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Martial arts, sword-fighting, horseback riding, archery and wirework are just some of the skills \u201cMulan\u201d star Liu Yifei and the rest of the cast learned while filming the live-action remake.<\/p>\n
\u201cI loved creating the stunt sequences in the film,\u201d director Niki Caro says in a behind-the-scenes featurette released Wednesday. \u201cThe action is explosive.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve had three months of training process,\u201d Liu revealed. \u201cIt\u2019s quite challenging \u2014 six or seven hours a day.\u201d<\/p>\n
Also Read:<\/strong> ‘Mulan’: Final Trailer Puts Villains in the Spotlight (Video)<\/p>\n Translating the big scale animated battles into live-action is no easy task, with a crew of elite stunt coordinators choreographing different fight sequences, sometimes involving dozens of actors.<\/p>\n In the clip, a harnessed Liu is seen leaping over a horde of invaders and running on rooftops and up walls. Other impressive scenes show Mulan doing a flip to deflect an incoming spear and dodging a spiked flail.<\/p>\n Also Read:<\/strong> Mulan Dodges Arrows ‘Matrix’ Style in Super Bowl TV Spot (Video)<\/p>\n There\u2019s an added benefit to all the training: stronger bodies.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve never ever had a six-pack in my life and I\u2019m starting to see one come through,\u201d jokes actor Yoson An, who plays Honghui.<\/p>\n Added Liu, \u201cI can do more push-ups!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMulan\u201d opens in theaters on March 27, 2020.<\/p>\n Check out the featurette above.<\/p>\n Read original story \u2018Mulan\u2019 Star Liu Yifei Trained 7 Hours a Day for 3 Months for \u2018Explosive\u2019 Fight Sequences (Video) At TheWrap<\/p>\n<\/div>\n