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nomad2010 wrote:And that’s not considering the reshoots that we’re done that we’re more extensive than budgeted.

nomad2010 wrote:I’m just trying to figure out where the budget for this went. Now that we’ve seen the book, and we know the basic plot points, where did the spend that astronomical of an amount of money on this? Because the budget was almost 300 million. Nothing about this looks like it cost much, let alone could ever push to that high of a budget. This should’ve been gorgeous and elaborate and the scale unprecedented. But there’s so little to even look at.

“I’ve been involved with the new film. I don’t know how much I can talk about it just at this moment. I can tell you that there are there’s a new version of Reflection, and that song thematically plays a large part in the new movie throughout the score,” he enthused. “The film is not song-driven, but my music is present. I guess that’s as much as I can probably reveal at this moment, but the movie’s right around the corner. The film comes out at the end of March. I haven’t seen the whole film, just the parts that required my services. I’m excited to see it.”

He’s also involved with the upcoming live-action Mulan remake which, according to Wilder, prominently features “Reflection” and quotes a few other songs in the score elsewhere.

Q: What have you been focused on? What’s next for you?

Matthew Wilder: Mulan 2020 is also due to be released on March 27, and some of my music from the original is incorporated in the new version.

nomad2010 wrote:I’m just trying to figure out where the budget for this went. Now that we’ve seen the book, and we know the basic plot points, where did the spend that astronomical of an amount of money on this? Because the budget was almost 300 million.

Sotiris wrote:This confirms that an instrumental version of Reflection will be played in the movie probably during Mulan's decision like the director was hinting at.

Sotiris wrote:Promotional gifs.

The 'Mulan' Live-Action Film Pays Homage To The 1998 Classic In These Exclusive Cinemagraphs
https://www.bustle.com/p/the-mulan-live ... s-21795330

Sotiris wrote:

D82 wrote:"Mulan has this power — we call it Qi [or ch'i]," Walker said. Qi is a force that forms a part of any living entity, and can also be translated as "air" or "energy flow," and is also tied to martial arts. "It's her special power, which means she is actually an elite warrior. She realizes she has this power during her training, and then she becomes one of the elite warriors."

Source: https://www.insider.com/cinematographer ... nts-2020-2

I don't like that they're giving Mulan a sort of supernatural power. It takes away from her accomplishments. Not to mention, that's not how Qi works in Chinese culture. Everyone has Qi, it's not something given to select "special" people, and it doesn't make you good at martial arts. In certain martial arts like Kung Fu it's believed that when Qi is harnessed and controlled by the practitioner, it can be applied to battle. But it's not like magic that makes you super good at it if you possess it.

Sotiris wrote:

D82 wrote:Speaking of Mulan's father, here's an interview with Tzi Ma where he talks about Mulan. He explains how he got the role at this point of the interview, and here he speaks about the differences between the original film and the remake.

Some of the things he said don't apply. He must not have watched the original or not remember it well. Like him saying the live-action Mulan is not influenced by the love interest as she was in the original. Mulan's choices in the animated film were never influenced by Shang. If anything, the opposite is true. When he told her to go home and leave the camp, she didn't listen to him and persevered. She also disobeyed him up in the mountains and carried on with her plan to defeate the Hun army.

D82 wrote:They've made motion posters before, but I think this is the first time they do it with stills, right? I especially like the still with the window and the one of Mulan's refection in the water.

Mulan producer Jason Reed teases Jet Li fight scenes: "Jet Li is one of the greatest wushu masters of all time. The Emperor does not just sit on the throne and read scrolls in our movie."

“I wanted to thoroughly explore this girl,” Caro tells Empire in the upcoming The Mandalorian issue. “Because I needed a warrior, and I needed a partner. So she did this gruelling audition and then we sent her straight to the physical trainer to do an equally gruelling physical assessment. Weights, push-ups, pull-ups, everything. She was brilliant in the dramatic part of the audition, and in the physical part she never stopped, never faulted. I knew at the end of that day that I’d found my warrior.” It was an ethos that extended beyond the audition process and into production. “She set the bar so high on set. She was so much tougher than any of the boys surrounding her. They were terrified of her strength.”

Disney’s Live-Action “Mulan” Could Flop in China Due to Virus Outbreak

According to the Hollywood Reporter, nearly 70,000 movie theaters have shuttered last month, including some of the country’s leading cinema chains, leaving a massive $1 billion dent in ticket sales revenue. Even Disney’s theme parks in Shanghai and Hong Kong closed their doors.

Sotiris wrote:This makes no sense for the character. Just because the actor portraying him is a martial artist, doesn't mean they had to make the Emperor a fighter.

Mulan producer Jason Reed teases Jet Li fight scenes: "Jet Li is one of the greatest wushu masters of all time. The Emperor does not just sit on the throne and read scrolls in our movie."

Source: https://twitter.com/getFANDOM/status/12 ... 5281082368

Mulan is rated PG-13 for sequences of violence.

D82 wrote:The last trailer already gave the impression they were doing that with the character. We'll see, but it doesn't seem the best decision.

D82 wrote:

Sotiris wrote: Some of the things he said don't apply. He must not have watched the original or not remember it well. Like him saying the live-action Mulan is not influenced by the love interest as she was in the original. Mulan's choices in the animated film were never influenced by Shang. If anything, the opposite is true. When he told her to go home and leave the camp, she didn't listen to him and persevered. She also disobeyed him up in the mountains and carried on with her plan to defeate the Hun army.

I agree. I didn't like when he said that either. I guess it's like you say and he either hasn't watched the original or doesn't remember it well.

Sotiris wrote:

D82 wrote:Speaking of Mulan's father, here's an interview with Tzi Ma where he talks about Mulan. He explains how he got the role at this point of the interview, and here he speaks about the differences between the original film and the remake.

Some of the things he said don't apply. He must not have watched the original or not remember it well. Like him saying the live-action Mulan is not influenced by the love interest as she was in the original. Mulan's choices in the animated film were never influenced by Shang. If anything, the opposite is true. When he told her to go home and leave the camp, she didn't listen to him and persevered. She also disobeyed him up in the mountains and carried on with her plan to defeate the Hun army.

Disney's Divinity wrote: I don't consider the additions to B&tB to be a correction so much as an expansion. Having the village hate Belle in part because she's an educated woman seems like a natural progression to me, and that she might try to help other women learn to read also felt organic. *shrug*

farerb wrote: Women reading at that time wasn't something that was frowned upon. The original Beauty and the Beast was published in a magazine for women.