Jake Gyllenhaal is The Prince of Persia, says Hollywood Reporter

Why not do something daring, Hollywood, and cast someone ethnically appropriate to the region?

Jake Gyllenhaal was also the star of the Aqua Man sequel, after Vince was holding out for more money.

"Brokeback motherf*cking Aqua Man!"

Let's hug it out bitch



Also, I don't think people on the webnets watch that show.

I was hoping for Pedro from Napolean Dynamite...

What up with the Orlando hate????

You know Legolas could kick all of your asses!

Um, Jake does have the look for the role, and the body i suppo

I don't see what the problem is here.

Sure he hasn't been in any action films but before Brokeback he wasn't in any gay cowboy films and from what I hear he did a fantastic job. He wasn't in any war movies before Jarhead and he did a damn fine job. He wasn't in any "demented, mental teenager" movies before Donnie Darko and he did outstanding.

I think Joystiq could possibly be the online capital for rampant negative unfounded speculation in every aspect of entertainment.

Looking strictly at the picture, I would have guessed the rabbit..

or Jena Malone...

Wow...just wow. I guess this looks normal to the movie makers in Hollywood, but I am very offended. There are plenty of Persian actors out there looking for acting roles that would have loved to star in this movie. One actor in particular that would have been perfect...you know who I'm taking about.

I'm telling you....the casting directors these days are on crack. Why do these awful people get paid for casting the wrong people in movies. It's like if they made a movie called "The King of Africa" starring Jimmy Fallon.

...


Leave it up to Disney to pick someone who's not even of middle eastern descent to play a character of middle eastern descent. Genius.

O come on...a actor's job is to master the role and i don't see plenty of persians anywhere...but Jake is looking pretty persian to me. The movie isn't goin to be done in a less than a year so that's enough time for training, excercising. I have a good gut feeling about this movie, usually there right.

C'mon people.

The fact that this is a Disney produced movie and Jerry *Asshat* Bruckheimer is directing it should be more then enough evidence to tell you that this movie is not going to be what us Prince of Persia fans are hoping for.

Adding Jake Gyllenhaal to this mountain of crap is by no means going to make this movie any better or worse.

My guess is they picked him to sweeten the stench on this stinker and get some Gyllenhall fans to come to see it when it opens.

Personally, I really like Gyllenhall. I think he is a fine actor but I don't think he's the right choice for this movie. I would've liked to have seen possibly a new face for this role and someone who is actually of Middle Eastern descent.

Oh well, a Prince of Persia fan can still dream of proper movie. *sigh*

I think its absolutely hilarious that a jewish guy is playing a persian. The iranians would love that...

Disney please drop Jake and hire the real Persian Prince, David Zandi. This guy was born to play this role.