“We were very inspired by what Mushu brought to [the animated film], which was the humor and levity,” Caro told USA Today about the decision to send Mulan off to war without a dragon sidekick. “As ...

It’s no secret that Disney’s live-action adaptation of Mulan, (now available with “Premier Access” on Disney+,) holds drastic changes from the animated movie. There’s no Shang, no Mushu, and most ...

The animated version of Disney’sMulan featured a few iconic songs, from “Honor To Us All” to “Reflection” to “I’ll Make a Man Out of You.” Although the 2020 adaptation wasn’t a musical, there were ...

Although Captain Li Shang does not, in fact, make a man out of Fa Mulan in the beloved 1998 animated film, he does manage to inadvertently reveal her womanhood and win her heart. Stoic at first but ...

Mulan, Shang, Mushu– what will happen to the precious characters of one of Disney’s classic, kickass-female-centric films? Disney’s next live action remake looms overhead. The production of the ...

The live-action remake of Disney‘s 1998 classic Mulan hit Disney+ on Sept. 4, but the film came without one of the cartoon's beloved main characters: Li Shang. In the animated film, Li Shang was both ...

Part of the reason director Niki Caro chose to change Shang was because of the unfortunate implications of Mulan getting together with her commanding officer. In the live-action Mulan, Li Shang is ...

Before Disney Plus allowed films to debut straight into audience's homes, the company produced a number of feature-length movies that were released specifically for home entertainment. From 1994 to ...