▁Awards ▁including ▁Best ▁Anim ated ▁Fe ature . ▁A ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁direct - to - video ▁sequ el , ▁Mul an ▁II , ▁followed . ▁A ▁live - action ▁adaptation ▁directed ▁by ▁N iki ▁Car o ▁is ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁The ▁H uns , ▁who ▁are ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁r uth less ▁Sh an ▁Yu , ▁in va de ▁Han ▁China ▁by ▁bre aching ▁the ▁Great ▁Wall . ▁The ▁Chinese ▁em peror ▁orders ▁a ▁general ▁mobil ization , ▁with ▁cons cription ▁not ices ▁requiring ▁one ▁man ▁from ▁each ▁family ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Chinese ▁army . ▁When ▁Fa ▁Mul an ▁he ars ▁that ▁her ▁elder ly ▁father ▁Fa ▁Z hou , ▁the ▁only ▁man ▁in ▁their ▁family ▁and ▁an ▁army ▁veter an , ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁war ▁once ▁more , ▁she ▁becomes ▁anxious ▁and ▁app reh ensive ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁weak ening ▁health . ▁T aking ▁her ▁father ' s ▁old ▁arm or ▁and ▁cutting ▁her ▁long ▁hair , ▁she ▁dis gu ises ▁herself ▁as ▁a ▁man ▁so ▁that ▁she ▁can ▁en list ▁instead ▁of ▁her ▁parent . ▁The ▁family ▁quickly ▁lear ns ▁of ▁her ▁departure , ▁and ▁Mul an ' s ▁grand m other ▁pray s ▁to ▁the ▁family ▁ancest ors ▁for ▁Mul an ' s ▁safety . ▁The ▁ancest ors ▁order ▁their ▁" gre at ▁stone ▁drag on " ▁to ▁protect ▁Mul an . ▁They ▁send ▁the ▁small ▁drag on ▁M ush u