Week-old casting call:
http://www.projectcasting.com/casting-c ... sting-call
Mulan: 18 – 20 years old to play 18; must be able to speak fluent English and Mandarin Chinese; lithe, athletic, quick, tougher than she looks, Mulan lives in rural China in 630 AD, and her country is besieged, under attack by the Gokturk invaders. When her aging father volunteers to join the Army, Mulan sneaks out by night and takes his place, strapping down her breasts so she can pass for a man. There is a mysterious power inside Mulan, a power of speed and coordination and sheer force that places her at the peak of her unit- where no one suspects her secret.
Chen Honghui: In his 20s, must be able to speak fluent English and Mandarin Chinese; strapping, cocky and handsome, Honghui is another recruit who joins Commander Tung’s unit, and he’s determined to be the best soldier in human history. Full of himself, with a mean, bullying stream to him, he quickly realizes that Mulan is his chief rival, but he does not realize that she is a woman. Grittily determined to be simply the best at everything, Honghui is increasingly peeved by Mulan’s ability to match or out-maneuver him. But after learning that his rival is a woman, his intense feelings of rivalry turn into something very different, something like love.
I've been adoring Cinderella while forgetting the existence of Maleficent, so outright replacing Shang with a different character comes as a surprise to me.
It looks like live action Mulan takes place during the Tang dynasty
when they defeated the Gokturks. No one has ever come to a consensus on when animated Mulan actually takes place, but the Tang dynasty was never one of the eras that came under consideration.
The Tang era had the best taste in fashion though, so I can at least look forward to that.
edit: Paisley... Dammit Iceice...
