When the latter film, based on the 1998 animation inspired by the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, was announced, a petition was started, urging the corporation to not cast a white Mulan.
The studio has previously promised a “global casting search” to find a Chinese actor to play Mulan.
The script has since been updated by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, who both worked on Jurassic World.
Recently, a Hollywood diversity report revealed that the dire situation has barely improved over the course of a decade.