Ming-Na Wen Talks Impact of 'Mulan,' Remake's Controversy

Ming-Na Wen, voice of the original Mulan, discussed the impact of the character since the animated movie debuted and touched on the upcoming live-action remake. The remake has stirred controversy in China and Hong Kong, and Wen said she hopes there's a "good resolution and peace" in the end.
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[@Xerruy]

She should’ve been cast as Mulan’s mother in the remake.

[@inggowicaksono]

And... She became the Empress.

[@bahioTeixeira]

I think it was perfect, I wouldn't change. See her appearance so fast made everything more exciting

[@moddedinkling4168]

Xerruy She almost had the role of a step-mother, but she had a busy schedule for Agents of SHIELD.

[@manchuriancandidatethe3rd101]

she's way hotter than the current Mulan

[@solartistninja]

@@manchuriancandidatethe3rd101 more like a Tiger Mom to me.

[@NotAnotherKuromi]

I live Ming-Na Wen in Marvel's Agents of Shield, she is a fantastic actor!

[@joemckim1183]

Dr. Chen on ER for me.

[@maggiechan33]

@@joemckim1183 YES, even though Dr Chen, wasn't the "most noble of physicians".

[@yojimbo3681]

I can't believe she is 55!

[@Deedric_Kee]

She's so nice, and she looks great. Congradulations 'Disney legend 🏵👌

[@joemckim1183]

It's crazy that she's in her early 50s.

[@rickymarckstadt9548]

Don't call her The Cavalry. When she needs a gun she will take one.

[@merciless41582]

Her voice just completes her beauty in my opinion. I’ve had a crush on this woman since I first saw her in street fighter. She looks exactly the same as she did back then in 1994. 🌹😍

[@maryammoeen2452]

ahhh exactly her voice is just so pretty and cool in agents of shiled as agent MAY!! AHH her voice is soo pretty!!

[@alenaua4259]

When she said "true to your heart" takes me back 😢❤ " duty to my heart" ❤❤

[@chewykiuwi]

she’s so nice in person, humble, and deserves this award!!!!!! so proud to see her be casted in the mandalorian and hope to see more big projects in the future 😍😍 #mingaling

[@maryammoeen2452]

ahh I'm a mingaling too!!

[@Discoveringbandsbymichaelnagy]

Great interview and she's lovely!!

[@rhyswong8976]

I'm glad she is still the legend. Cause the 2020 Mulan is a dumpster fire.

[@jaelyn3701]

Ming na wen is such a beautiful person and she is such an inspiration. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

[@bahioTeixeira]

It was pretty awkward when she asked about Hong Kong, Is not easy to say something against china government. It's gross ask about it like this.

[@mavaega-ua-oo-i-nuuausala]

Yup. Still hot.

[@EpictasticJoshuaYT]

Most definitely

[@ThePrinceofHisOwnKingdom]

She hotter now.

[@MrHootiedean]

Love Ming-Na! Been a fan since she was on As The World Turns. She herself is a legend!

[@maggiechan33]

@MrHootiedean I have admired her since "Joy Luck Club" + "ER". For me, Ms Wen BETTER REPRESENTS the historical Mulan, than Liu, who has a "godfather".

[@christycapers4715]

She hath been immortalized in the Disney canon. 🎼

[@maggiechan33]

LOVE MING NA ! Though she has aged, she still looks fantastic for a 56y/o. Ms Wen was born in Macau + she made a VERY SMART STATEMENT about the Hong Kong Situation.

[@filip1997andersson]

How the hell does she look like 30 when shes 56

[@taylorwest4096]

money and doctors

[@joshuaelliot1]

'Trailer got so much love'........😑😑😑

[@Motleymick]

Ming-Na Wen is so freakin HOT!!!!!

[@theooriginal]

basically avoided the question

[@user-uy1rg8td1v]

I mean if she did answered the question. She would probably be blacklisted by Disney as Disney wants the Chinese market. So I don't blame her.

[@solartistninja]

Why. Because she was moderated or targeted by CCP and Xi jin the Pooh?

[@solartistninja]

My guess she was scared she would get a massive backlash just like shang chi. And i know this videos was before shang chi

[@maryammoeen2452]

wait what happened with him?@@solartistninja

[@LoML234]

Very proud mingaling!

[@MalibuJack88]

She look gewd!

[@moomoochacoo]

I can't believe...won't believe she is 50. She is ageless.... absolutely beautiful woman.

[@shinkaiatsuya950]

Should have just had an older Mulan starring her.

[@miguelsoy8721]

Je l'aime tellement

[@stevenstair1068]

She is such a Babe!!!!

[@j.j.q1379]

i wont be seeing the movie so yeahhhh.. i felt like she had to say good things about it so .

[@maggiechan33]

@Jennifer J Quin Ming Na is being diplomatic, UNLIKE Liu who supported the Hong Kong Police against the People.

[@ItsChesh]

Also Liu is one small part of a huge project. Just because someone who acted in a movie has faulty opinions doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy something created by the other 99 percent of creative minds who made it. This isn’t even a “enjoy the artists’ work, not the artist themself” but as far as I know, Liu wasn’t a creative source in this movie. You can enjoy good media with shitty actors.

