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In the meantime, his hands are full with a live-action adaptation of Disney’s “Aladdin.” That could be a bit of a tightrope, however, for a property that was criticized even in its day for derogatory Arab stereotypes. Is that something Ritchie has his eye on at all, particularly with heightened contemporary sensitivity to these issues?

“Decency is decency. Humanity is humanity. I think the film will dictate exactly what the tone is supposed to be and who’s supposed to be in it,” Ritchie says. “You just don’t want to feel like you’re muscled into it, because you’re bullied into it. It will be what it will be, because it should be what it should be. It will have its own authentic voice, and you don’t want that voice contaminated by a PC army.”

Kyle wrote:That's not what he's saying at all. The question was about their portrayal of Arab stereotypes in general. Not about casting choices. I realize who they cast will factor into that, but I really think he was referring more to writing and the bigger picture. No sense reading more into it.

Kyle wrote:That's not what he's saying at all. The question was about their portrayal of Arab stereotypes in general. Not about casting choices. I realize who they cast will factor into that, but I really think he was referring more to writing and the bigger picture. No sense reading more into it.

I think the film will dictate exactly what the tone is supposed to be and who’s supposed to be in it,”

Ritchie told us that he thinks “it’d be tough not to make [Aladdin] a musical,” which makes sense given the energy of the original film. He added that it was “too early” to say more, “because I’ve really just immersed myself into that project. So I’m still looking for cast members, we still haven’t found exactly which direction we’re going in. I’m confident that at some stage it will reveal itself to me, but right now it’s just a bit too premature.”

Sotiris wrote:The director talks about Aladdin in a new interview.

Ritchie told us that he thinks “it’d be tough not to make [Aladdin] a musical,” which makes sense given the energy of the original film. He added that it was “too early” to say more, “because I’ve really just immersed myself into that project. So I’m still looking for cast members, we still haven’t found exactly which direction we’re going in. I’m confident that at some stage it will reveal itself to me, but right now it’s just a bit too premature.”

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JeanGreyForever wrote:I think there's a big difference though between Mulan's music and that of Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast. The latter two have hugely popular and iconic songs that are instantly recognizable all over the world. Plus both those films are very much set up in the Broadway musical style so keeping a close adaptation without the songs would be almost impossible. Mulan only has four songs and really only one of them is super popular and really only amongst today's generation of Disney fans. The only other song somewhat well known is Reflection but most people associate that with Christina Aguilera rather than Mulan. I might be one of the few people who thinks Mulan doesn't really need songs.