There’s no word in this report on whether or not Yao will appear in the live action Mulan movie, but if these versions of Ling and Po are anything like their cartoon counterparts, they’ll be a source of comedic relief.
In the animated Mulan movie, Ling and Chien Po, along with their diminutive comrade Yao, were among the fellow recruits at the training camp Mulan traveled to, and like everyone else, they had no idea she was actually a woman.
That being said, given how stacked this movie’s cast is, I can’t help but wonder if Ling and Po won’t be as important to the story as they were in the animated Mulan.
Although this trio didn’t get off to the best start with the heroine, eventually they befriended her, and even after after her secret was revealed, they helped her save the Emperor of China when Shan Yu and his men attacked the palace.