Variety reports that mega-producer Jerry Bruckheimer has offered director duties for Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time to Mike Newell. Although Newell directed Four Weddings and a Funeral and Donnie Brasco, we're guessing Bruckheimer is tapping Newell because of his work with Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire. Newell is currently meeting with Disney studio execs this week and an announcement will probably be made shortly thereafter.
The script for Prince of Persia was written by Jeffrey Nachmanoff (The Day After Tomorrow) and PoP creator Jordan Mechner. All we can say at this point is this movie is sounding like a popcorn munching friendly theater experience.
Reader Comments (24)
Posted: Nov 8th 2007 2:34PM (Unverified) said
a good movie based on a game? i can't believe it
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Posted: Nov 8th 2007 2:35PM (Unverified) said
I hope they dont screw this up. It Should make a decent film in the style of the Pirates films.
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Posted: Nov 8th 2007 5:29PM (Unverified) said
ughhhhh, the 2nd and 3rd pirates movies were terrible
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Posted: Nov 8th 2007 2:38PM FredFredrickson said
Common sense is yelling "BOMB!" in my ears, but if it has the same style and occasional wit of the actual Sands of Time game, I'm sold.
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Posted: Nov 9th 2007 10:11AM CommentSystem said
Ethan youre the best for reminding me of tony jaa, him with a beard and longer hair (which he can pull off btw)would be perfect for the prince.
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Posted: Nov 8th 2007 2:43PM NaeemTHM said
Trouble is, Prince of Persia is not a buddy flick. It's just Prince...and traps...
It will seriously suck if they change it up so that Prince has this ragtag group of lozers that follow him around and make silly one-liners.
This is not going to end well.
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It will seriously suck if they change it up so that Prince has this ragtag group of lozers that follow him around and make silly one-liners.
This is not going to end well.
Posted: Nov 8th 2007 2:55PM (Unverified) said
The game itself was very cinematic. I think it could be a great film.
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Posted: Nov 8th 2007 2:50PM Fullmetal Salchemist said
Well, in Sands of Time, he kind of let out a one-liner or two once in a while. He had a kind of Spider-Man vibe to him.
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Posted: Nov 8th 2007 3:22PM freelance said
Out of all the video game movies this one might work because its not
a movie based off of a video game that its concept and plot has been
done in a million movies. All we usually end up getting is another movie
about aliens invading the earth, zombies roaming the earth,
mercanaries and assassins blowing up the earth, or archeologists
exploring the history earth.
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a movie based off of a video game that its concept and plot has been
done in a million movies. All we usually end up getting is another movie
about aliens invading the earth, zombies roaming the earth,
mercanaries and assassins blowing up the earth, or archeologists
exploring the history earth.
Posted: Nov 8th 2007 3:33PM benheck said
Between making movies based off 80's toys (GI Joe - Summer 2009, Thundercats, He-Man + more in the works) and the endless line of greenlit-but-rarely-successful video game movies I'd say Hollywood has officially run out of creativity.
Maybe if the writers get paid more they'll try harder. I still say the sure-fire moola game movie would be Zelda, but unfortunately they'd let Ridley Scott do it and we'd end up with Legend 2.
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Maybe if the writers get paid more they'll try harder. I still say the sure-fire moola game movie would be Zelda, but unfortunately they'd let Ridley Scott do it and we'd end up with Legend 2.
Posted: Nov 8th 2007 3:36PM (Unverified) said
At least it's not the director of Order of the Phoenix. It's got to be the worst one of the series. Co-written by the creator of PoP...should be fine (hope he didn't sell his baby).
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Posted: Nov 8th 2007 3:44PM (Unverified) said
Hahaha, I'm not sure what to make of this. Goblet of Fire was campier than Spider-Man. If this is packed with half as much unintentional hilarity as GOF, hoo-boy...
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Posted: Nov 8th 2007 4:06PM (Unverified) said
Actually, I thought Goblet of Fire was the best of the Harry Potter movies. Then again I feel like none of the movies have done a good job yet. It's ok if you make the movie more than three hours long guys, it seemed to work for LotR.
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Posted: Nov 8th 2007 4:17PM (Unverified) said
You must be kidding me...
All the Harry Potter movies are an ABOMINATION. They're not even close to the books in any shape or form that matters. God the last one reeked of bullsh*t and was a complete disgrace.
PLEASE GOD DO NOT LET THIS HAPPEN.
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All the Harry Potter movies are an ABOMINATION. They're not even close to the books in any shape or form that matters. God the last one reeked of bullsh*t and was a complete disgrace.
PLEASE GOD DO NOT LET THIS HAPPEN.
Posted: Nov 8th 2007 8:15PM (Unverified) said
With all that choice, why'd they have to pick the director of the very worst HP film?
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Posted: Dec 24th 2007 2:02PM (Unverified) said
OK please this movie has to have action and love and setting ans perfect acters JOHN ABRHAM and the princess should be from like middle east andddd good movie please noo pg 13 here !
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