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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 8:37AM zkey14 said

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Uncanny.
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 6:04PM (Unverified) said

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He's too freakin' white. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that the character is Arabic. He's the Prince of Persia, not the Emo of Sherman Oaks.
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Posted: Aug 13th 2008 2:05AM (Unverified) said

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Arabs =/= Persians.
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 8:39AM WPstart said

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He's not too bad but I always imagined that a live action prince would be much hotter. He looks too bubbly and not strong. I guess there's always post-production that could improve him?
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 8:52AM Spunky Monkey 190906 said

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I kinda expected the prince to be less muscle bound and more defined, this guy doesn't look like he could run up a wall to save his life ¬_¬
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 9:16AM Grey Acumen said

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the arms and shoulders aren't that bad, but he really does need to pound out a couple hours of ab crunches and stuff for a few weeks before I'm willing to give him a pass for the part.
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 12:17PM zachavm said

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Are you guys freak'n kidding me? How is the American standard for conditioning so high for movies and so low for ourselves? The guy's got a vein running the length of his arm. I'd say he's effectively ripped.
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Posted: Aug 14th 2008 12:39PM (Unverified) said

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I agree, too bubbly. Ever since I saw the bubble boy I can't watch any movie with this putz, all I can think of is either him bouncing around a palace in a bubble or him sucking on the other prince in the next cell.
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 4:28PM (Unverified) said

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Oh yeah, cos none of us have veins in our arms...

Do curls for about 3-4 weeks and you'd get a vein like that showing.

Although more importantly my problem with this actor is his face. He's great for roles like donny darko and jarhead, real people, but he just looks a little bit...goofy maybe? I dunno, not quite right, not quite cool enough.

Plus the Prince is supposed to be lean and rely on skill and acrobatics, not huge muscles.

But as long as its acted well i couldnt care less about those things in all honesty. (although the chances of good acting being allowe to show through in a video game movie are virtually non-existant)
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 8:39AM chdude3 said

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OMG he's dreamy. I might have to take down my Damon Baird poster and replace it with this!
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 8:59PM heypaul said

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I wish I knew how to quit him!
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 8:43AM Dr said

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I'm actually impressed, and Sands of Time was pretty much my favourite game ever. So that's good.
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 8:45AM CommentSystem said

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not bad, now can he re-do the whole spiderman series too?
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 8:51AM Spunky Monkey 190906 said

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Dunno, doesn't look convincing to me. Also looks like he's showing off, 'look at me, I'm so hot, you're just jealous that you are not".
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 10:45AM (Unverified) said

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Someone's got an inferiority complex, huh?
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 10:52AM Spunky Monkey 190906 said

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lol, not at all, but its the smug look and the way hes posing as he walks. Lmao
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 11:06AM (Unverified) said

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I guess he's really nailing the character then. =)
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 11:09AM Spunky Monkey 190906 said

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In that respect, yeh, maybe, lol, still doesn't change the fact he looks too beefed up in that pic
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 12:59PM Roto13 said

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He's holding some (possibly fat) woman's hand in that picture. I don't think he's really showing off in it. :P
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 1:35PM (Unverified) said

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@ Roto13
that fat chick is Reese Witherspoon
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 8:28PM (Unverified) said

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Give the guy a break! He's just squinting because its bright out.
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 8:35PM Spunky Monkey 190906 said

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Lmao 10/10
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 8:52AM AwesomeTown said

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Looks the part, but all I seem to picture in my head now is that look and his voice in Bubble Boy. Doesn't seem right.
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 11:58AM XLM said

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bubble vato
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 8:54AM oryan707 said

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He look's sexy enough..where was that body in Brokeback mountain? hello!?!

