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NOOOOOOOOOO, PLEASE DON'T DUB!!!
The beauty and elegance of the movie evolved not only from the action or the words...these elements brought merely a body to the movie.
The HEART and SOUL came from each of the actors voices. Their voice inflections..the pauses between the dialogues...the tone in their delivery...the sounds that they made, as each one of them conveyed their inner most emotions.
CTHD will not be the same with other peoples voices...

It is an art work..perfect!
To dub it, is to take a Picasso, or a Matisse, and re- arranged it so people can understand it better.
Sometimes, humanity are better off not understanding everything...in order for them to appreciate the true wisdom and power that an art brings.

Sony classic:
Why the need to make a hollywood version at all?
I think it is about time for Americans to realized that there are tremendous amounts of incredible, entertaining, provocative films out there. It's about time America become less self involved, and for once allow themselves to learn from the other great directors and writers from all over the world.

If Sony is really smart..they will use Zhang Ziyi's popularity to advertise "THE ROAD HOME"...director by Zhang Yimou...here in the united states.
We already know for a fact that women will go and watch it because it's a love story...men will watch it because of Ziyi.

Sony can do a media blitz with her..the talk shows (Letterman, Leno etc.) she can go with a translator.
Trust me..she doesn't even have to say much..she can giggle her way through the interview and i promise you, men are going to watch the movie...well, right after they pick themselves up from the floor and put their tongue back in there mouth ..then they will crawl to their nearest movie theaters...I ASSURE YOU THIS WILL LITERALLY HAPPEN !!!

Does Sony really believe that the reason why men of all ages, from various socioeconomic backgrounds, went back to see CTHD 10 times or more because of the love story? Yeaaaaa Right!!!
They keep going back for one reason and one reason only because of ZHANG ZIYI !!!

And if Sony doesn't believe..then show them this website.

I understand your point of view in regards to allowing the handicapped population have a chance to enjoy the movie. In that respect, then a dub version is acceptable.
My suggestion is that you allow Chow Yun Fat, Michelle Yeo and even the actress that played Jade Fox to do their own characters (given that they all speak English). This will allow a continuity to the characters. The biggest hurdle that you are going to face is trying to find an actress to dub Ziyi's character.
BE VERY CAREFUL with this one...she has a very strong following here in the US and all over the English speaking countries...(almost CULT LIKE FOLLOWING)
If you make a wrong move, Sony will end up with another "PRINCESS MONONOKE"...I THINK MIRAMAX ARE STILL KICKING THEIR OWN ASS WITH THAT ONE!