<p>Disney signed Chinese actress Liu Yifei, who also goes by the name, Crystal Liu to star in the title role of its live-action version of &quot;Mulan&quot;.</p>

<p>Walt Disney Studios made the announcement late Wednesday.</p>

<p>Disney&#39;s Mulan is based on the Chinese legend by the same name, in which a young woman impersonates a man to take her father&rsquo;s place in the army. The first adaptation in 1998 was a musical&nbsp;which grossed more than $120 million at the domestic box office and $304 million worldwide. Music from the animated film also earned an Academy Award nomination.</p>

<p>The Chinese actress Liu is popular in her home country as a model and singer. The 30-year-old has appeared in movies like &ldquo;The Forbidden Kingdom&rdquo; with Jackie Chan and &ldquo;Outcast&rdquo; with Nicolas Cage. She has also starred in this year&rsquo;s Mandarin-language fantasy adventure movie &ldquo;Once Upon a Time&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Liu was selected after a careful scrutiny of more than a 1000&nbsp;candidates for the role.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Her selection triggered a happy reaction in social media with people applauding Disney to become racially sensitive and not whitewashing all characters.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">It&#39;s a little heartbreaking how happy I am that Disney cast a Chinese woman to play a Chinese woman. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mulan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Mulan</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I still can&#39;t believe that Disney found the perfect actress to play <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mulan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Mulan</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Disney?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Disney</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LiuYiFei?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LiuYiFei</a> <a href="https://t.co/jlhnP8o5x2">pic.twitter.com/jlhnP8o5x2</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">when you see <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/disney?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#disney</a> actually cast a Chinese actress to play in the live action <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/mulan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#mulan</a> movie! <a href="https://t.co/Xxiig2xDuu">pic.twitter.com/Xxiig2xDuu</a></p>
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<p>The live-action version of &quot;Mulan&quot;&nbsp;will see Niki Caro, who directed &ldquo;Whale Rider,&rdquo; &ldquo;North Country&rdquo; and Disney&rsquo;s &ldquo;McFarland, USA,&rdquo; coming together to make this a reality.</p>

<p>The movie will be produced by&nbsp;Jason Reed, Chris Bender and Jake Weiner with Bill Kong as the executive producer.</p>


The actress was chosen among over a 1000 candidates for the role

Disney signed Chinese actress Liu Yifei, who also goes by the name, Crystal Liu to star in the title role of its live-action version of "Mulan". Walt Disney Studios made the announcement late Wednesday. Disney's Mulan is based on the Chinese legend by the same name, in which a young woman impersonates a man to take her father’s place in the army. The first adaptation in 1998 was a musical which grossed more than $120 million at the domestic box office and $304 million worldwide. Music from the animated film also earned an Academy Award nomination. The Chinese actress Liu is popular in her home country as a model and singer. The 30-year-old has appeared in movies like “The Forbidden Kingdom” with Jackie Chan and “Outcast” with Nicolas Cage. She has also starred in this year’s Mandarin-language fantasy adventure movie “Once Upon a Time". Liu was selected after a careful scrutiny of more than a 1000 candidates for the role. Her selection triggered a happy reaction in social media with people applauding Disney to become racially sensitive and not whitewashing all characters. It's a little heartbreaking how happy I am that Disney cast a Chinese woman to play a Chinese woman. #Mulan — neen (@the_ns) November 29, 2017 × I still can't believe that Disney found the perfect actress to play #Mulan#Disney #LiuYiFei pic.twitter.com/jlhnP8o5x2 — ?PinkIsTheNewBlack? (@ManuBlinkVIP) November 29, 2017 × when you see #disney actually cast a Chinese actress to play in the live action #mulan movie! pic.twitter.com/Xxiig2xDuu — DON wants Snyder's Justice League Director's Cut! (@muddyboots26) November 29, 2017 × The live-action version of "Mulan" will see Niki Caro, who directed “Whale Rider,” “North Country” and Disney’s “McFarland, USA,” coming together to make this a reality. The movie will be produced by Jason Reed, Chris Bender and Jake Weiner with Bill Kong as the executive producer.

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