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Genre :

Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Release Date :

June 16, 2009

Director :

Mike Newell

Starring :

Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley, Alfred Molina, Toby Kebbell

Jake Gyllenhaal and Gemma Arterton Up for 'Prince of Persia'

May 21, 2008 03:05:57

Answering to the earlier speculation about the offering of "Prince of Persia" to the Hollywood leading actor , it is now confirmed that the "" star will be the Persian prince in the video game adaptation movie "". Joining the 27-year-old in the cast ensemble is the "" actress .

In the movie, the co-star of in "" will be taking the role of Dastan, while the "" star will portray the feisty princess Tamina. Together, they will team up with "" 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 10:04:58

Following the rebuttal to 's rumors, a new speculation regarding who will be tackling the top role in the action adventure film "" surfaces. According to Latino Review, the "" actor 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 in "" 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 09:04:00

Earlier, the "Pirates of Caribbean" hunk 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 12:03:34

The Walt Disney Pictures' film "" has signed the "" and "" 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 04:12:52

The fate of Walt Disney Pictures' "" now positively lies in the hands of "" Mike Newell. Confirmation on the British filmmaker's involvement in the project came from producer Jerry Bruckheimer's mouth during a "" 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 02:11:07

It turns out that Michael Bay won't be the one taking care of Walt Disney Pictures' "" despite the previous heavy publication. Variety has just revealed that an offer to assume the directing duties has been made to "" 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 01:04:16

This 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 "", 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 "", which is set to hit theaters on July 4 this year.

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