When, after numerous delays,
Disney decided, earlier this month, to release their live action adaptation of
MULAN on their streaming service
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| Mulan streams September 4th on Disney + |
Disney + instead of opting for a theatrical release, owners of private cinemas saw in it the sign of their demise (as they saw the film as their only opportunity to save their businesses after the corona shutdowns which left most of them without incomes), and some were appalled to such extent that one of them even took an axe in his hands in order to chop down the big movie banners for the film which were advertising it in his cinema that might be now forced to close due to the lack of films to show and no big blockbuster to bring back audience in front of the big screens.
Disney obviously does not care much. The film will now stream
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| The film was originally meant for March release |
on
Disney + from September 4th both in USA and UK and all other countries that have their streamer. The audience will, however, have to pay a special premium fee of $30 for streaming which unsettled lots of their regular users (you won't be able to see it just for the price of your regular monthly fee and in most online polls people say they won't purchase the movie for that price). It is also interesting that Disney will still release
MULAN in cinemas over in China, where it might even flop since the movie there is seen as a cheap version of their masterfully done epic adventures, which is obvious even from the trailer
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| Yoson An and Yifei Liu are the leads in the film |
below. Thousands of Chinese movie lovers have even ridiculed the posters on their internet calling them outdated and cheap. Meanwhile, over in USA some
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| Donnie Yen is the commander, Jet Li is the emperor of China |
members of the cancel culture are boycotting the film because the lead actress
Yifei Liu supported the politics of her native country China. So, will
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| Niki Caro directed the new live action movie |
be a success for Disney or a massive flop, it remains to be seen next month.
