Prince of Persia:The Sands of Time

[Project862006]

if they can do a Zelda movie or(Trilogy) that looks this good i would die happy:woot:

[War Party]

Looks pretty cool.

[Sebastos]

if they can do a Zelda movie or(Trilogy) that looks this good i would die happy:woot:

As a diehard Zelda fan, i'd be all for it.

[rashad]

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[Sebastos]

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Stunning. :heart:

[omid17]

soo hott

[Mad Ones]

The special effects and the sexiness of the two leads is pretty impressive. The sets are also beautiful looking. It's not going to be anything more than a fun, swashbuckling, dumb movie, which I'm perfectly fine with.

[Rac]

The trailer was... ok-ish, I guess...

[deathshead2]

Looks like it'll have terrible acting but fantastic action.

That scene with him swinging off the post reminds me of Assassians Creed. Wouldn't be surprised if they start making a movie for hit after this hits big.

[jacobed]

I'm pretty sure the acting will be top notch. Jake, Alfred Molina, and Ben Kingsley are all grade A actors.

[deathshead2]

I'm pretty sure the acting will be top notch. Jake, Alfred Molina, and Ben Kingsley are all grade A actors.I've always found Jake bad, Molina is just alright, and Ben is going full on Bloodrayne from what I can see. Which is to be expected from him. This isn't Gandi, this is a house payment.

[Saint]

Well, it looks a little too jokey for my tastes, and the English accents are curious, but so far there aren't any big red flags. Still undecided on this one.

[deathshead2]

When that sand is all wrapped around his arm he kind of looks like the evil version of himself from PoP3. Foreshadowing maybe?

[Silver Knight]

Trailer was epic.
if they can do a Zelda movie or(Trilogy) that looks this good i would die happy:woot:
That makes two of us.

[Sebastos]

That makes two of us.

Three. :o

[rashad]

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[omid17]

great pics rashad :up:

[Dark Donnie]

Just saw the trailer, I think it looks like grandiose fun! nice mix of playful adventure movie and old style Sinbad sword and sorcery, not sure why the English accent but I don't really give a ****.

Agreed...thought it looked pretty good. Had no expectations really but I was impressed.

[Ratcrawler]

Meh. I was on the fence about this because video game movies are made of fail but Bruckheimer's got a really good track record. I think I'll go with 2012 for my mindless-action-with-epic-scope fix.

[Christopher Nolan]

does someone has link to download the HD trailer?

[Infinity9999x]

Well, it's one deviation away towards "retarded". I haven't seen the film, but the issue is almost everyone spoke in English accents, yes? While it is true that English would never be spoken in the first place, it is absolutely moronic to completely exclude the German roots of the characters. German accents speaking English, as opposed to English accents speaking English makes much more sense in the context of the movie. So even if you cannot be completely accurate for the sake of your audience, you go as close as you can.


That's a different issue altogether, however. I presume you're implying that fantasy precludes a production from taking other aspects of the film seriously? Because, well...that's just another rant waiting to sprout. :o

I actually hadn't seen the film either, but I had heard the issue was that some of the characters spoke with an English Accent while Cruise did nothing to alter his voice.

In that case, it's not a very good setup, because if you're going to have a dialect, all the characters should have the same dialect, unless the script calls for a certain character to have a certain dialect.

However, in regards to the British accent, many movies and plays adopt what we think of as a British or English accent for certain roles, while in reality the actors are just speaking very properly. Using "heightened Language." Take the play Les Liaisons Dangereuses, better known for it's movie counterpart, Dangerous Liaisons. In the play, and in the movie, the actors speak with what sounds like is a British dialect. Again, they're simply speaking in heightened language. Annunciating very clearly, hitting all the consonants, ect. ect. It's that very prim and proper tone of voice that we associate with British, but it's not necessarily British, but simply a style applied to any play that uses heightened language. Like Les Liaisons Dangereuses, which is actually set in France, yet they never use French-accented English in any of the productions.

Now, I can't say if Valkyrie was using this method, but it's a commonly used method in both film and plays when the play or movie uses heightened language.

