Kung Fu'd

Jet Li, don't be a Hero: Miramax bought Zhang Yimou's masterpiece for $20 million two years ago. Maybe you'll see it, maybe you won't.

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• Motion Picture Production and Distribution
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• Kevin Kasha
• Martial Arts

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It's a good question for which there is no great answer. Kasha says, "Harvey loves these movies" and insists that "Hero will be coming to a theater near you, it's just a matter of when." Till then, you can always buy Hero or Shaolin Soccer or The Legend of Zu--or just about any Asian movie Miramax owns but hasn't released--on DVD, and they won't cost you $20 million. Or even 20 bucks.