[TV Line] Tzi Ma Among Cast for Lifetime’s First Asian American-Led Christmas Movie
Jacky Lai (V-Wars), Tony Giroux (Motherland: Fort Salem) and Tzi Ma (Mulan, Wu Assassins) will enjoy A Sugar & Spice Holiday, in Lifetime’s first movie centered on an Asian-American family and featuring an Asian director, writer, casting director and cast.
Premiering December 2020, the movie follows Suzie (played by Lai), a rising young architect who returns to her small hometown in Maine for Christmas, where her Chinese-American parents, Pete (Ma) and Mimi (Motherland: Fort Salem‘s Lillian Lim), run the local Lobster Bar. read more…
[Vanity Fair] Mulan’s Tzi Ma: After 120-Plus Roles, a Beloved Actor’s Career Surges
Ma holds a special place in the Asian American acting community. He talks candidly with V.F. about his unlikely path and the peers who deserved more recognition: “Look at Parasite—all these Oscars, but not one for acting? Hello? Awkwafina? Come on, man.” read more…
[NBC] Actor who plays Mulan’s dad on how the universality of fatherhood transcends ancient China
In one of the more intimate scenes in Disney’s “Mulan,” patriarch Fa Zhou, portrayed by actor Tzi Ma, warns his daughter of the harsh realities surrounding the way society treats women, while simultaneously acknowledging her brilliance.
“Your ‘qi’ is strong, Mulan,” Ma says in the film, referencing the vital life force often discussed in traditional Chinese medicine. “But qi is for warriors, not daughters. Soon you’ll be a young woman and it is time to hide your gift away to silence its voice. I say this to protect you.” read more…
[Variety] How ‘Mulan’s’ Tzi Ma Became Hollywood’s Go-To Asian Dad
Tzi Ma likes to brag that, despite not having children of his own, he has an “all-star daughter team.” Hollywood’s go-to Asian dad has taken on a paternal role for a bevy of powerhouse talent — mostly women — including Awkwafina in “The Farewell” and Sandra Oh in “Meditation Park.” But 40-plus years into his career, he hardly feels typecast. read more…
[Digital Spy] Mulan star Tzi Ma on the film’s Disney+ launch, activism, and playing Asian fathers on screen
Mulan’s release is just days away now, after three delays. September 4 is the film’s fourth official release date. “These dates are etched in my mind,” Tzi Ma says. “I know every date. March 27th. July 24th. August 21st. That’s the chronology.”
It has been a long wait.
The actor – who plays Mulan’s father in the highly-anticipated Disney+ film – is in Vancouver, sitting in an unfurnished home. He has finished his 14-day quarantine and is getting ready to shoot another Asian-led project, a reboot of the 1970s show Kung Fu. read more…
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