[SuperAl]

that was awesome

to anyone complainin about accents, go play the game, he sounds exactly the same. If you want something realistic dont see a movie based off a game. Besides if your gonna complain about accents you might as well complain about the fact that they are speaking in english to begin with.

[omid17]

that was awesome

to anyone complainin about accents, go play the game, he sounds exactly the same. If you want something realistic dont see a movie based off a game. Besides if your gonna complain about accents you might as well complain about the fact that they are speaking in english to begin with.amen

[rashad]

Thanks for commenting on the caps omid17!

Downloadable HD links!
480p
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720p
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1080p
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[omid17]

Thanks for commenting on the caps omid17!

Downloadable HD links!
480p
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720p
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1080p
http://largeassets.myspacecdn.com/creative/hd/princeofpersia_trl1/6546546361_1080.movsweet :up:

[lime]

Great shot:
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/5268/pop4q.jpg

[dark_b]

ohhh yeah. money shot after money shot and tons of lens flares. a fun movie for relaxing.

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/3724/popmovtrl1110209qthighw.gif (http://img503.imageshack.us/i/popmovtrl1110209qthighw.gif/)

and ye they speed the camera move. so dont start complaining that its unrealistic.

[dark_b]

a lot of people complaining about blockbusters that look pretty and expensvie. yet i never see those people in threads like Moon. let me guess,it didnt have a blockbuster promotion with posters everywhere. so they dont even know about this movie.i guess TDK and D9 are the only serious good movies that were made in the last 10 years?

[Ace of Knaves]

Looks pretty cool and I rate Jake as an actor, so I'm looking forward to this. And no I don't give a crap about the accents. They didn't have accents in the games to my knowledge

[matrix_ghost]

ohhh yeah. money shot after money shot and tons of lens flares. a fun movie for relaxing.

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/3724/popmovtrl1110209qthighw.gif (http://img503.imageshack.us/i/popmovtrl1110209qthighw.gif/)

and ye they speed the camera move. so dont start complaining that its unrealistic.

I hate it when they do that in trailer in movies although i can understand that there re time restrictions with trailers.
I dunno having been looking forward to this movie for a long time , i found the trailer to be very meh . The sped up camera moves aren't exactly great though i think that it'll be shown properly in the movie. Given the delay i would've thought that they work out the VFX shots better. Oh well.

[thejon93]

People will judge it how they want, maybe they are not into whatever film you reckon deserves more attention, I gather you are either a film student or someone who fancies himself an art critic type, b/c they usually have this notion that joe average is making a huge error by watching the fun stuff with the family etc when they could be watching the latest indie from Somalia that runs 3 hours with no subtitles. Truth is many film fans appreciate all kinds of movies and don't need you or anyone else telling them what they should or shouldn't be doing.
No. I'm just another guy with his own opinions on these kinds of movies. I apologize on how I'm just sick and tired of seeing all of these Hollywood movies turn out to be, at the very most, "good looking movies". Just these kind of movies with beautiful exteriors, but shallow interiors. Just as people may say they're sick of seeing the same old Adam Sandler comedy. I'm sick of seeing the same old Hollywood movie. And this... is another one.

[matrix_ghost]

No. I'm just another guy with his own opinions on these kinds of movies. I apologize on how I'm just sick and tired of seeing all of these Hollywood movies turn out to be, at the very most, "good looking movies". Just these kind of movies with beautiful exteriors, but shallow interiors. Just as people may say they're sick of seeing the same old Adam Sandler comedy. I'm sick of seeing the same old Hollywood movie. And this... is another one.

So in your opinion , what would you have liked to see in the story ?
Just curious ? :yay:

[thejon93]

So in your opinion , what would you have liked to see in the story ?
Just curious ? :yay:
A heart, man. I want to see these characters have a heart. I don't want to see them just play to dazzling VFX shots anymore. Surely, this is an action film and the video game is all action, as well. However, if they're really wanting to make a movie. Why just make it for the fate of only having "dazzling action sequences"? Thanks for the question, man. :yay:

[Ace of Knaves]

You've watched a trailer...you can't really go judging the film and saying it doesn't have a heart by watching the trailer.

