![]() Rosalind Chao, who plays Mulan’s mother, Li, compared the experience to becoming an “instant family.” The new “Mulan” boasts a budget of around $200 million - making it Disney’s most expensive live-action remake to date - and is the studio’s first to feature a cast of actors all of Asian descent, an experience that many of the cast members took to heart. ![]() Everyone on set, the cast members and a lot of the crew members, were Chinese,” said Yoson An (Chen Honghui), who hails from Macau and New Zealand. “So, the moment we met each other there was an instant connection going. YouTube creator and actor Jimmy Wong (Ling) - who showed off a gel manicure with the “loyal,” “brave” and “true” Chinese characters, as well as eyeballs stylized in homage to Gong Li’s witch character, Xian Lang - shared that the novelty of being surrounded by other Asian actors wore off once production got underway. “At first we were like, ‘Hey, look at us. ![]() The film stars the voices of Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Robbie Coltrane, Kevin McKidd, and Craig Ferguson. We’re all the same culture, we share so many things about our background,’” Wong recalled. Set in the Scottish Highlands, the film tells the story of Princess Merida of DunBroch who defies an age-old custom, causing chaos in the kingdom by expressing the desire not to be betrothed. “And as time went on, we just sort of forgot it all. ![]() We’re being defined as actors on a project.” It felt really interesting to be like, I’m a part of this group but no longer are we being defined by the group. Tzi Ma, who plays Mulan’s father, Zhou, also emphasized the thematic importance of family on-screen. ![]() It’s about fighting for the disenfranchised, and I think those are really important virtues that we all can embrace,” Ma explained. ![]()
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