It's unclear if their characters will be featured in the live-action movie. Mulan's animated sidekicks Mushu and Cricket did not appear in the trailer. Jason Scott Lee plays another villain Bori Khan. The movie boasts international stars, such as Donnie Yen, who plays Commander Tung, Gong Li, who plays the villain Xianniang and Jet Li, who plays the Emperor. The teaser ends with Mulan swinging her sword back and forth in front of her enemies and then pointing it downward, ready for the oncoming soldiers. In the animated series, Mulan's love interest is named Li Shang.
She is also seen pulling a sword on her love interest, Chen Honghui, a confident and ambitious recruit played by New Zealand actor Yoson An. In another scene, she is in full combat uniform with a metal helmet, mounted on a horse and ready for battle. The scenes feature Mulan sprinting on top of a roof and jumping across buildings. The trailer then cuts to the matchmaking scene, in which Mulan is dressed up in a vibrant lavender dress with a full face of makeup.Īs the matchmaker recites the qualities of a good wife, the lines are juxtaposed with action scenes of Mulan skillfully wielding a sword and rapidly shooting arrows. She masquerades as a man in order to fight, as women were not allowed to go into combat. Mulan is the eldest daughter and steps in to take the place of her ailing father in the coming war. In the movie, the emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Army to defend the country from northern invaders, according to a news release from Disney. The company also said it is “incredibly grateful” to Batgirl’s filmmaking team."Yes, I will bring honor to us all," the loyal daughter responds. “Leslie Grace is an incredibly talented actor and this decision is not a reflection of her performance,” the message read. praised Grace’s lead performance and attributed the move to “our leadership’s strategic shift” regarding its DC properties and HBO Max. CEO David Zaslav is seeking $3 billion in cost savings and opted for a tax write-down on the movie as he prioritizes theatrical releases over streaming ones, sources previously told The Hollywood Reporter.Ĭompany leadership also had concerns about whether Batgirl would live up to the level of spectacle of other DC films, according to insiders. This decision to shelve Batgirl follows a change of corporate ownership for the studio. The directors also heralded Grace for playing her character “with so much passion, dedication and humanity.” “As directors, it is critical that our work be shown to audiences, and while the film was far from finished, we wish that fans all over the world would have had the opportunity to see and embrace the final film themselves. “We still can’t believe it,” their message read. Simmons as Barbara’s father, Commissioner Gordon and Brendan Fraser as the villainous Firefly.
'Star Wars': 'Squid Game' Star Lee Jung-Jae Joins 'The Acolyte' SeriesĮarlier in the day, the film’s directors said in a joint Instagram message that they are “ saddened and shocked” to know audiences won’t get to see the movie that also starred Michael Keaton as Batman J.K. “I feel blessed to have worked among absolute greats and forged relationships for a lifetime in the process! To every Batgirl fan - THANK YOU for the love and belief, allowing me to take on the cape and become, as Babs said best, ‘my own damn hero!’ Batgirl for life!” “On the heels of the recent news about our movie ‘Batgirl,’ I am proud of the love, hard work and intention all of our incredible cast and tireless crew put into this film over 7 months in Scotland,” wrote Grace, who appeared in Warner Bros.’ 2021 film In the Heights. The social media post from Grace, who plays Barbara Gordon, aka the titular hero, included movie images and footage from the set of the DC project that was directed by Bad Boys for Life filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah. On the heels of the recent news about our movie ‘Batgirl,’ I am proud of the love, hard work and. Discovery is shelving the $90 million film. Leslie Grace is addressing the news that HBO Max’s Batgirl will no longer be released. The actress took to Instagram on Wednesday to share her thoughts after news broke the day prior that Warner Bros. Leslie Grace is speaking out after the announcement that HBO Max’s Batgirl will no longer get a release.
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