the big screen first, but China isn’t just going to sit idly by and watch their legends be co-opted by the Western dogs. And thus, they’ve done their own version of the Mulan story, this time live-action, and with lots and lots of battle scenes and guys in armor running at each other. I.e. it’s time for another historical battle epic from China! And as most Chinese epics are wont to do, this one also stars Vicky Zhao. The girl has been in so many of these things in the last five years it’s ridiculous. The film’s Cannes trailer (via Twitch) and some images of Zhao as Mulan (via Sina) below.
The epic story of the Chinese girl-warrior, Mulan, who fights to defend her father.
The Chinese live-action version will star Vicky Zhao as Mulan, Jun Hu, Kun Chen, and Jackie Chan’s kid, Jaycee Chan. The film is being directed by Jingle Ma, who has done some good films, but has also directed his share of horrid monstrosities. Here’s hoping this doesn’t fall in the latter camp.
The film is listed as a 2010 movie, so look for it next year.
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Very interesting…Looks…um…epic. Like all the other Historical epics are.
!!! we she have a musical in this one!?!?!
it’s a touching trailer,I love it. Vicki Zhao is the most popular actress in China and well known in ASIA and EUROPE for her ShaoLin Soccer, So Close, and Red Cliff. Red Cliff is the box office champion of China and will be shown in north America in these two years.
From the article: “Hollywood beat the Chinese to the punch by bringing the legendary story of Mulan to the big screen first”
The first Chinese Mulan movie was released in 1927, followed by another in 1939 and a hugely successful musical version in 1964. All these have a page at IMDB. Unless your definition of “big screen” has something to do with being released in the US, you are wrong.
There was also the Chinese opera “Saga of Mulan” from 1994.
But, of course, if one is talking about jingoist arrogance and ignorance of the world outside the US, then “Hollywood beat the Chinese to the punch . . . .”
I haven’t seen the film yet… But I think the film is cool and I want to see it……. T.T
Just watched this today and I think it is highly underrated. I can only describe it as a poignant movie that highlights the atrocities of war. Definitely not something you want to watch when you are feeling sad though. It’s nothing like Disney’s Mulan but more to Braveheart. Although the hero and heroine survived at the end, it had me in tears. I won’t ruin the ending for you though. It is sad but reflects life and not some fairy tale. Highly recommended.