Jun Yu plays Cricket in the live-action ‘Mulan.’ (Photo: Brett Erickson) Jun admitted that he watched the 1998 animated movie before he started filming to get a better sense of Cri-Kee.

Much of the comedic relief in the animated Mulan comes from the main character’s two sidekicks, Mushu and Cricket. As we’ve known throughout production, Mushu isn’t included in the live ...

In the animated movie, Mulan's grandmother gives Cri-Kee the cricket to her as a good luck charm ahead of her session with the matchmaker. Here's Cri-Kee in 1998's "Mulan." ...

Guests looking for a place to get tea or coffee on the new Disney Treasure cruise ship can head to the Jade Cricket Café.

One of Mulan's comrades in war is named Cricket. Cricket turns out to be one of the soldiers you care the most about. Disney The character is a nod to Cri-Kee, the good luck cricket Mulan's ...

Meet Jun Yu, the Actor Behind Mulan's Lovable Cricket: 'It's Really Brave to Have Heart' "When we watched movies and films, I never saw anybody like me," he says. "It was like out of sight, out of ...

Different: No Mushu, No Cricket Mulan’s two animal sidekicks from the animated movie, Mushu and Cricket, won’t make it into the live-action version.

Since Niki Caro’s Mulan has been in development, the movie has been drawing a clear line between the 1998 animated hit and musical and its new badass and action-packed PG-13 version. But now ...

The story of Chinese warrior "Mulan" is familiar, but Disney's live-action film makes plenty of changes from the 1998 animated original. Let's review.