Disney has announced the official start of principal photography on Mulan with the release of the first look at Liu Yifei as the title character.

Directed by Niki Caro (Whale Rider, McFarland USA), the live-action adaptation of Disney's beloved 1998 animated feature, following the epic adventure of a fearless young woman who masquerades as a man in order to fight Northern Invaders attacking China. When the Emperor issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Army, she steps in to take the place of her ailing father as Hua Jun, becoming one of China’s greatest warriors. The story of Hua Mulan is among China’s most popular folktales.

Yifei is joined by Donnie Yen (Star Wars: Rogue One), Jason Scott Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny), Yoson An (The Meg), Utkarsh Ambudkar (Pitch Perfect), Ron Yuan (Marco Polo), Tzi Ma (Arrival), Rosalind Chao (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Cheng Pei-Pei (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), Nelson Lee and Chum Ehelepola, with Gong Li (Memoirs of a Geisha, Raise the Red Lantern) and Jet Li (Shaolin Temple, Lethal Weapon 4).

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Written by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver (Jurassic World, In the Heart of the Sea) and Elizabeth Martin and Lauren Hynek, based on the narrative poem “The Ballad of Mulan," Mulan arrives in theaters March 27. 2020.