Sony and Disney’s dueling live-action Mulan movies are “ideally” hoping to snag Asian directors and Chinese lead actors.

It seems remakes spawn remakes in the business of Hollywood these days. Much like the rivalling King Arthur and Jungle Book adaptations, there are currently two separate versions of Mulan in the works, at Sony and Disney respectively.

Both movies are based on the Chinese legend of the female warrior Hua Mulan, although the Disney pic will lean heavily on its 1998 animated classic in the live-action retelling. And both, according to The Hollywood Reporter, are looking at Asian directors to helm the projects.

This is great news, even though we’ll hold our enthusiasm until the contracts are signed — after all, it’s still possible that the studios decide to employ Matt Damon a non-Asian director if they feel it’s a better fit. This would obviously be a travesty, seeing as Hollywood is taking on a very fundamental piece of Chinese history, but we’ll address that once a decision is made.

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For now, Disney has reached out to the prolific Ang Lee (whose incredible filmography includes Sense & Sensibility, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and Brokeback Mountain), who has unfortunately chosen to pass on the project. Is it too much to hope for an Asian and female director? Yeah, probably, but maybe if we all think it really loud at the same time…?

Both studios are also looking at casting Asian actors, with Disney launching a global search for a Chinese lead actress and actor, going so far as to promise that all primary roles will be played by Chinese actors after massive backlash to the recent rumors that the movie would feature a white, male lead played by Matt Damon. Meanwhile, Sony is reportedly planning to feature “a predominantly Asian cast.”

Disney’s Mulan has been slated for a November 2, 2018 release, while Sony’s version is awaiting a release date.