“So, the moment we met each other there was an instant connection going. Everyone on set, the cast members and a lot of the crew members, were Chinese,” said Yoson An (Chen Honghui), who hails from Macau and New Zealand. Rosalind Chao, who plays Mulan’s mother, Li, compared the experience to becoming an “instant family.”

The new “Mulan” boasts a budget of around $200 million - making it Disney’s most expensive live-action remake to date - and is the studio’s first to feature a cast of actors all of Asian descent, an experience that many of the cast members took to heart. Aguilera also sings the new tune “Loyal, Brave, True” for the upcoming film’s soundtrack. Ming-Na Wen, who voiced the title character in the 1998 animated feature “Mulan,” was on hand for the big premiere, as was Christina Aguilera, who sang the original film’s hit song “Reflection” and re-recorded a new version for the live-action film.

No one’s going to stop you from staring out a bus window while you listen to it, though.“My family. They’re the target market for this coming-of-age story and its accompanying music, and as a result, the only real judges. Is “Loyal Brave True” as good as “Reflection,” though? Honestly, you’re going to need to ask a tween. “It’s amazing to come back to such an incredible movie that’s full of power and meaning, and that meaning holds the test of time: staying true to yourself, being who you are, and teaching how to be fearless.” “The film Mulan and the song ‘Reflection’ coincided with getting me my first record deal,” the singer said in a statement. Aguilera also recorded a new version of the ballad for the remake’s soundtrack, out March 25. If you’re really only interested in “Reflection,” though, we’ve got good news for you, too.

So how about a 39-year-old Christina Aguilera belting for the gods? The singer dropped her new song “Loyal Brave True” for the upcoming live-action remake yesterday, and it has a very similar “staring out the window of the school bus, imagining yourself on your own Disney adventure” feel. Anyone who teared up when that instrumental version of “Reflection” hit in Disney’s live-action Mulan trailer knows it would take something very special to compare to 16-year-old Christina Aguilera belting for the gods.

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