Chinese actress and singer Liu Yifei has been cast as the title character in the upcoming live-action reboot of Disney‘s Mulan.
WHO IS LIU YIFEI?
Liu, who is better known by her stage name Crystal Liu, landed the role of Hua Mulan after a lengthy search for an ethnically-appropriate actress for the role. Nearly 1,000 Chinese actresses auditioned for the part, which required martial arts skills and the ability to speak fluent English.
Her latest film acknowledge was as the star of imagination sentiment Once Upon a Time, which earned $82.3 million in the cinematic world in China this pat summer. She earned her initially real acting honor (from the Macau International Movie Festival) for 2012's The Assassins. Notwithstanding her acting, Liu has been a brand envoy for Dior, Tissot, Garnier, and Pantene.
The cutting edge Mulan is being coordinated by Niki Caro and created by Chris Bender, Jason Reed, and Jake Weiner, and is hoping to be discharged in 2019. The first vivified rendition that appeared in 1998 earned $304.3 million around the world, and in addition Golden Globe and Academy Award selections.