Where is mushu in mulan live action. Another disney remake is fast approaching on the horizon. Mulan is the latest disney movie to get a live action remake but it looks set to leave out some key aspects from the original. Disneys live action mulan does not have mushu.
By toby arguello jan 20 2020. Disney fans of the first film will remember that mushu eddie murphy is a tiny orange dragon who accompanies mulan throughout the movie and used to be her familys guardian spirit. And with the live action movie appearing to take a more serious look at the story mushu probably wouldnt have fit in too well.
No there isnt a mushu in this mulan but reed promised there will be a mythological sidekick of sorts in the movie. This version of mulan isnt supposed to be the same as disneys earlier version. Presumably she will take on the role grandmother played in the animated film which does not exist in the original ballad.
2020s mulan is not meant to be a live action remake of the 1998 mulan in the same way that the new lion king is a. Mulans sidekick a comedic dragon called mushu appears to have been left out of the live action remake. Disneys upcoming live action mulan remake wont have mushu the talking dragon out of respect for the original according to director niki caro.
The reason disney excised a walking talking dragon sidekick in its upcoming live action remake of mulan has been revealed and it has everything to do. Are mushu shang and the original songs in the live action disney film. The growing onslaught of live action disney remakes have felt rather bland because each has more or less given everyone exactly what they expected.
Mushu would ruin the tone of this mulan.