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Genre :
Action, Adventure, FantasyRelease Date :
May 28, 2010MPAA Rating :
PG-13Director :
Mike NewellStarring :
Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley, Alfred Molina, Toby Kebbell
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'Prince of Persia' Won't Feature Sand Monsters
November 05, 2009 04:11:38Giving first looks at the magical dagger, Jake Gyllenhaal's Dastan, Gemma Arterton's Tamina and the action-packed adventure they are in, the newly-released official trailer for "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time" also showed a lack of demonic creatures. In an interview with IGN, creator Jordan Mechner confirmed that "there are no sand monsters in the movie."
"For the game, turning everybody in the world into sand monsters was really useful because it created an inexhaustible supply of enemies," the screenwriter explained on the reason why. "But that's a story that's meant to be played with a controller in your hand, and a movie is meant to be shared by an audience. So we didn't want to make a movie about fighting monsters."
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'Prince of Persia' Unveils More Action in International Trailer
November 04, 2009 11:11:41Just hours after Walt Disney Pictures released the first official trailer for "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time", a brand new international trailer for the adventure fantasy has made its way out. This sneak peek offers a different edit from the domestic version and features a number of new footage with more action sequences.
In the mystical lands of Persia, a rogue prince by the name of Dastan finds himself reluctantly joining forces with a mysterious princess named Tamina as the fate of the world is in grave danger. Together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time, a gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world.
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First Trailer of 'Prince of Persia: Sands of Time' Arrives
November 03, 2009 09:11:23The first official trailer for video game adaptation "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time" has just been released by Walt Disney Pictures. First outed by IGN, the sneak peek is later put forth by MySpace. Narrated by Gemma Arterton's Tamina, it features glimpses of Jake Gyllenhaal as Dastan in action as well as offers first look at the magical dagger and what it is capable of.
"Prince of Persia: Sands of Time" follows Dastan, a street urchin in 6th century Persia who after showing valor in battle, is adopted by the king as his heir. Now as the fate of the world is in jeopardy, he must join forces with Tamina, 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 and allow its possessor to rule the world.
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Oncoming Trailer for 'Prince of Persia' Described
October 29, 2009 03:10:35There had been too little footage of "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time" shown so far, but MovieWeb has got the chance to see the nearly-finished trailer for the video game adaptation. Mentioning that creator Jordan Mechner and producer Jerry Bruckheimer themselves introduced the promo video, the site went on with a written description.
The trailer started with a 360-degree shot of Jake Gyllenhaal's Dastan standing on top of a rooftop cathedral cross. The voiceover that follows explained that "the Gods have a plan for Dastan". Then, a shot of Dastan with the mysterious Dagger of Time takes over. The footage moved further by displaying the "unlikely alliance" and possible romance of Dastan and Tamina. Ben Kingsley's Nizam and Alfred Molina's Sheik Amar are also seen.
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No 3-D Release for 'Prince of Persia: Sands of Time'
September 14, 2009 02:09:34Contrary to what has been suggested in a poster promoting upcoming Disney Digital 3-D releases at Disney's D23 fan convention, "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time" won't be screened in 3-D. Walt Disney Pictures came up with the clarification. The mouse house stated the display at the convention is inaccurate and the representative at the expo must have been misinformed.
Coming Soon previously reported on the possibility of the videogame adaptation getting a 3-D screening by pointing out on the poster it came across on the floor of D23 Expo in Anaheim, California. At the time, the site confirmed representatives on the site claimed that "while the film was shot in 2-D, a post process will be applied to allow for 3-D presentations."
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'Prince of Persia' Trailer Shown at Disney's D23
September 12, 2009 12:09:55A look at what seems to be the trailer of "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time" has been presented at the September 11's panel of the D23 Expo for the mouse house's future live-action slate. The trailer was introduced by Walt Disney Studios Chairman Dick Cook as an 'unfinished sneak peek' at the film.
Silas Lesnick of Coming Soon (CS) has written on what the trailer narrated by Gemma Arterton's Princess Tamina has to offer. Revealing that the trailer helps to explain the general storyline of the movie, the site noted that a shot of the magical dagger that gives its bearer the power to travel through time was shown. The trailer also offers footage of Jake Gyllenhaal's Prince Dastan.
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'Prince of Persia' and 'Alice in Wonderland' Among D23's Line-Up
August 20, 2009 03:08:31Exclusive sneak peeks at "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time" and "Alice in Wonderland" will be shown during the D23 Expo. On Wednesday, August 19, the Walt Disney Studios has revealed the matter through a press release for the upcoming event to be held in Anaheim, California from September 10 to 13.
In addition to those two highly anticipated movies, the mouse house will also unveil sneak peeks at its other upcoming movies that include "A Christmas Carol (2009)", "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", "Tron: Legacy" and "Old Dogs". Disney Studios Chairman Dick Cook will present all those previews at The Anaheim Convention Center.
