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Jake Gyllenhaal Is Prince in Prince of Persia: Sands of Time

Source:  The Hollywood Reporter
Jake Gyllenhaal will become royalty in his newest project. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor has signed on for the lead role in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. It is also reported that Gemma Arterton has joined the cast as well.

The film revolves around Gyllenhaal's character Dartan, a prince in 6th century Persia who forms an alliance with the princess Tamina (Arterton) to stop a treacherous nobleman from obtaining the Sands of Time, which would allow anyone to rule the world.

Mike Newell is directing from the script by Doug Miro & Carlo Bernard, Jordan Mechner, who created the Ubisoft video games, and Boaz Yakin. Production is slated to begin this July.


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June 3rd, 2008 8:12am
what the fuck I was hoping that Oded Fehr will play that role!!!
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June 1st, 2008 10:15am
Now that I look at some pictures of him, He's not that bad of a choice. I could see him with a thin goatee and baggy white pants. He better appreciate the role he's got though. Don't half-bake it Jakie! We'll be watching you.
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June 1st, 2008 10:11am
They BETTER not screw up Prince of Persia like they did Pirates...OR ELSE!
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May 30th, 2008 8:44pm
David Zandi the real Prince of Persia should've been hired. Disney and Jerry really screwed up this great franchise.
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May 26th, 2008 2:32am
Id like to see a Badass POP, not a broke back one. Anybody else but Gyllenhaal.
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May 23rd, 2008 9:16pm
?
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May 22nd, 2008 6:28am
you kno what? youre right. i think Mike Newell will up and leave mid production and Uwe Boll will pop right in and take over. makes sense. i dont see it going any other way. do you? what about the rest of you guys? think JR is on to something? bring on Boll! yeah!
idiot
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May 21st, 2008 3:01pm
that could change directors have left movie sets before
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May 21st, 2008 2:59pm
mike newell is directing it JR. it says that in the article. do you just read and comment the headlines or are you just an idiot?
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May 21st, 2008 2:47pm
I'm more excited that the story is being written by the REAL writers. I can't wait to see the finished product.
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May 21st, 2008 2:46pm
jake is not in good shape too play him.

jake is not persian

he cant act unless its a sad movie

and this movie will suck even more if boll makes it
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May 21st, 2008 2:39pm
not even a lil bit
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May 21st, 2008 2:34pm
Well I didn't play the game much, but this looks like an interesting movie nonetheless. . . However, I'm not sure Jake Gyllenhaal looks the part of Dartan does he?
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May 21st, 2008 2:20pm
Boooo! Booooo!!
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May 21st, 2008 1:16pm
congrats?
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May 21st, 2008 12:52pm
I BLAME YOU DUMBASS!

see? i can yell via caps lock too
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May 21st, 2008 12:16pm
WHAT WAS THAT
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May 21st, 2008 10:37am
i blame JR for this
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May 21st, 2008 10:32am
i think this casting is a stroke of genius!!!.......wait? i didn't say that, did i? crap, wheres my meds?
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May 21st, 2008 6:31am
agreed marcus, i thought this could have been sweet.
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May 21st, 2008 6:30am
well there goes a chance at this being any good. god damn it. i liked the video games and the idea for an on screen adaptation would have just been awesome. and now its shot to shit. NICE FUCKING WORK!
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May 20th, 2008 6:40pm
eeeeeeewwww oh god, mum thought i was watching something sick.... but this is totally screwed up... srsly, this is totally screwed up... They are absolute damn tosspots... The only film i EVER liked jake in was Darko, and thats all i'll remember him... oh wait, scrub that.... there was also Jarhead, but that wasn't really a movie was it?
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May 20th, 2008 6:30pm
wtf this will be the gayest movie of all time. why don't they get uwe boll to direct the film while there at it. jake looks nothing like the prince its like getting mr rogers to do the film and yeah thats kinda fucked up cause he never had a name
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May 20th, 2008 6:05pm
This is gay. He only has one expression (his boring, unexcited, almost depressed face look) which will drive me nuts in this movie. I just don't know him acting Persian lol. He's well...white...and would sound nothing like he should...Jake's lips don't move when he talks so this will be weird. I'm not saying he sucks or whatever just that he doesn't seem fit for the role. But I guess kudos to him anyway.
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May 20th, 2008 5:38pm
Jake Gyllenhaal playing the prince wow lol
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May 20th, 2008 5:22pm
Sure, fine, whatever, clock.
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May 20th, 2008 5:02pm
WTF OH MY GOD *dies* I love Jake.. and I love Prince of Persia. And to answer jmt the Prince has always had a westernized look (after all he's got blue eyes, in the first game ever he was even blonde). I find this casting strange BUT it all has to do with how they pull it off; at first I also thought Heath Ledger wasn't a good choice for Joker and just look at how that worked out... ;)
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May 20th, 2008 4:34pm
all i can say is HUH wha uhhh huh
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May 20th, 2008 4:31pm
A completely white guy playing a Persian, Why doesn't that make any sense.;)
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May 20th, 2008 4:31pm
FUCKING GAY!! He CAN'T play this part it's against nature, and by the way The Prince NEVER had a name in the games. In a way I could maybe see Johnny Depp playing the Prince and Hugh Jackman Play the Prince in the 2nd and 3rd if you just look at the cover art for the games.
Not saying they should, just making a suggestion.
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