New Zealand filmmaker Niki Caro, director of Disney's upcoming live-action 'Mulan,' says the enduring lack of leadership opportunities made available to women in Hollywood is simply "horrific." ...

The updated version has Yifei Liu taking over the role. The film is directed by Niki Caro, who says she wanted to remain faithful to the history of "Mulan" while offering audiences something ...

Looking toward a projected $80-million domestic theatrical opening, the Niki Caro-directed epic was also set to have a massive premiere in China, the second-largest international market for the ...

Niki Caro is the New Zealand-based writer and director of Whale Rider, the mythic story of a little Maori girl who could ride whales, which nabbed an Oscar nomination for its 12-year-old star.

Niki Caro is known for telling women's stories. In such movies as "Whale Rider," about a 12-year-old Maori girl who dreams of becoming her tribe's first female chief, and "North Country," based on ...

Joining Kathryn Bigelow, Patty Jenkins, Gina Prince-Blythewood, Mimi Leder and the Wachowski siblings among women responsible for notable action features, Aussie director Niki Caro (Whale Rider ...

Caro: I think there’s going to be an enormous ... that there’s some chemistry between them. Niki does such a great job at showcasing emotion onscreen. Even your character had this small ...

Gal Gadot and Matthias Schoenaerts set to star in the World War II thriller "Ruin" with "Mulan's" Niki Caro on board to direct. "Ruin" topped Hollywood's Black List in 2017 and was written by Kaz ...

New Zealander Caro got unlucky with her live-action Mulan remake, when its 2020 theatrical release was delayed and eventually scuttled by the pandemic, leaving the epic’s spectacular visuals to ...

"I knew Jennifer was the only actress for the role," director Niki Caro tells PEOPLE Benjamin VanHoose is a Staff Editor on the Movies team at PEOPLE. He has written about entertainment and ...