Actress Gong Li receives a hard training for Disney's Live-Action Mulan

The veteran Chinese actress Gong Li arrives at the opening ceremony of the 72nd Cannes International Film Festival on Tuesday, May 14, 2019.[Photo: Chinanews.com]

Veteran Chinese actress Gong Li has recently disclosed that she went through two months of training to prepare for her role in the Disney live action feature "Mulan". She spoke about the film during her trip to the 72nd Cannes Film Festival in France.

In the film, Gong Li plays a powerful witch who is able to instantly conjure a thousand eagles.

Two other leading lights of Chinese cinema, Jet Li and Crystal Liu, have also confirmed that they'll be staring in the film by the director Niki Caro.