▁( t itled ▁Disney ' s ▁Story ▁Studio : ▁Mul an ▁on ▁Play Station ), ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁developed ▁by ▁Media ▁Station ▁for ▁computers ▁and ▁Revolution ▁Software ▁( under ▁the ▁name ▁" K ids ▁Revolution ") ▁for ▁Play Station . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁generally ▁positive ▁reception ▁and ▁holds ▁a ▁ 7 0 . 6 7 % ▁average ▁rating ▁at ▁the ▁review ▁aggreg ator ▁website ▁Game R ank ings . ▁ ▁Live - action ▁adaptation ▁ ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁Pictures ▁first ▁expressed ▁interest ▁in ▁a ▁live - action ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Mul an ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s . ▁Z hang ▁Z iy i ▁was ▁to ▁star ▁in ▁it ▁and ▁Ch uck ▁Russell ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁director . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁originally ▁planned ▁to ▁start ▁film ing ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁but ▁was ▁eventually ▁can ce led . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Disney ▁again ▁began ▁developing ▁a ▁live - action ▁re make . ▁Elizabeth ▁Martin ▁and ▁La uren ▁Hy nek ' s ▁script ▁treatment ▁reported ly ▁featured ▁a ▁white ▁merchant ▁who ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Mul an , ▁and ▁is ▁drawn ▁into ▁a ▁central ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁country ' s ▁conflict ▁with ▁the ▁H uns . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁Van ity ▁Fair ▁source , ▁the ▁spec ▁script ▁was ▁only ▁a ▁" j ump ing - off ▁point " ▁and ▁all ▁main ▁characters ▁will ▁in ▁fact ▁be ▁Chinese