The Little Mermaid's Halle Bailey Isn't Alone: Inside Disney's Many Controversial Live-Action Casting Choices
and based on the Disney Parks attraction of the same name, didn't sit well with some fans once rumors began to swirl that the straight actor would be playing a gay man. Per a report from The Sun, Whitehall's character, brother to Blunt's female lead, would be"hugely effete, very camp, and very funny.
As he explained, a decision was made early on to have"an international, Middle Eastern and Asian crowd," thereby making"Billy Magnussen and his entourage...the only northern European characters in the whole movie, and that's because they represent Skånland, a country somewhere in the North of Europe.
ran quotes from"a source close to the film" who assured that the film, which Disney had re-written by new writers"The spec script was a jumping-off point for a new take on the story that draws from both the literary ballad of Mulan and Disney's 1998 animated film," the source told the outlet."Mulan is and will always be the lead character in the story, and all primary roles, including the love interest, are Chinese.
While it remains to be seen whether or not the film, due in theaters march 27, 2020, will feature any of the original's beloved music, fans can rest assured the cast is exclusively Asian and includes legends like
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