Here's Why These 2 Prominent Characters Are Not In The Live Action 'Mulan'

The live action adaptation of Mulan is coming out so soon and there won’t be two characters from the original.

The little dragon Mushu, and Li Shang, Mulan’s love interest, have been left out of the new movie.

Mushu has been taken out because although he was “very popular in the U.S., the Chinese hated it. This kind of miniature dragon trivialized their culture,” USC professor Stanley Rosen explained to THR.

Li Shang, however, has been split into two different characters. In the original, he was the captain who then became the love interest of Mulan.

“We split Li Shang into two characters. One became Commander Tung (Donnie Yen) who serves as her surrogate father and mentor in the course of the movie. The other is Honghui (Yoson An) who is [Mulan’s] equal in the squad,” producer Jason Reed said in an interview with Collider.

“I think particularly in the time of the #MeToo movement, having a commanding officer that is also the sexual love interest was very uncomfortable and we didn’t think it was appropriate,” he added.