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Still Need A Prince of Persia Fix After This Weekend? Play Princ...
The Prince of Persia games might not be the first, free video game hero, but they are certainly one of the most well known. The titular prince does free-running and swinging to move up walls and over obstacles in a breathtaking 3D environment. The franchise is one of the longer-running ones and has seen several innovative revamps over the years. To coincide with the prince's first, full-length ...
'Prince of Persia' no pauper worldwide
Powerful opening launches in a handful of key overseas markets on the Memorial Day weekend propelled " Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" to the No. 1 spot on the foreign-theatrical circuit.
The Disney film drew $59 million from 7,100 screens in 47 territories for an early international cume of $87.5 million. Taking second place on the weekend was " Sex and the City 2," which opened on the fore...
Former Military Pro Preps Jake Gyllenhaal for High-Action Role i...
Being an action hero is hard work. Becoming one is even harder. So when Jake Gyllenhaal began preparing for his portrayal of rogue prince Dastan in the upcoming "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time," he knew he'd have to call in the big guns.
"The development of the character was massively physical at first," Gyll...
Event Features the Hollywood Premiere of “Prince of Persia: The ...
BURBANK, Calif. (April, 2010) - In recognition of his remarkable body of work, Sprint (NYSE:S) is pleased to present A Cinematic Celebration of Jerry Bruckheimer on May 17, 2010 in Hollywood. Five Bruckheimer-produced blockbusters will screen in Hollywood during this special event celebrating the producer of some of the most successful motion pictures of the last 35 years. Each screening ...
Walt Disney Pictures Releases Prince of Persia Teaser Poster
Walt Disney Pictures has released the teaser poster for their summer 2010 tentpole film, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. The poster simply states the words "Defy The Future" and features actor Jake Gyllenhaal.
The setting is sixth century Persia. A nefarious nobleman covets the Sands of Time, a legendary gift from the gods that allows its possessor to turn back time. Whoever owns the Sands ...
Why did Disney push back Prince of Persia?
Jim Hill shares some of the theories that he's heard about the change in release dates for this new Jerry Bruckheimer production, which now has "The Sands of Time" shifting from June of 2009 to May of 2010....
Prince of Persia Set Photo Reveals Jake Gyllenhaal
"Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time", the upcoming film based on the video game, is currently filming in Morocco and Just Jared has released the first pictures of Jake Gyllenhaal from the set.
The movie is based Ubisoft's popular video-game series and is set in 9th century medieval Persia, a young adventur...
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Summer 2010 started off with a bang two weeks ago with Iron Man 2 smashing its way onto the silver screen, and this Memorial Day continues the summer blockbuster streak with Disney's Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
Ubisoft's popular video-game series of the same name gets adapted for the big screen in this sweeping fantasy adventure, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Gemma Arterton. The setting is sixth-century Persia. A nefarious nobleman covets the Sands of Time, a legendary gift from the gods that allows its possessor to turn back time. Whoever owns the Sands of Time has the power to rule the world, and this villainous lord would use that power to enslave all of humanity. The only person capable of defeating this tyrant and saving the world is Dastan (Gyllenhaal), a youthful prince. Now, with plucky princess, Tamina (Gemma Arterton), by his side, Dastan will attempt to prevent the Sands of Time from falling into the wrong hands.
If you are one that falls into the preconceived perception that this is "just another video-game movie" you couldn't be further from the truth. Director Mike Newell (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) has skillfully crafted an adventure film with the likes not seen since The Mummy or Indiana Jones.
The set pieces are simply amazing -- taking you back to the days of old by creating a Middle Eastern land that you simply fall in love with.
While being a bit apprehensive at first having leading man Jake Gyllenhaal carrying such a large film on his shoulder, he does an amazing job of making you fully believe he is a "street rat" turned prince. The supporting cast, including the fairly newcomer Gemma Arterton are fully utilized to their potential and are not just fluff to the film. In fact some suprising comic relief comes from method actor, Alfred Molina (Spider-man 2) when needed in just the right places.
Dubbing the last few weeks of May 2010 as Prince of Persia week, Disney has spared no expense trying to get the general movie public's awareness of the movie on high alert.
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Starting on May 17th in Hollywood, California, five previous Jerry Bruckheimer productions were shown to Cinema including, Beverly Hills Cop, Pirates of The Caribbean, and Top Gun, goers before finally showing the new Prince of Persia film;
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During the Weekend of May 22nd, Disney started things off with a bang with parties going on throughout the country to celebrate its release. FlickDirect was lucky enough to attend the kick-off party at the MI-VI in Hollywood, Florida, which was decked out in Middle Eastern fashion and had Bollywood dances to promote the film -- putting on an amazing performance.
Ever since Disney and Producer Jerry Bruckheimer revitalized the adventure genre with Pirates of the Caribbean, they have been looking to strike gold again; while Prince of Persia: The Sand of Time is not at the same level, it is an extremely fun ride that I personally hope warrants a couple of sequels.
If you have some time this memorial day weekend and want to see a film, Prince of Persia: The Sands of time is definitely a great way to spend it.
--Nathan M Rose
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Ubisoft's popular video-game series of the same name gets adapted for the big screen in this sweeping fantasy adventure starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Gemma Arterton. The setting is sixth century Persia. A nefarious nobleman covets the Sands of Time, a legendary gift from the gods that allows its possessor to turn back time. Whoever owns the Sands of Time has the power to rule the world, and this villainous lord would use that power to enslave all of humanity. The only person capable of defeating this tyrant and saving the world is Dastan (Gyllenhaal), a youthful prince. Now, with plucky princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton) by his side, Dastan will attempt to prevent the Sands of Time from falling into the wrong hands.
