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Here's The Real Reason Li Shang Was Written Out Of The Live-Action 'Mulan'

The live-action remake of Disney‘s 1998 classic Mulan hit Disney+ on Sept. 4, but the film came without one of the cartoon's beloved main characters: Li Shang. In the animated film, Li Shang was both ...
Business Insider

Why the original co-director of 'Mulan' is OK with the change to her romantic interest in the live-action movie

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Li Shang may not appear in Disney's live-action "Mulan," but the film does give us a new romantic interest for the heroine with Honghui (Yoson An) ...
Polygon

Mulan’s live-action love interest is better than her old animated one

Part of the reason director Niki Caro chose to change Shang was because of the unfortunate implications of Mulan getting together with her commanding officer. In the live-action Mulan, Li Shang is ...
Los Angeles Times

Commentary: The Disney dilemma: the live action ‘Mulan’ remake

Mulan, Shang, Mushu– what will happen to the precious characters of one of Disney’s classic, kickass-female-centric films? Disney’s next live action remake looms overhead. The production of the ...