It just stinks of sour grapes.

[Eggyman]

Not every film needs to be a masterpiece... light entertainment has its market too, and that's a good thing. If all films were masterpieces, then none of them would be. The bar would be raised as the standard, and the exceptional would then be average.

Plus, I've learned enough on here not to judge a film, for good or bad, by its trailer.

[Eldarion]

The trailer looks great, i'll definitely be seeing this one in the cinema.

[AnorexicBatman]

I wonder if Jerry has considered appeasing the female audience by having Jake rip off his costume piece by piece as it get's damaged all through the movie.


YES. He actually does this in the game.

[BlackLantern]

Im a fan of the games and the trailer looks interesting...still thinking Gylenhalls big ol' melon head is distracting

[BlackLantern]

A heart, man. I want to see these characters have a heart. I don't want to see them just play to dazzling VFX shots anymore. Surely, this is an action film and the video game is all action, as well. However, if they're really wanting to make a movie. Why just make it for the fate of only having "dazzling action sequences"? Thanks for the question, man. :yay:

heart?? really?? this is a video game adaptation we're talking about...in the game, the Prince is portrayed as kind of a vapid bastard until he realizes the **** he's caused

[Hunter Rider]

No. I'm just another guy with his own opinions on these kinds of movies. I apologize on how I'm just sick and tired of seeing all of these Hollywood movies turn out to be, at the very most, "good looking movies". Just these kind of movies with beautiful exteriors, but shallow interiors. Just as people may say they're sick of seeing the same old Adam Sandler comedy. I'm sick of seeing the same old Hollywood movie. And this... is another one.

You don't know that because you have never seen it, cinema has genre's, this is in the same genre as stuff like BTTF and the Indiana Jones movies, they were not deep heartfelt meaning of life movies, these were action adventure films filled with fun and entertainment and likable characters, b/c that is their genre, they are there to entertain viewers who want some escapism, it doesn't mean the same viewers can't also enjoy other kinds of films, that is the whole idea of genre, plus you make it sound like every Hollywood movie is a summer blockbuster, which is incorrect.

[matrix_ghost]

A heart, man. I want to see these characters have a heart. I don't want to see them just play to dazzling VFX shots anymore. Surely, this is an action film and the video game is all action, as well. However, if they're really wanting to make a movie. Why just make it for the fate of only having "dazzling action sequences"? Thanks for the question, man. :yay:
Fair enough.
I assume you're comment about the "character having a heart " is more about the dedication of the actors right ? That they're giving their best as opposed to just appearing in the next big franchise for the paycheck ...

Personally i think that in this case the LOTR franchise would be a great example because the actors really gave their best to the characters they were playing.

[dark_b]

you have tons of movies every year with good characters and a serious story. but they are low budget.this movie here is a blockbuster. hes purpose is to make as much money as possible.

the masses will have a good time because this is an adventure movie. and if they will like it then they won.

[Silver Knight]

Great shot:
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/5268/pop4q.jpg
Hopefully he fully transforms like he does in the game.

[Dark Helmet]

does someone has link to download the HD trailer?

http://largeassets.myspacecdn.com/creative/hd/princeofpersia_trl1/65465463_480.mov
http://largeassets.myspacecdn.com/creative/hd/princeofpersia_trl1/6546546387_720.mov
http://largeassets.myspacecdn.com/creative/hd/princeofpersia_trl1/6546546361_1080.mov

[Casius--J]

Just checked out the trailer, looks quite impressive. I wasnt a huge fan of the games although I did play a few of them, nor was I that excited about this movie but from what I've seen its enough to get me in the theatre.

[Upset Spideyfan]

Eh, it looks like this isn't going to break the game-to-film curse. The acting looked on par with Max Payne-ishness - and Ben Kingsly being in a movie these days is more a warning than anything else to be honest. Aside from the budget (which has been put to good use judging by those sfx) it doesn't look like anything we haven't been subjected too already.

