Renowned Chinese director Zhang Yimou's first martial arts hit Hero will debut in the United States after a wait of two years.

The movie's US promoter, Miramax, has prepared a grand opening ceremony Wednesday at Hollywood's famous Arclight Theater, when the film's leading actors, Jet Li and Donnie Yen, will team up to promote the movie.

The film was graded as PG-13 in the US, which means American children under thirteen are not allowed to see the film without their parents.

Zhang Yimou's latest martial arts hit, House of Flying Daggers, is scheduled to premiere in the US in December.

(CRI August 17, 2004)