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New 'Prince of Persia' Photos Roll Out
July 27, 2009 04:07:05Empire Online has put forth a series of brand new photos from "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time". Two of the fresh pictures display Jake Gyllenhaal as Prince Dastan and Gemma Arterton as Princess Tamina trying to make their escape.
The first one sees the two drenched from head to toe with water, jumping off from what seems to be a palace. The second one captures them escaping on horseback. In addition to those two images, photos of director Mike Newell and producer Jerry Bruckheimer on the set are also included.
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First Look at Villainous Nizam From 'Prince of Persia: Sands of Time'
July 22, 2009 01:07:39The first official photo of Jake Gyllenhaal as Prince Dastan as well as two posters of "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time" have recently been unveiled, but the promo effort for the video game adaptation is far from finish with the coming out of a new photo. Coming Soon has a first look at Ben Kingsley's villainous character Nizam.
Based on Ubisoft Montreal's 2003 video game of the same name, "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time" follows Dastan, a street urchin in 6th century Persia who after showing valor in battle, is adopted by the king as his heir. Now as the fate of the world is in jeopardy, he must join forces with Tamina, 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 and allow its possessor to rule the world.
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Two 'Prince of Persia: Sands of Time' Posters Jump Out
July 21, 2009 09:07:26Two brand new posters of "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time" have been debuted by Empire. Looking more like a magazine cover rather than an epic adventure set, each of the one-sheets brings up two of the film's main characters, Jake Gyllenhaal's 'rogue prince' Dastan and Gemma Arterton's 'mysterious princess' Tamina.
The two posters are said to be U.K. version since they are released by Empire which base is in London. The one-sheets pair also came out soon after Entertainment Weekly (EW) put out the adventure fantasy's first official photo on their Comic-Con preview issue. The EW's image focuses on exposing Dastan in an action pose.
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First Official Photo of 'Prince of Persia: Sands of Time'
July 18, 2009 09:07:34With Entertainment Weekly (EW)'s Comic-Con preview hitting the newsstands, a brand new photo of "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time" has been unraveled by the magazine. It is the first official picture from the upcoming video game adaptation, and it features Jake Gyllenhaal as Dastan, a sixth-century Persian prince.
Accompanying the photo, EW included a piece of its interview with the leading actor. "I'm tired of taking myself so seriously," the 28-year-old Academy Awards nominee talked about doing his own stunts, like sword-fighting, climbing walls, and jumping off of buildings. "It's nice when a stuntman turns to you and is like, 'Actors don't normally do this.' "
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First Footage From 'Prince of Persia: Sands of Time'
May 11, 2009 09:05:50ABC Network has aired the first look at "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time" during producer Jerry Bruckheimer's appearance on ABC Movie Special and now the video footage of it has made its way out. While Bruckheimer explains the film's plot on the interview, the actual footage from the film are displayed.
The over-one-minute video takes a look at some of lead actor Jake Gyllenhaal's training for his role as Dastan. It also previews extensive footage from the location shooting in the deserts of Morocco. Nearing the end of the video, a clip of commentary from Gyllenhaal is shared, showing him talking about how amazing people put their time and energy for the making of the film.
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Moroccan Set Photos of 'Prince of Persia' Leaked
September 01, 2008 02:09:01Less than a month after the photos of Jake Gyllenhaal as Dastan came out, a bunch of new images are being posted by Korben. The newfound photos bring in the first look into the transformation of Ait Benhaddou into an ancient Moroccan set for the shooting of "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time".
All the six pictures let out are focused on the uniquely designed Moroccan structures with its earth brown and blue colors. Exposing that the set is still under construction, most of the pictures are taken from the distant, giving the idea of how the sixth century Persia will look like in the video game adaptation.
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First Look of Jake Gyllenhaal as 'Prince of Persia' Exposed
August 12, 2008 09:08:53Those who are wondering how Dastan will look like in the live-action adaptation "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time" should wonder no more. Just Jared has posted a series of photos exposing its leading actor Jake Gyllenhaal as the Prince of Persia himself.
The photos reportedly were taken on the set of the Mike Newell-directed action fantasy film in Morocco, North Africa on Monday, August 11, morning. They display topless Gyllenhaal dressed in a full Prince of Persia's costume, while holding hands with his girlfriend Reese Witherspoon. Completing his look as Dastan, the 27-year-old actor is pictured scruffy and sporting his new long hair.
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'Prince of Persia' Pushed Back to 2010
August 01, 2008 09:08:12It looks like that "Prince of Persia" fans have to wait longer to see "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time" the live action adaptation of the popular video games at the big screen. Walt Disney Pictures, the studio producing the action adventure adaptation, have announced that they have decided to move the release date from its original schedule on June 19, 2009 to May 28, 2010.
