One Mulan Star Was So Quick With A Sword They Had To Shoot Him In Slow Motion

Disney may not be the first name in martial arts epics, but it looks like that’s what the studio is poised to deliver with this month’s Mulan. Based on the trailers, Niki Caro’s movie looks like it would fit in alongside films like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hero and House of Flying Daggers and Mulan even enlisted some martial arts icons to take part. In fact, one Mulan star was so quick with a sword, they had to shoot him in slow motion, as director Niki Caro recalls: