The film is based on a real Chinese ballad called Ballad of Mulan, and much like the film, it depicts a girl who leaves her ...

Instead, it's more of a reimagining based on the ancient Chinese poem "The Ballad of Mulan." And while so many things are different, the heart of the story is still there, along with plenty of ...

Mulan is Disney's retelling of its 1998 animated film, which was based on the Chinese legend the Ballad of Mulan. Its release - a few months delayed and on Disney Plus rather than in the cinema ...

So the new film script went back to the original 6th Century source material, the Ballad of Mulan, for inspiration. It was also filmed partly in China, and the female-centred story also has a ...

To recap: Mulan is based on the legendary Chinese warrior Hua Mulan from the Ballad of Mulan. She is the only child of ageing warrior Fa Zhou, constantly questioning the sexist expectations of her.

In an email, "Mulan" co-director Tony Bancroft told Insider ... The hero's song in that movie is "Go the Distance" while Meg's ballad, later in the film, is "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)." ...