[@maryammoeen2452]

@@ItsChesh wait how is she a bad actor? what faulty opnions? I'm confused

[@bruh_hahaha]

yellow n black don’t crack

[@MilkByCow]

I hear Latinos don’t either. But maybe it isn’t “black don’t crack” or “Asian don’t raisin”, etc. Maybe it’s just “white go ripe”.

[@icelandisacoolcountry925]

@@MilkByCow nah for us Latinos, you can go from looking like Miss Mexico to the bitch that killed Selena 😂

[@Captainnationalexpress247]

Happy Birthday to the Extraordinary Fighter of Justice and Queen of the Ching Dynasty Kingdom in the Adventure of Cherish Resolution in the greatest event that can ever achieve for the moment of reunion. A wonderful legend who have the vision to take one's destiny form the starting round to the super magnificent level of possibilities. Represent from Special Administration of Macao of People's Republic of China, the Defender of Resilient Operation. Chung Li AKA ming-na wen.

[@IngoFilmfreak]

Wow. So there's "change and confusion". What do you know?!? ( I guess that's a euphemism for police brutality, repressive lawmaking and censorship). Typical dodging non-answer by someone who gets paid by a company that is doing propaganda for the Chinese government. I don't even blame her so much, I rather blame Variety for such a stupid clickbait title....

[@DoNMoSs2]

why doing a shitty anime adaption live when you have a perfect story in the truth ?

[@roxanneworld11]

you are very confused.. just..wow..all over a live-action story remake! 🙄 grow up, please..and soon. 🤦🏾🤦🏾

[@DoNMoSs2]

​@@roxanneworld11 I'm not confused at all Mulan was a great woman with a tragic life and she deserved from my point of view that her story being made into an bio/movie and not another shitty adaptation of an anime, that's all .....

[@batalorian7997]

@@DoNMoSs2 it wasn't anime, genius. Anime is a Japanese style cartoon. Mulan is an American cartoon of a Chinese woman.

[@RedRyz3n]

#BoycottMulan

[@hokahim]

#boycottmulan

[@lightquest2]

Have fun with that thanks for helping disney promote the film

[@maggiechan33]

@@lightquest2 No; Covid-19 IS HELPING with the promotion.

[@Rivan98]

They ruins the character

[@NotAnotherKuromi]

How have they changed the character? I prefer all of the original animated films but watch the live action remakes out of interest.

[@taliamason7986]

@@NotAnotherKuromi More like brought the mythology of who the real young girl was in history.

[@davidsanders5652]

I love her to bits but... "history shows that truth and goodness always wins out"? There is absolutely NO example of this EVER. And certainly not in America.

[@Astraeus..]

Gotta love the comment section. Yes, by all means, boycott a movie that hundreds (if not thousands) of people worked on for months, all because ONE person involved made some divisive/ignorant/etc.. comments or has an opinion you don't like. Logic = not even once.

[@maryammoeen2452]

Wait she didn't make those ignorant remarks right is was another actor??

[@steventurner5785]

You know disney didnt bring out the live action mulan after the boycott mulan controversy after her dumb comments supporting police killing protesters

[@guangwhoguangwho3725]

Killing???? So I can also twist facts and claim that you support HK rioters killing police just because you support the protesters?? You are so biased and with the group who twist facts and one-sided, you people are spreading vicious false rumors! Liu Yifei stated she support HK police doesn't mean she support killing!!!! Since when did a territory's police force = brutality?? If someone said support any territory's police means support killing??? The fact is HK protesters are so violent and brutal, it's RIOTS!! They throw petrol bombs at police, abuse the police families , block foreigners for leaving at HK airport beat up a journalist and tonite a mob of over hundred of them chase and beat up a small group of patrol police officers with metal rods, even stabbing the police officers when the group of police were retreating, so much vandalism at public facilities when police are not around！！！People watch TVB the official TV station for full clips not edited clips by HK rioters supporters online, many HK media are also biased, their camera all aim at police not at the protesters, reports are so one-sided, majority of the HK media are not neutral, people are all taking sides....Many supporters of HK protesters are so biased , they are going all out to brainwash foreigners to gain international support!!! NOT all are blinded, I have never been to China and have no ties of China, have been to HK several times!! Both sides are in the wrong, the protesters want to use violence to achieve their goals and yet they put all the blame on HK police?? LOL Leave the protesters/rioters to do whatever they want, no law and order??? Both sides are at fault!!!

[@Luka1180]

That was not HER. It was the live action actress, Liu Yifei.

[@marie01ism]

First she didn’t support the police that was the mulan actress liu yifei 2nd there are cases of protesters KILLING police even after the government gave in to their demands 3rd Ming na’s answer was very diplomatic and obviously didn’t choose any sides so why r u hating her

[@maryammoeen2452]

ofcourse but why are people hating on her?@@marie01ism

[@youcoward5288]

They had chosen one of the worst actress in China. 👎It's all about money.

[@Charlotte-ci4is]

How is she the worst? Just watch the film again honey then tell me .

[@maggiechan33]

You Coward AGREE. Furthermore, Liu made IT WORST, by supporting the HK Police, AGAINST THE PEOPLE. Stupid Liu, SHOULD HAVE RESPONDED LIKE INTELLIGENT Ming Na here.

[@maryammoeen2452]

yeah how exactly is she bad?@@Charlotte-ci4is

[@acdragonrider]

Disney didn’t do it right the first one. The second one is far more loyal to the original legend.