This isn't the only controversy surrounding "Mulan." The controversy engulfing “Mulan” — based on a Chinese folktale and Disney’s animated 1998 musical of the same name — highlights the pitfalls that come with making films designed to … Disney is under fire for filming part of its live-action reboot “Mulan” in Xinjiang, the region in China where the government has been accused of human rights abuses against Uighurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities. A man stands in a set promoting the Disney movie Mulan in Beijing on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020. The Controversy Surrounding the 2020 Film 'Mulan' October 12, 2020 by University Union. A political controversy over a filming location was a rare blunder for one of the world’s savviest companies in dealing with China. The release of the film has renewed the controversy surrounding it, however. Unlike the animation’s average teenager, who works hard to succeed as a soldier, the new Mulan is ready made. Marketing for Disney's upcoming live-action remake of Mulan has begun to take off, with the release last week of the first full-length trailer.Even star Liu Yifei, after months of silence, returned to social media to help promote the film. Elsewhere, the film has garnered mixed reviews, with some praising its elaborate visuals and others criticizing it for removing songs and … A man stands in a set promoting the Disney movie Mulan in Beijing on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020. ... but a new controversy is erupting now that the film has been made available on Disney+. Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong, Thailand and Taiwan have once again called on people to boycott the film … The release of the film has renewed the controversy surrounding it, however. A little over a month ago, the 200 million dollar budget film Mulan premiered in the United States on Disney+ and in theaters in countries where they have reopened. In the film, Qi gives Mulan superhuman physical powers. ‘Mulan’ Backlash Grows Over Filming in Xinjiang, Site of Reported Human Rights Abuses. The film's star Yifei Liu walked into her first global controversy last August when she retweeted … Overall, “Mulan” received a tepid reception in China, with a 4.7 out of 10 rating appearing on social network review site Douban.