- Title: Beijing residents welcome Disney's pick of Chinese actress for 'Mulan' reboot
- Date: 30th November 2017
- Summary: COMPUTER MONITOR SHOWING COMMENTS FROM WEIBO USERS PRAISING DISNEY'S DECISION TO CHOOSE LIU YIFEI FOR MULAN REMAKE COMPUTER MONITOR SHOWING FAN-CREATED BANNER FEATURING PHOTOSHOP OF LIU'S FACE JUXTAPOSED WITH ANIMATED DISNEY MULAN FACE/WEIBO USER COMMENTS WEIBO USER COMMENT READING (Chinese): "CONGRATULATIONS LIU YIFEI!! THIS IS SO GREAT! LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HER IN A
- Embargoed: 14th December 2017 10:18
- Keywords: remake film Weibo reax live action Mulan Liu Yifei Disney China Beijing Hollywood
- Location: BEIJING/SHANGHAI, CHINA
- City: BEIJING/SHANGHAI, CHINA
- Country: China
- Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Film
- Reuters ID: LVA00379O27V1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Disney's pick of Chinese actress Liu Yifei to star in their upcoming live-action remake of "Mulan" was welcomed by residents in Beijing on Thursday (November 30).
Disney announced that Liu, a popular star of Chinese film and dramas, snapped the role early on Wednesday (November 29). She is fluent in English and has also appeared in several international co-productions such as "Outcast," where she starred alongside Nicholas Cage.
While many were glad to see their compatriot make it in what is set to be a big Hollywood blockbuster, others were more ambivalent about seeing the legendary Chinese tale developed in a live-action movie.
"What Chinese believe are beautiful women, Westerners believe are just ordinary. But some people whom most Chinese think are ugly, Westerners think they're very beautiful. So the aesthetics of beauty is different, and so the product of what they film will be different," said resident Sun Po.
In recent years Hollywood been accused by critics of "whitewashing" certain international productions by casting western actors in lead roles, but Disney, in its search to find the film's star, was determined that the actress was young and of Chinese decent, according to Variety.com. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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