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Jake as Persia Prince Aug. 11, 2008
Source: Just Jared   by: Dave Davis

The movie's release date may have been pushed back to 2010, but that hasn't prevented Jake Gyllenhaal from getting into enviable physical shape for the production of PRINCE OF PERSIA, currently shooting in Morocco.

Mike Newell (HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, DONNIE BRASCO) is directing the flick, based on the popular videogame series. I haven't played any of the games since the original side-scroller, which resulted in many plunges into spiked pits, but I assume the movie will have plenty of daring leaps, sword fights, mystical happenings, and sand.

Just Jared caught some pics of Jake on the set in half-costume, click to check 'em out!

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Extra Tidbit: Is it me or does Jake look a bit more scruffy barbarian than Persian royalty?

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luke319 on Aug 12 2008, 8:54:03 PM writes:

And those are some of the reasons why most game adaptations don't work. However most of those arguments also hold true for comic books and we've seen how successful those can be as long as they find the right balance between respect for the source material and artisic license. As with any project though it depends largely on the talent involved. Newell directed Goblet of Fire which managed to be not only a financial and critical success but also please most of the fans; while Harry Potter may be a world apart from Prince of Persia it still shows that he knows how to handle a good adaptation.
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DiggidyDave on Aug 12 2008, 8:40:36 PM writes:
I DUNNO?
movies made from games do more harm than good I feel...almost all of the time they get crappy budgets, directors (Uwe Boll to name one)and cast...even something like this with the great cast and the budget and the people behind it...the story still gets watered down for 90 or 100 minutes from the long hours it took you to beat that game...if they were to make features out of an interactive medium animation is where they should start and finish...with animation you control everything...the camera the fancy moves that some high priced actor or stuntie can't pull off...and animation stays truer to the asthetic of the game than live-action...cause you have to change certain things for comfort or for cost...I mean are we going to see him do some of the finishing moves and flips and wall walkings in this?? And does he bend or reverse time like in the game?? cause you lose the fundamentals of the game you lose out in the theatre watching Jake "should have been Spidey" Gyllenhaal prancing around and just stabbin people
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luke319 on Aug 12 2008, 6:10:41 PM writes:

I actually think this film has quite a lot going for it. Its got a solid supporting cast, I mean Ben Kingsley and Alfred Molina? That's a huge step up from Uwe Boll or Paul W.S. Anderson crap. Plus its being directed by Mike Newell, an incredibly versatile director who's made such awesome films as Donnie Brasco and Enchanted April. The final draft of the screenplay was written by Carlo Bernard and Doug Miro who wrote the underrated war movie, The Great Raid. To top it all of the film's got a $150 million budget which is about three times as big as most of these movies get. Put it all together and it looks like this could be a pretty decent film.

I'm not trying to say this'll do for videogame movies what TDK or Iron Man have done for comics, but hey you've got to coem out with your Spider-Man's and Hellboy's first and work your way up, right?
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gambitnightwing on Aug 12 2008, 3:15:12 PM writes:
HMMM...
Cool I guess. Not a big fan of the game though...
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SeymourClearly on Aug 12 2008, 8:39:37 AM writes:

I'm not a Jake Gyllenhaal fan, but you have to give the dude credit. He definitely looks the part and got into some great shape for the role. Whether the movie is good or not is another story!
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HessenRoots on Aug 12 2008, 8:05:52 AM writes:

Looks the part but I have zero expectations for this.

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neon66 on Aug 12 2008, 5:17:10 AM writes:

Jake definitely looks the part, let's just hope it's not a dissapointing script he's dealing with. Other than that, bring it the f*ck on!!

P.S.: Dave, could you put up an image of Warrior Within or Two Thrones instead of that sh*tty Sands of Time one... the resemblance might be more visible. Peace!
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Jaybro7 on Aug 12 2008, 3:47:55 AM writes:

So let me get this straight. It's alright for Angelina Jolie to play an Indian, or lets say, Cate Blanchett to play a FUCKING GUY, a Russian etc etc. But Jake can't play a Persian? I really dont understand all the dislike.

Why is it okay for people who arent American to play American but its not okay for Americans to play something different.

Either way, look at that above picture. Thats the motherfucking Prince of Persia. With this and Max Payne, it seems video game adaptations might actually get some love.
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casketmouth on Aug 12 2008, 2:45:41 AM writes:

isn't the prince supposed to be arab???
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Creasy on Aug 12 2008, 2:08:53 AM writes:

Wow, I didn't believe in Jake at all for that role, but this picture shows: He looks fucking awesome and exactly as he should be for that character. Great stuff.
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