On the delaying of the schedule, the mouse house do not offer any reason. Still, with the new release date, the Mike Newell-directed film will have a four day opening due to the Memorial Day weekend. Nevertheless, the new date set "Sands of Time" pinned between Mike Myers' "Shrek Goes Fourth", which is scheduled to be released a week prior, and Marvel's "Thor" set to hit the theaters a week after.
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Jake Gyllenhaal and Gemma Arterton Up for 'Prince of Persia'
May 21, 2008 03:05:57Answering to the earlier speculation about the offering of "Prince of Persia" to the Hollywood leading actor Jake Gyllenhaal, it is now confirmed that the "Jarhead" star will be the Persian prince in the video game adaptation movie "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time". Joining the 27-year-old in the cast ensemble is the "Quantum of Solace" actress Gemma Arterton.
In the movie, the co-star of Heath Ledger in "Brokeback Mountain" will be taking the role of Dastan, while the "St. Trinian's" star will portray the feisty princess Tamina. Together, they will team up with "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" helmer Mike Newell to bring the live action movie to the big screen using the script from Doug Miro, Carlo Bernard, Boaz Yakin and Jordan Mechner.
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Jake Gyllenhaal Offered 'Prince of Persia'?
April 09, 2008 10:04:58Following the rebuttal to Orlando Bloom's rumors, a new speculation regarding who will be tackling the top role in the action adventure film "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time" surfaces. According to Latino Review, the "Jarhead" actor Jake Gyllenhaal has been offered with the role of Dastan in the Walt Disney Pictures' movie project.
Review claimed that they got the scoop about the co-star of Heath Ledger in "Brokeback Mountain" from multiple Hollywood sources. Despite stating that Gyllenhaal is fit for the role which requires a lot of physical stunts, the site further suggested that it is likely that Disney may not hire the actor since he hurt his ankle earlier. Still, there are no words coming from either Disney or Gyllenhaal's camp regarding the new rumor.
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Rumors of Orlando Bloom Being 'Prince of Persia' Denied
April 08, 2008 09:04:00Earlier, the "Pirates of Caribbean" hunk Orlando Bloom has been hit with rumors stating that he has been tapped to star in the forthcoming "Prince of Persia" trilogy. However, the speculations apparently held no truth at all as they were quickly being slammed down by Walt Disney Pictures.
It is explained in the latest reports regarding the rumors that when asked for the confirmation about the circulating gossip, Disney have stated that the story is a false one. According to Cinema Blend, their Disney contact has rejected the casting story stating, "I can assure you that there is absolutely no truth to the rumors that have circulated today with regards to Orlando Bloom."
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Heading to Morocco, 'Prince of Persia' Signed Helmer Mike Newell
March 08, 2008 12:03:34The Walt Disney Pictures' film "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time" has signed the "Love in the Time of Cholera" and "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" helmer Mike Newell. According to reports, the 65-year-old British director has been set to shoot the video game adaptation movie in a North African country, Morocco.
The report has been let out by Dune Films company on Wednesday, March 5. Concerning the filming location, Jimmy Abounouom, the Dune Films' representative for the Moroccan shoot, stated, "Producers are always looking for cheap places to shoot and Morocco is one of them." Further, he revealed that the Moroccan filming is expected to start in mid-June.
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Positive, Mike Newell as Prince of Persia Helmer
December 04, 2007 04:12:52The fate of Walt Disney Pictures' "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time" now positively lies in the hands of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" Mike Newell. Confirmation on the British filmmaker's involvement in the project came from producer Jerry Bruckheimer's mouth during a "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" junket held on Monday, December 3, 2007.
"We hired a very interesting director - Mike Newell - who did one of the Harry Potter's and also did Donnie Brasco and he's a very inventive, ingenious director and I think he's going to bring something really special to it," so Bruckheimer told Collider.com. "We have a screenplay, we're just starting to develop the look of it. It'll be unique and fresh."
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Harry Potter 4 Maker Offered Helmer's Chair in Prince of Persia
November 08, 2007 02:11:07It turns out that Michael Bay won't be the one taking care of Walt Disney Pictures' "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time" despite the previous heavy publication. Variety has just revealed that an offer to assume the directing duties has been made to "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" helmer Mike Newell.
The site went on saying the man met Disney execs to discuss the project this week with negotiations being expected to begin shortly. The studio recently was learned to not race to get the flick into production until labor issues are resolved.
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Michael Bay Bows to "Prince of Persia"
April 14, 2007 01:04:16This time, the fate of King Sharaman's son lies in the hand of Michael Bay. Yes, the action filmmaker is reported by IESB.net to have assumed helming duties for "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time", an adaptation of Ubisoft's popular third-person action adventure video game of the same name.
Developed under Walt Disney Pictures banner for a 2009 release, the movie is said to take some elements from the game to use them in building a new story in the vein of "Pirates of the Caribbean" film installments. It is expected to be the next big screen project of Bay after his highly anticipated feature "Transformers", which is set to hit theaters on July 4 this year.
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Reader's Reviews
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