De Bont to direct Zhang in "Mulan"

2:37 AM PDT 9/4/2010 by Jonathan Landreth

Indie English-language co-pro starts in China this fall

BEIJING – Hollywood hitmaker Jan de Bont has signed up to direct Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi in an independently-produced, English-language co-production of the classic tale of Hua Mulan, the legendary young heroine soldier who joins an all-male army.