This day in 1998 Mulan opened in theaters, This was the first film primarily produced from Disney’s animation studio at Disney’s MGM Park, now known as Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The film inspired a sequel and a live-action film due out this summer. The animated film featured Ming- Na as Mulan, Lea Salonga as her singing voice, Eddie Murphy as Mushu and singing voices Lea Salonga and Donny Osmond… let’s not forget Christina Aguilera too! She will once again be lending her voice to the live- action movie too.
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Canada. Based on the Chinese legend of Hua
Mulan, young Fa Mulan must save her father from
death in the army by secretly going in his place
and becoming one of China’s greatest heroes in
the process. Directed by Tony Bancroft and Barry
Cook, it is the first film primarily produced
at Walt Disney Feature Animations Florida, Disney’s state-of-the-art animation
studio at Disney-MGM. (The film will earn an amazing 10 Annie Awards.)