Why is the copyright of Mulan in Disney?

As early as 1998, Disney used animated Mulan for the first time, invested more than 70 million yuan and gained more than 300 million box office. Princess Mulan, the character created in the work, belongs to Disney's original work, and the copyright of animated Mulan belongs to Disney.

Mulan, as a traditional folk story in China, has no copyright; Just like Andersen's fairy tales in Denmark, The Arabian Nights and Grimm's Fairy Tales in Germany, Disney put them on the big screen early, which means anyone can shoot with this theme.

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Mulan Disneyland invested a lot of money, invited many famous domestic actors and filmed in China, fully respecting the author of this work. Most of them are based on China's elements (some lines may use non-China allusions).

One of the major challenges in the production of this film is to design and display the Imperial Capital. Finally, the production team was lucky to find the Tang Cheng Film and Television Base in Xiangyang, Hubei, China, but it is a popular tourist attraction, and it is very difficult to shoot and adjust the schedule. This story boldly takes a completely different direction from comics. Changing the original material is more risky, the photography is extremely gorgeous, and the action drama is amazing.