After delisting Mulan from a potential theatrical run in June, Disney has firmed up its plans for its newest live-action remake. Starting September 4, Mulan will premiere exclusively on Disney+ in various territories, including the United States, Canada, and New Zealand, according to Disney CEO Bob Chapek.
Unlike other Disney+ streaming premieres, however, Mulan will launch with an extra price point on top of the service's $7/mo subscription rate. Paying Disney+ users in the US will have to fork over an additional $30 for what Chapek described as "premiere access,"
which likely equates to a temporary rental of the film instead of full-blown ownership a la platforms like iTunes and Amazon Video. Other territories' rates have not yet been confirmed. (Chapek took the opportunity to confirm that Disney+'s worldwide subscriber numbers are somewhere near 60.5 million.)[Update, 9:30pm ET: Disney has since confirmed that a $30 payment for Mulan will permanently unlock it in your Disney+ account, so long as you remain a paying subscriber.]
The beginning of the end of movie theaters?
(Score: 5, Informative) by takyon on Thursday August 06 2020, @05:02PM (2 children)
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51707188 [bbc.com]
It has been modified for the #MeToo era, because you can't have romance between a boss and a subordinate anymore.
The talking dragon and other aspects have been removed/changed to make it more palatable for the Chinese market.
Huns aren't the enemy AFAIK which would solve this problem:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulan_(1998_film)#Controversy_in_Turkey [wikipedia.org]
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(Score: 2) by hendrikboom on Thursday August 06 2020, @05:34PM (1 child)
Does this mean that the original Mulan movie has now become inaccessible?
(Score: 3, Funny) by takyon on Thursday August 06 2020, @05:56PM
Nah.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulan_(1998_film)#Home_media [wikipedia.org]
+torrentz subscripshun
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