Jeff Vice, from Deseret Morning News, talks about the release of Hero in the U.S. in his article: 'Hero' finally opening in U.S. after being held for 3 years. He mentions that Hero was originally released in 2001 under the name "Ying xiong" and was nominated for Best Foreign Feature by the Academy Awards. This marks the first martial arts film for director Zhang Yimou .Vice quotes Yimou saying "I am not a martial-arts filmmaker. So I had to convince people to take a chance on me and on the movie." Vice explains how "'Hero' has some things in common with 'Crouching Tiger.'" The both the fight choreographer, Yuen Wo-ping, and the soundtrack composer, Tan Dun, on worked on these two films. He also talks about the challenges Yimou faced when directing his first martial arts film. He admitted that "To make an action film was quite a challenge for [him]." He even got help from Quentin Tarantino.
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It's interesting to know that such a successful film took as long as three years to release in the U.S
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