Live-Action Mulan Casts Another Villain

The live-action remake of Mulan has found a new villain. Jason Scott Lee has reportedly been tapped to play Bori Khan, a warrior on a quest of vengeance for his father's death, per The Hollywood Reporter.

Lee has a long history with Disney movies. He played Mowgli in the 1994 live-action The Jungle Book, Aladdin in the Arabian Nights TV series, and David in Lilo & Stitch and its sequel. More recently he has played a regular part on Hawaii Five-O.

The story behind Bori Khan implies that villains will have a bit more motivation this time around. In the original animated Mulan from 1998, the Hun leader Shan Yu led a villainous army intent on overthrowing the Chinese emperor, but they weren't given much on-camera motivation. This squares with other reports that this adaptation will have Gong Li playing a powerful witch as the primary villain, bringing a more supernatural element to the antagonist's side.

Mulan tells the story of a girl who disguises herself as a male soldier to join the army and protect her father, and saves China in the process. The title character will be played by Chinese actress Liu Yifei, and Jet Lee will play the emperor. It's set to release on March 27, 2020.