Donnie Yen joins Mulan reboot movie

Los Angeles April 12 (IANS) Actor Donnie Yen has been roped in to star opposite actress Liu Yifei in Disneys live-action adaptation of "Mulan".

Niki Caro is directing the movie with Chris Bender Jason Reed and Jake Weiner producing it. The film s release date has been pushed back by more than a year to March 27 2020 reports variety.com.

The English-language version of the original "Mulan" (1998) featured the voices of Ming-Na Wen Eddie Murphy Miguel Ferrer and BD Wong while Jackie Chan voiced Chinese dubs of the movie. The animated film grossed $304.3 million worldwide.

The studio s emphasis on live-action reboots follows the successes of "Maleficent" "Cinderella" "The Jungle Book" and "Beauty and the Beast". The studio is now shooting "Dumbo" directed by Tim Burton. It features Colin Farrell.

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