Report: Live-Action 'Mulan' Remake Won't Have a White Male Lead After All

FUSE TV - Report: Live-Action 'Mulan' Remake Won't Have a White Male Lead After All

On Monday, an anonymous guest writer took to the blog Angry Asian Man to share some dirt from Disney's live-action Mulan remake, the script of which he or she claimed to have read. The thrust of the ire? In the midst of ever-increasing critiques of whitewashing and white saviors in movies that should clearly center around people of color, Mulan was purportedly seeking a white love interest who would be front and center for at least half the film. He's described in the post as "a 30-something European trader who initially cares only for the pleasure of women and money." Till he sees Mulan, joins the fight against the Chinese Imperial Army and personally defeats its leader.

"As an Asian American person in the industry, I am furious after reading this script," the author wrote on Angry Asian Man. "I am writing this letter anonymously so all the fans anticipating this remake will know how problematic it is in its current form." He explained character in question is 

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