'Mulan' Star Yifei Liu Skips D23 Amid Hong Kong Controversy

Yifei Liu, the newcomer who is playing the title role in Disney’s live-action Mulan movie, was absent from the D23 expo amid the controversy in Hong Kong.

The 31-year-old actress was expected to make an appearance at the event, but she likely decided not to attend after fans launched a boycott against the movie due to her support for the police in Hong Kong.

There have been police brutality protests happening in the area for weeks and people are very upset that she showed support for that side of the fight.

The film’s director Niki Caro appeared on stage and debuted several minutes of footage from the highly anticipated project, which will hit theaters on March 27, 2020.

In Disney’s Mulan, the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Army to defend the country from Northern invaders. So, the eldest daughter of an honored but ailing warrior masquerades as a man, transforming into a heroic warrior to ultimately earn her the respect of a grateful nation and a proud father.

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