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Disney shot Mulan in China and New Zealand with an international cast and crew. The movie, which reportedly cost $200 million, recently opened in cinemas in China. In the U.S., Disney has skipped cinemas and released the movie on its Disney+ streaming service due to the coronavirus pandemic. … [Read more...] about Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Under Fire for Filming in Chinese City Running Uyghur Concentration Camps

"Studios feel like they need to make these compromises to be in Beijing, but you can slightly censor your movies to get into the Chinese market, you can bring Chinese movies that shouldn't be in the States because of poor quality or because of propaganda elements into the States. And you can do that and maintain your integrity, mostly intact," he said. … [Read more...] about Disney hit by backlash after thanking Xinjiang authorities in ‘Mulan’ credits

“Disney and Marvel are inclusive companies, and although we have had great experiences filming in Georgia, we will plan to take our business elsewhere should any legislation allowing discriminatory practices be signed into state law,” a Disney spokesman said at the time. … [Read more...] about Disney Under Fire for Filming ‘Mulan’ in Chinese City with Uyghur Concentration Camps

While Disney has been pumping out live-action remakes for several years, "Mulan" has been one of the most anticipated. The film is a re-imaging of the animated 1998 film of the same name, but unlike the other live-action Disney remakes, the new "Mulan" is not a musical. The film will differ from the original in a number of ways, many of which are meant to give the film a more accurate cultural representation. … [Read more...] about How to watch the new live-action ‘Mulan’ on Disney+ this weekend

He accuses the studio of crossing the line from “complacency into complicity” by working with Turpan city officials as well as propaganda arms of the Chinese Communist Party. “Your decision to put profit over principle, to not just ignore the CCP’s genocide and other atrocities but to aid and abet them, is an affront to American values,” Hawley writes. … [Read more...] about Josh Hawley Demands Answers in ‘Mulan’ Uyghur Controversy: Disney ‘Whitewashing Genocide’