Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (film)

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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
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Directed by	Mike Newell
Produced by	Jerry Bruckheimer Executive: Mike Stenson Chad Oman Patrick McCormick
Written by	Video Game: Jordan Mechner Screenplay: Jordan Mechner Doug Miro Carlo Bernard Boaz Yakin
Starring	Jake Gyllenhaal Gemma Arterton Alfred Molina Sir Ben Kingsley
Distributed by	Walt Disney Pictures
Release date(s)	June 19, 2009^[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is an upcoming 2009 film, based upon the video game of the same name, and will star Jake Gyllenhaal as the titular character.^[2]^[3] The film is currently scheduled for a June 19, 2009 release.^[4]

1 Development
2 Premise
3 Cast
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Development

The film is being produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Mike Newell (of the Goblet of Fire fame). An early draft of the script was written by Jordan Mechner, the creator of the Prince of Persia franchise. According to the film-makers, the film will not be a "beat-for-beat" adaptation, but will combine some "cool" elements from the game to create a "totally new experience" for the viewers. There is currently some speculation that, like the three games (of The Sands of Time trilogy), the film will feature parkour scenes. An early script was reportedly reviewed by two individual sites, but the authenticity of this script has not been confirmed.

[edit] Premise

Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal) is a 6th century prince of Persia who joins forces with a princess called Tamina (Gemma Arterton). Together they try to prevent the Sands of Time, an ancient force of magic that gives its possessor the ability to reverse time, from falling into the hands of an evil vizier, Nizam (Sir Ben Kingsley), who plans to use its powers to take over the world.