Why did Liu Yifei get the favor of Disney to play the live-action Mulan?

Disney's global auditions have ended, the heroine of the live-action Mulan has finally settled, and China actress Liu Yifei won this honor. This news is enough to make Liu Yifei fans happy. After all, this role is one of the few movies in Hollywood with China actors as the leading role, and the so-called leading role is not similar to Jing Tian in The Rise of Planet of the Apes, Fan Bingbing in X-Men, or even more important than Jet Li in The Expendables. After all, Mulan is this one.

Hollywood, as the top film and television kingdom in the world, has always disliked using China actors, or has a certain prejudice against Asians. Although Jet Li, Jackie Chan and other kung fu stars have all gone to Hollywood, it is difficult to open the door for Americans to accept China actors, but Liu Yifei, who has been silent for a long time, unexpectedly came in. Why?

A generation of fairies came down to earth because of their good English? Liu Yifei is our immortal sister born in 1990s, an aunt who cares about her children, and even more clever and simple. In our impression, she is an out-of-touch woman, the kind of fairy who can only look from a distance, but this time, she is no longer addicted to fairy tales, but plays the famous ancient female general-Hua Mulan, a strong woman who went out for her father and made great achievements. In fact, the role was not specially customized for her, and the producer Disney Company also auditioned all over the world. It is said that the number of auditions reached 1 000, and Liu Yifei was finally chosen.

Facts have proved that fairies are versatile, and good luck will always take care of her.

We know that China's candidates are Liu Yifei, Jing Tian, Zhang Ziyi and Tang Wei. But she beat all the candidates and stood out. I think there are mainly the following aspects:

Liu Yifei is not from China. Yes, she is Chinese-American. Liu Yifei, 1987, a native of Wuhan. 1997 After her parents divorced, Liu Yifei, who was only 10 years old, was taken to the United States by her mother, where she began her middle school career. It can be said that Liu Yifei received a good American education, not only English, but also American culture.

Liu Yifei's acting career is mostly fantasy, giving people a fairy appearance. Moreover, Disney chose China people to play in order to earn money from China people, so it is most appropriate to choose an actress with good reputation and high popularity.

Cooperation is a big card, and Liu Yifei is going to appear. Liu Yifei's performance in Mulan is definitely a milestone in her acting career. It is not only an opportunity to cooperate with world-class directors and screenwriters, but also a springboard for her life. With this experience, if Mulan can be filmed alive, then Liu Yifei's future acting career is limitless.

-Nicky Carroll's live version in Mulan, female directors.

The live-action version of Mulan is directed by Nicky Carroll of female directors, New Zealand. The original script was written by Lauren hynek and Elizabeth Martin, and the screenwriters Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver of The Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Jurassic World further rewritten the script. This is also the first animated live-action movie which is really dominated by Hollywood and takes China's story and heroine's story as the main line. With the blessing of the world's top creative team, the film is even more exciting.

As China people, we should be happy with Liu Yifei's election and look forward to her future entry into Hollywood. After all, being elected represents Hollywood's recognition of her.

-Liu Yifei in to the sky kingdom also had heroic moments.

If we just talk about why we chose Liu Yifei, in fact, this pattern is somewhat small. Let's analyze why the protagonist chose Chinese this time.

Master of ancient meaning made Liu Yifei, and respected ethnic minorities as the mainstream? When it comes to Liu Yifei's election, we have to mention Doctor Strange's Gu Yi. Gu Yi in the cartoon is an Asian master, but he is played by an Englishman in the film, which caused an uproar after the film was released. We know that race is a very sensitive topic in America. In order to show the equality of all ethnic groups, almost all Hollywood blockbusters will choose big black people as supporting roles. Almost all captains of the US Army or bosses of intelligence departments are black, but Asians are not so lucky compared with the treatment of black people. After all, in the eyes of Americans, Asians are weak representatives. It is precisely because of this concept that Master Gu Yi changed his skin color and caused condemnation from the American people. As a purebred China movie Mulan, Disney naturally dared not commit crimes against the wind.

-The ancient Asian meaning of white skin (first from left) indirectly contributed to Mulan in Liu Yifei's works.

As we know, the Mulan cartoon filmed by Disney in 1998 won a box office of 300 million dollars. It is precisely because of this reason that Disney attaches great importance to this live-action version, not only choosing the ace director team, but also polishing the plot many times to make Mulan an instant hit. Facts have proved that Mulan, the heroine, holds a high position in the minds of Americans, especially American women. After all, in this country that respects the strong but never pities the weak, heroes are always touted. It is because of high expectations that Disney dare not change the color of the protagonist. After all, turning an oriental hero into white skin and blue eyes will definitely not be bought by the audience.

Oriental Market has become a ticket warehouse in Hollywood, and Mulan in Liu Yifei is a pile of money for China audience. To be fair, American companies are unlikely to choose the Oriental protagonist if it is only a racial issue, but the huge market in China forced Disney to make concessions. After all, no matter how blockbusters perform in the North American market, they will make a lot of money in China. Even some American blockbusters who think they will lose the North American box office will choose China for the premiere.

-"Transformers 5" attracted an amazing amount of money in the China market, showing American producers the spending power of the China market.

With a cumulative box office of 546,543.8+billion yuan, "Daddy Thief 3" surpassed the fantasy space released in the Spring Festival file by 523 million yuan. At the same time, after the release of Transformers 5 19 days, the box office revenue in the mainland was 1.498 billion yuan. These Hollywood sequels were successful in China after hitting the rocks in North America.

The income of American blockbusters in China is not only box office, but also advertising investment. "Transformers 5" alone has 4-5 China advertisements, and the advertising revenue alone has reached tens of millions of dollars, making American investors look to China.

We can proudly say that Mulan in Liu Yifei was piled up with the money of China audience. After all, China has at least 600 million movie and television viewers, twice as many episodes as the United States. The North American market, which suffered from the economic crisis, has been unable to save Hollywood. Only the China market can make Hollywood stable and profitable.

What else does Liu Yifei need to change in the face of Hollywood? Liu Yifei's luck is very good, which may be determined by her fairy temperament, but it is not her proud capital. After all, there is still a gap between her and Hollywood. Liu Yifei still has a lot to improve in the face of big-name directors and gold medal producers.

Compared with Yang Yang, fairy Liu Yifei is really fat.

Liu Yifei should work out. The film version of to the sky kingdom, Liu Yifei gives us the first impression that she is getting fatter and fatter, which may be related to her leaving the film and television circle for too long, but if she plays a battle-hardened female general, Pang Bai Pang Bai is obviously not a commendatory term;

Liu Yifei should be integrated into the shooting team sooner. For big-name directors, Liu Yifei cooperates with domestic directors, but there is still a gap in the way of thinking between domestic directors and foreign directors, and the whole team is foreigners. Liu Yifei must adapt as soon as possible in order to play better;

Liu Yifei should know more about Mulan. As we know, Liu Yifei has never played the role of a female general. First of all, let's not talk about whether it is appropriate to fix makeup, that is, the change of roles is a great challenge, not to mention the process of instantaneous rise. How to quickly integrate into the story of Mulan, or how to understand this history is the best choice.

Summary: Is the Hollywood Gate in Liu Yifei Open? Liu Yifei's choice is the product of compromise. Choice does not mean initiative. Recognition only shows that Liu Yifei is more suitable for this role than others. It is not Hollywood's recognition of her, nor is it her proud capital. But this opportunity is a stepping stone for her. If Mulan is perfectly presented to the global audience, then Liu Yifei can really soar.