Prince of Persia

[Rappy Veteran]

Leads Get Cast

Following rumour on the internet several weeks ago (started by Latino Review), Variety has now confirmed that Jake Gyllenhaal will play the lead in Mike Newell's Prince of Persia, based on the popular computer game series created by Ubisoft. Gemma Arterton, continuing her rise to fame after St Trinian's and Quantum of Solace, has also been cast in the film.

In Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Gyllenhaal will play Dastan, a prince of Persia (naturally) in the sixth century who must defeat an evil nobleman and stop him getting his hands on The Sands of Time, a gift from the gods that has the power to reverse time and can give its possessor the power to rule the world. Basically, it's a big, fancy egg-timer. Arterton will play a spunky exotic princess who aids him in his quest.

All suggestions are that Disney is hoping that Persia will fill the adventurous, and highly profitable, gap left by Pirates of the Caribbean. This has many of the same ingredients: traditional semi-fantastical setting, family appeal, lots of scope for set pieces, a currently little-known Brit actress who could go stellar. Can it echo the Pirate franchise's multi-billion dollar success?

[Bant Veteran]

this should be interesting... With darker hair and some styling they could pass for very "exotic" looking Persians... I guess... lol.

[Neo003]

Since when did Arabian look's like white american, I really dont' get it.

[zeroday]

Shouldn't the actor and actresses both be darker skinned? Its kinda silly to have someone playing this role and be white skinned.

[Rappy Veteran]

Alfred Molina and Sir Ben Kingsley have been cast in Disney's action fantasy film Prince Of Persia, according to Variety.

The British pair will join Jake Gyllenhaal and Gemma Arterton in director Mike Newell's adaptation of the popular Ubisoft video game series.

Molina will play Sheik Amar, a mentor to Gyllenhaal's Prince Dastan.

The story centres on a prince who tries to prevent the Sands of Time, an artifact that can reverse time, from falling into the hands of an evil nobleman.

Filming on Prince Of Persia is scheduled to begin next month in the UK and Morocco. Pirates Of The Caribbean's Jerry Bruckheimer will act as producer

[tiagosilva29]

Since when did Arabian look's like white american, I really dont' get it.

Shouldn't the actor and actresses both be darker skinned? Its kinda silly to have someone playing this role and be white skinned.

Persians aren't Arabs... but why you guys look surprised at this thing? The film industry does this since the beggining. Laurence Olivier played Othelo, for XML's sake. :p

[Pallab]

That guy doesnt bear resemblence to the prince. But well makeup men can sometimes do wonders.

[Rappy Veteran]

Ben Kingsley has been cast as the villain in Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer's upcoming movie adaptation of the videogame Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. The fantasy adventure project also stars Jake Gyllenhaal, new Bond girl Gemma Arterton, and Alfred Molina, and is being directed by Mike Newell (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire). Kingsley plays Nizam, who plots to kill his brother King Shahrman and blame it on young Prince Dastan (Gyllenhaal) so he can take the throne. Arterton plays the princess Tamina. Shooting is scheduled to start in July. Sir Ben will next be seen in The Love Guru, 50 Dead Men, The Wackness, Elegy, and Transsiberian. He is currently shooting Martin Scorsese's drama Shutter Island, with Leonardo DiCaprio.

[zeroday]

^ I think he fits the part perfect.

[Pretend]

Disney has announced that they will be pushing the big screen adaptation of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time back to May 28th 2010, from it?s previously announced June 19th 2009 release date. The old date was one week before Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. The good news is that the new date is part of Memorial Day weekend, which will give the film a four day opening. The bad news is that the movie will now have to contend with Shrek Goes Fourth, which opens one week prior, and Marvel?s Thor, which is scheduled to hit theaters one week later.

Prince of Persia is an action adventure video game which follows an adventurous prince who teams up with a rival princess to stop an angry ruler from unleashing a sandstorm that could destroy the world. Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal) must join forces with Tamina (Gemma Arterton), a feisty and exotic princess, to prevent a villainous nobleman from possessing the Sands of Time, a gift from the gods that can reverse time. Alfed Molina and Ben Kingsley co-star. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire helmer Mike Newell is directing under producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Persia began filming at the beginning of July in Morocco.

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[Rappy Veteran]

I was waiting for some new news of this project.

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First Shot from Set

[Wildies]

he is looking good really as Prince...

[clx]

YEah, i have to admit he looks good as the prince, this should be an interesting movie

[plan-9]

Prince of persia? More like prince of seattle 1993.

[Raa]

Looks good, hopefully with Jerry at the helm this won't go wrong!!

[BilliShere]

man the dude really fits the part. he just needs to tone those abs a bit more..

[bob_loblaw]

Since when did Arabian look's like white american, I really dont' get it.

Since when did a white man look like a black man? Since Hollywood baby...

[qdave]

from the set pics he looks quite good. c ouldnt tell that from his normal photos :D

[fr33k]

I didn't realize Jake Gyllenhaal was that big.

when I saw the photo I thought holy crap they must be pumping him with some kind of super HGH.

Jake Gyllenhaal = 6' (1.83 m) tall

Reese Witherspoon = 5' 1?" (1.56 m)

[shajiby]

wow its looking alrite!

[Rappy Veteran]

Defamer has the first photo of Ben Kingsley as Nizam in Mike Newell?s big screen adaptation of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. In the film, Kingsley kills his brother, King Shahrman of Persia, and puts the blame of the murder on the King?s son, Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal). Nizam claims the throne and seeks the mysterious Sands of Time in his efforts to take over the world

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First Stills

[Konstanov]

Since when did Arabian look's like white american, I really dont' get it.

Since Persians are Aryan and not Arab.

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First Footage