In Disney's animated Mulan, her main love interest, Captain Li Shang, shares a kiss with her at the end of the sequel, Mulan II, after they get married, and a romantic moment in the first film's end credits. In the 2020 live-action remake, Mulan's ally and love interest, Chen Honghui, shares a kiss with her, though this scene sparked discussion and was cut from the final film for some markets.
Experience the romantic kiss scene between Mulan and Shang in this heartfelt edit.
Shang and Mulan are married by the Qui Gong Kingdom's emperor. Shang and Mulan share a kiss.
Who does Mulan end up marrying in the film? In the film, Mulan marries Li Shang. Their initial informal marriage is followed by a formal wedding at the Fa family home.
Li Shang is a bisexual legend for LGBTQ Disney fans
What really made his character stand out, though, was that he was clearly bisexual.
Still, the number of LGBTQ+ characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is growing, slowly but surely. There are a few other queer characters from MCU-adjacent projects like Agents of Shield and Runaways, but it's almost guaranteed that they'll never appear in official MCU projects, be mentioned, or even be hinted at.
For much of the story, Li Shang does not know that Mulan is a woman; however, he still forms a very close bond with her. Li Shang's bond seems more than friendly, especially considering how quickly he falls in love with Mulan once her gender is revealed.
As US theatres remain shut, Mulan debut pushed back indefinitely; Avatar, Star Wars postponed amid production delays. US entertainment giant Walt Disney has postponed the release of major blockbuster films, citing the closure of theatres and production delays because of the coronavirus pandemic.
A Disney producer says the character Li Shang is missing from the live-action remake of Mulan, as his storyline is not "appropriate" in the #MeToo era. The film tells of a woman who disguises herself as a man to fight in place of her father in China's imperial army.
Yes, actors generally do kiss for real in kissing scenes, as it's part of the job, but directors use camera tricks (angles, distance) or choreography to create the illusion when needed, especially for more intense intimacy or to hide lack of genuine lip contact, with actors often using breath mints and establishing boundaries beforehand. Real kisses add authenticity, but techniques like angling heads away, focusing on the chin/cheek area, or using stunt doubles can create the effect without full lip contact, all managed with consent and coordination.
Back in October, Once Upon a Time stunned viewers when they revealed that Mulan (Jamie Chung) was gay and in love with Princess Aurora (Sara Bolger).
Unlike many characters in the official Disney Princess lineup, Mulan is not born into royalty, nor does she marry a prince by the end of her film. Her story centers on bravery, sacrifice, and self-discovery rather than royal lineage or a fairy-tale romance.
Out of the official Disney Princess line- up, there are a few who aren't actual princesses by either birth or marriage Mulan, Moana, Raya and technically Pocahontas (like Moana, she's the daughter of a chief, no one would really call her a 'princess' in her own culture I don't think?)
Legacy. Though largely ignored in India during its release, Karma is considered a landmark in Indian cinema due to its unprecedented kissing scene.
Determined to prevent this, three good fairies raise Aurora as a peasant in order to protect her, patiently awaiting her sixteenth birthday—the day the spell can only be broken by a kiss from her true love, Prince Phillip.
Mulan isn't explicitly confirmed as LGBTQ+ in Disney's animated film, but many fans interpret her story, especially her cross-dressing and challenging gender norms, as having strong queer subtext or themes of gender/sexual fluidity, with some interpreting her love interest, Li Shang, as bisexual due to his attraction to both Ping (Mulan disguised as a man) and Mulan (a woman). While the live-action film removed the romance and split Shang's character, it still contained queer-coded elements. Mulan has become a significant queer icon for her exploration of identity beyond traditional gender roles.
The sequel takes place approximately one month after the events of the first film.
Though the director shared that Mushu was removed to allow Mulan to better enhance her relationships with her fellow soldiers, his absence may have also been more about not offending viewers, who found Mushu to be insensitive in the 1998 animated feature.
Mushu wakes up Shang, who pursues the group and reprimands them for forgetting about their duties. Mulan and Shang erupt into a heated argument, and decide that they are too different for each other and break up.
Princely Gesture Prince Phillip kisses the sleeping Princess Aurora and awakens her from her long slumber, in this scene from Walt Disney's exciting feature length cartoon, "Sleeping Beauty." The ultimate in the fine art of animated cartoons, this classic love story featuring music of Tchaikovsky.
Shan Yu is a Hun chieftain and general of the Huns, who is the main antagonist of Mulan. He is cruel and ruthless, seeking to conquer China to prove his "superiority" to the Emperor and killing without mercy.
Deadpool was revealed to be pansexual - which is defined as being attracted to people of any gender or to people regardless of their gender - in the comics over a decade ago, but there's been some debate about whether his sexual orientation carried over to Ryan Reynolds' big-screen take on the character.
No, Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch) is not canonically gay in the main Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) or comics, as her primary romantic relationships are with Vision (an android) and, in comics, her husband, the Vision, but she has become a significant queer icon due to her reality-bending powers, her story resonating with LGBTQ+ audiences, and her son Billy (Wiccan) being openly gay in the comics and MCU.
ICYMI - Charlotte Webber (aka Sun Spider) is a queer Spider-person in the Spider Verse who uses a wheelchair and forearm crutches as mobility aids 🕷 Showing diverse genders, sexual orientations, bodies and disabilities in the media is so important for representation!