But I'm disappointed they didn't pick someone middle-eastern to play , you know...the prince of PERSIA! I was impressed with hollywood when i first heard they were going to do POP because of the ethnic diversity implied in the title. Casting white actors for non-white roles is so 1960's hollywood. It makes no sense.
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 9:45AM foxhound said

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Just out of curiousness, do you have any suggestions for a replacement "Persian" actor? :]
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 10:21AM (Unverified) said

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What about Oded Fehr? He seems pretty (and Persia-esque). Just not sure about his age factor.
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 10:29AM (Unverified) said

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Um, the Prince of Persia in the video game was a white guy. heh
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 10:20PM (Unverified) said

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I think Luke Goss, who played King Xerxes in One Night With King, did a great job as a someone who wasn't born in the Middle East (he was actually born in Europe). So there is hope for Jake.
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 12:40PM (Unverified) said

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Well, here's some round about logic for you:

There was a SNL digital short called "I ran (so far away)" that was a play on that I Ran song, but they were singing about Iran (the country) and the president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. In the video, Jake Gyllenhaal was compared to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as being a look-alike.. and as we all know, Iran is sitting on top of the ancient kingdom of persia, so there you have it.

:D
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 8:57AM koehler83 said

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I'm gonna have to pass on this one, lest it blemish my staunch record of heterosexuality.
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 9:04AM Zombienutz said

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He is not bad, but I still think his face looks goofy.
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 9:10AM (Unverified) said

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Doesn't look very Persian to me.
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 9:25AM (Unverified) said

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What does Persian look like to you ?
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 9:58AM dbvii said

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C'mon man, even the Prince in the games didn't look Persian
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 1:21PM (Unverified) said

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Brodi - Since Persia was part of asia, an asian. Or if you want to be really specific an Iranian since Persia used to be the name for Iran in the west.
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 4:15PM krizoitz said

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Seeing as how Iranians are not Asian or Arab but ethnically Caucasian, this seems about right.

To see what Iranians (at least some) look like, check out the athelte bios from http://nbcolympics.com. Jake could fit in actually.
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 6:22PM (Unverified) said

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Nah dude, I'm Syrian, and I have plenty of Persian friends and I'm pretty sure there's no predefined middle eastern "look". He can pass off as persian. I mean, all you really need is that facial hair and chest hair...and you're good to go.

And to krizoitz, you made a distinction between arabs and iranians, and went on to say iranians are ethnically Caucasian. The semitic race can be considered caucasian too(which includes jews and arabs), so what you said basically makes no sense.
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 9:11AM juju187 said

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queer as folk
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 9:15AM (Unverified) said

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That's probably as close as we're gonna get with a real actor. I'm not holding my breath though. Honestly I couldn't really care less how identical he is to the original, all that really matters is that the movie stays true to the story.
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 9:31AM (Unverified) said

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I guess one thing that he could do to look more like the Prince of Persia is not be a white guy.
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 9:34AM SugarDaddy said

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Ha. Ya. You think they could have gotten a Persian... but given the whole US-Iran climate, it's clearly a marketing decision to use Jake.

Does anyone think this movie is going to be any good anyway?
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 9:39AM BoBsS said

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Yeah no he doesn't look very persian at all.

I would imagine a smaller less buff, but more ripped actor since in the games, the prince isn't buffed at all.

Isn't this also going to be a Disney movie?
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 9:46AM Erluti said

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His hair just seems wrong. Too much scruff and his hair looks fake.
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 9:56AM JustinVincible said

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Very disappointing that the main character isn't Middle Eastern. As many actors as they're are in Bollywood, they couldn't find ONE?

First Tom Cruise as the last samurai, now this...
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 10:13AM Vcize said

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"First Tom Cruise as the last samurai, now this..."

What the hell are you talking about? The whole point in that story was that he was a white European guy who defected.
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 10:21AM zsavior said

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Thing is Tom Cruise wasn't a Samurai he was an American Soldier who was captured and accepted his captures ways as a way towards redemption.

This they actually want you to believe he is a Persian Prince. Thing is I can't judge the movie from some pic of him dressed up, I would have to actually see his mannerisms and hear dialogue and such. But I don't think Jack Gyllenhaal can ever hope to really pull this off. So it is up to writing and effects..... Oiy.
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 10:29AM (Unverified) said

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Did you watch the last samurai, or did you just look at the cover?

Tom Cruise was never meant to be Japanese, he was a American that gets captured

You should read a book before you judge its cover

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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 10:00AM (Unverified) said

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Damn can someone give me the number to his personal trainer? I need him badly :P
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Posted: Aug 12th 2008 10:29AM (Unverified) said

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His personal trainer is Wolfgang Puck.
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