Saturday, October 26, 2002

Systran Translation From Diario Online

Will the scenario of CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON be repeated at the Oscars this year? By Marc Gadoury

HERO, a drama epic carried out by Zhang Yimou (WIVES AND CONCUBINES), will represent China for the next official reception of the Oscars which will be held on March 23, 2003, in Los Angeles. If the film is retained by the members of the Academy, HERO could be in competition in the category of best foreign film.

HERO puts in the high-speed motorboat large Asian film stars, that is to say Jet Li (THE ONE), Maggie Cheung (IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE), Tony Leung (IN THE MOOD FOR COILS), Zhang Ziyi (CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON) and Donnie Yen (BLADE II). The film was produced by Bill Kong (CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON). The full-length film would have cost nearly 30 million to be produced. Miramax will distribute film in North America and the film would be presented in Los Angeles by the end of the year.

The film will recall the history of the first emperor of China which becomes the target of a plot aiming to assassinate it. In 2000, CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON of Ang Lee, another Chinese méga-production, had received 10 nominations with the Oscars in addition to leaving with four trophies of which one was the Oscar of best foreign film.

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