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Disney+ sets $35 Mulan fee

A Premier Access fee for anticipated movie -but a monthly subscription fee is not included.

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Disney+ will launch Mulan as a Premier Access on Friday September 4th title for a fee of $34.99 AUD / $39.99 NZD, before it’s available to all Disney+ subscribers.

The live action film was originally due for a cinema release in March.

But the fee does not include a Disney+ subscription, that comes at the usual $8.99 per month (minimum $43.98 AUD).

Once you have Premier Access to Mulan, you can watch as many times as you want as long as you are an active subscriber. Disney has not announced a date when it will be available as part of its general subscription service (but it will be at some point).

US reports suggest Disney is testing the market with this strategy. The company recently posted its first quarterly loss in almost 20 years, with its theme parks hit hard by COVID-19 impact.

Here’s a Making-Of trailer on Mulan to help you decide whether you want to fork out the early fee or not…

Join director Niki Caro as she talks about the making of Disney’s thrilling, live-action “Mulan” in the new featurette “Epic Filmmaking.” 

Acclaimed filmmaker Niki Caro brings the epic tale of China’s legendary warrior to life in Disney’s “Mulan,” in which a fearless young woman risks everything out of love for her family and her country to become one of the greatest warriors China has ever known.

When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Army to defend the country from Northern invaders, Hua Mulan, the eldest daughter of an honoured warrior, steps in to take the place of her ailing father. Masquerading as a man, Hua Jun, she is tested every step of the way and must harness her inner-strength and embrace her true potential. It is an epic journey that will transform her into an honoured warrior and earn her the respect of a grateful nation…and a proud father.

“Mulan” features a celebrated international cast that includes: Yifei Liu as Mulan; Donnie Yen as Commander Tung; Tzi Ma as Zhou, Jason Scott Lee as Böri Khan; Yoson An as Honghui; Ron Yuan as Sergeant Qiang; with Gong Li as Xianniang and Jet Li as the Emperor. The film is directed by Niki Caro from a screenplay by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver and Lauren Hynek & Elizabeth Martin, suggested by the narrative poem “The Ballad of Mulan.” The producers are Chris Bender, Jake Weiner and Jason Reed, with Bill Kong, Barrie M. Osborne, Tim Coddington and Mario Iscovich serving as executive producers.

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  2. I’m willing to wait until it’s on the normal Disney Plus service. However I’d consider a premium movie streaming sub if it did include a range of new release cinema movies from different studios – $50 a month would be fair.

  4. $35 isn’t that extravagant given the cost of going to the cinemas for 2 people but then the experience of watching on home TV is nowhere near the same thing as going to the cinema….. I was expecting around that price based on the announcement of $30 US but I personally would’ve been far more inclined to pay $20 for it. I’ll probably hold out tbh as I wasn’t exactly holding out for Mulan – would rather pay to Tenet ;P

  5. Absolutely not. If the fee allowed access to a number of premier access movies over the course of the year maybe. Sure it’s about the same price as taking the family to see it in the cinema, but home viewing is considerably different and should scale appropriately.

    1. Its way way less than taking the family to the movies. Tenet this weekend at the cinema $21 per adult and $16 for kids. Thats $97 for tickets only……..

  7. I accept that $35 fee… I was worried we were approaching that $40 and beyond price point so that’s ok. However it’s a price that is a steal for a family of 4 for example as opposed to a single person in the household like myself… taking a family of 4 to the cinema to watch this would encroach a $100 price tag incl popcorn etc. so that’s when it becomes a bit of a hefty price for a single person…
    Of course there are pros and cons to this move by Disney and it’s more complicated than just that example…
    I think more than ever I’ll rely on the early reviews.
    For example I was excited for Artemis Fowl on Disney+ and then those godawful reviews emerged and I put it on the back burner… I will watch it eventually but there’s no urgency… And that movie had no fee as it was released on to the service day one. It’ll be the same with Mulan if the reviews are so-so. I wonder if…

  8. Cannot wait for all the negative responses to this, With cinemas not being open I’m happily paying the $35 to watch this, it’s still cheaper then a trip to the cinema, I’d pay double to see the new Bond film and have it available on a service, this test case could be the new world order In the near future and the studios need to still make profits and budgets. This is a US$200 million budgeted film and money needs to be made in all the available windows. Tom Hank’s Greyhound was bought by Apple+ for a reported US$60million which I’m sure was the projected box office expectation. It’s now straight into subscription world and I’d expect available to buy at some stage outside of Apple+.

    1. There’s nothing like seeing the film in the cinemas. Plus if it was at the cinema I could go to my local and see it for $11 to $15 bucks. I understand its excellent value for money for families though.

  10. Would watch, but the main actress supports police brutality in Hong Kong so I’d rather she doesn’t get the opportunity to make more money in a sequel. #boycottmulan

    1. Price makes sense, as steep as it might sound. They need to earn their money back somehow. But on the other hand, not sure how many ppl will want to fork out that much in this age of unemployment and financial insecurity, especially with so many other streaming services charging their subscription fees. With Prime, Netflix, Stan, Shudder, Apple TV, the average cost of streaming is close to $60 per month, not including whatever other services ppl might he signed up for (Spotify, etc).

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