Disney releases first look at live-action Mulan starring Liu Yifei

Disney releases first look at live-action Mulan starring Liu Yifei

BY JESS LEE

Disney's live-action Mulan is now officially in production – and it has released a first-look picture of the titular hero as proof.

The promotional image features Chinese star Liu Yifei as Mulan, wielding a sword and staring down at the camera.

"Let's get down to business to make a movie!" the official Disney D23 Twitter account posted. "The live-action #Mulan is now in production, starring Liu Yifei as Mulan."

Liu is a huge star in her native China as an actress and singer, and has appeared in English-language films The Forbidden Kingdom opposite Jackie Chan and Jet Li, and Outcast, alongside Nicolas Cage and Hayden Christensen.

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