Walt Disney has announced that Chinese actress Crystal Liu will play the lead in the live-action adaptation of the classic animated film Mulan, according to Hollywood Reporter. Taiwanese actress Hu Ting-ting, the Mulan lookalike expected to win the role, did not make the cut.
Disney had a year-long casting search spanning five continents, with nearly 1,000 candidates auditioning for the role of Mulan, which requires martial arts skills, fluent English and, most important of all, star quality. Liu, who lived in New York for part of her childhood, is fluent in English and stood out among the competition.
Liu gained popularity for her role Fairy Sister in the hit TV drama Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. Disney had allegedly planned to have a white actress such as Jennifer Lawrence to play the role of Mulan. Its attempts to “whitewash” Asian culture have been heavily criticized online.
Photo: Chen Li-yen, Liberty Times
照片︰自由時報記者陳立妍
(CNA and Liberty Times, translated by Eddy Chang)
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