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Sep 4, 2020 · The witch, played by screen legend Gong Li, has an array of dark talents, including the power to possess other bodies and to shape-shift into various forms, including a flock of birds. She’s...
Sep 9, 2020 · Gong Li plays a powerful and terrifying witch in the live-action remake of Mulan, but her role is underdeveloped and unclear. The movie could have explored the theme of female power and gender dynamics more deeply, but it fails to do so.
- Alex Abad-Santos
Sep 4, 2020 · Mulan: Directed by Niki Caro. With Liu Yifei, Donnie Yen, Gong Li, Jet Li. To keep her ailing father from serving in the Imperial Army, a fearless young woman disguises herself as a man and battles northern invaders in China.
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Niki Caro
- 2020-09-04
That year, she was also cast in the live-action adaptation of the 1998 Disney animated film Mulan, as a powerful witch. While the film, released in 2020, had a mixed reception, Gong's performance was widely praised by critics.
Gong Li as Xianniang, a powerful witch with shapeshifting abilities and an ally of Böri Khan. She often takes the shape of Khan's hawk, based on Hayabusa from the original film. Gong reprised her role in the Mandarin-language dubbing of the movie.
Sep 12, 2020 · In Disney's live-action Mulan, Chinese Singaporean actress — and one of China's most famous actresses — Gong Li plays the exciting breakout character Xianniang. Although she isn't present in the original Chinese story (ballad) of Mulan or the animated film, Xianniang is receiving much attention as a fascinating addition.
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Sep 10, 2020 · Mulan is available now via Premier Access on Disney Plus. Mulan has a villain problem. The so-called witch Xian Lang, played by Gong Li, is presented as what Mulan could become should she...
