Disney Will Make a Man Out of You With Live-Action MULAN
Tue, March 31, 2015 
if you walked out of the brilliantly done Cinderella earlier this month and thought "Wow, what will they do next?" and then your girlfriend (or mom) said "What about Mulan?" well, they'd be right.
While Beauty and the Beast finished rounding out it's leads the week that Disney's Cinderella openeded to almost $70 million dollars (now it has surpassed $300 million worldwide), and set the date for the classic 'inner beauty' tale in March 2017, Disney is losing no sleep on it's next venture.
Disney bought a script by writing team Elizabeth Martin and Lauren Hynek that centers on the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, the female warrior who was the main character in Disney's 1998 animated film.
Chris Bender and J.C. Spink (We're the Millers) are producing the new project.
The character of Mulan was promenintley featured on ABC's fairy-tale drama Once Upon a Time and of course the $300 million animated film in the summer of 1998.
Can Disney strike gold with the Chinese hero once again? Signs point to "duh".
While Maleficent and Cinderella were lauded for their girl-power, it will be fascinating to see Disney completley trade in the 'white' heroes for a Chinese-set Historical romance/epic.
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