[dark_b]

acting looks the same as all 200 million movies IMO.

what are people expecting ? give me examples of fun adventure movies with cheesy dialoge that didnt have bad acting?

[Speedball]

Love the little homage to Assassin's Creed in the beginning, and love the fact he sorta goes Dark Prince-ish when he uses the Dagger.:awesome::awesome::awesome::awesome:

[Upset Spideyfan]

acting looks the same as all 200 million movies IMO.

what are people expecting ? give me examples of fun adventure movies with cheesy dialoge that didnt have bad acting?

I thought the first Pirates move had cheesy dialogue was very well acted (maybe notsomuch from Orlando but Depp, Knightly and Rush delivered).

[matrix_ghost]

I thought the first Pirates move had cheesy dialogue was very well acted (maybe notsomuch from Orlando but Depp, Knightly and Rush delivered).

Agreed.
THe first and 3rd Pirates movie had very good acting from like the of Rush , Depp and the villains. KNeightley was meh , don't get me started on Orlando and Chow Yun Fat was there for the paycheck.

ANd since we are mentioning high budget movies with excellent acting.
Indy 4 .
LOTR
TDK

Just to name a few.
But dark_b is right. This movie will be big because it looks like popcorn fun.

Anyway so judging from the visuals , this movie can't have abudget lower then 200 million. So by the time the 3rd movie is released ,the budget will probably have risen to the 300 million mark.

[AnorexicBatman]

I suppose Linkin Park or Metallica will do the soundtrack for the sequel.
I hope this movie is successful and video game movies become the new comic book movies. Peter Jackson's Legend Of Zelda and Ridley Scott's Metroid should be next!
Quentin Tarantino's Killer 7, JJ Abrams Mass Effect, James Cameron's Metal Gear Solid (basically the next Terminator) with Kojima as writer.

EDIT:

Linkin Park
LINK (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_(The_Legend_of_Zelda)) IN PARK
Wow! I never knew they were Legend of Zelda fans

[Upset Spideyfan]

After District 9, it wouldn't been great to see Halo - and I don't even like Halo.

[Kent]

For some reason this makes me think of a live-action adaptation of the Disney Aladdin flick. Dunno why. Well, I guess I partially know why...

Of course the first shot of Dastan high up overlooking the city made me think of Assassin's Creed and the leap of faith bit.

[Kent]

Double post. Bah.

[Speedball]

I suppose Linkin Park or Metallica will do the soundtrack for the sequel.
I hope this movie is successful and video game movies become the new comic book movies. Peter Jackson's Legend Of Zelda and Ridley Scott's Metroid should be next!
Quentin Tarantino's Killer 7, JJ Abrams Mass Effect, James Cameron's Metal Gear Solid (basically the next Terminator) with Kojima as writer.

EDIT:

Linkin Park
LINK (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_(The_Legend_of_Zelda)) IN PARK
Wow! I never knew they were Legend of Zelda fans

Eww... please... Linkin Park and Metallica need to stay away from Prince of Persia. If ANYONE is going to the the music to the sequel it's Godsmack (since they actually contributed music to the game). And Linkin Park got their name from Lincoln Park in Santa Monica.

[Lunar_Wolf]

Trailer looks alright.

[BlackLantern]

I have the original game on my PC somewhere....I loved the Sands of Time games...the newer one, its meh...looks pretty though

[Silver Knight]

Love the little homage to Assassin's Creed in the beginning, and love the fact he sorta goes Dark Prince-ish when he uses the Dagger.:awesome::awesome::awesome::awesome:
I hope he goes full Dark Prince-ish at some point in the movie.

[PJBoy]

Trailer looks awesome! I'm a huge PoP fan, can't wait for the movie!

[Sentinel X]

Not every film needs to be a masterpiece... light entertainment has its market too, and that's a good thing. If all films were masterpieces, then none of them would be. The bar would be raised as the standard, and the exceptional would then be average.

I agree. Some people take movies a little too seriously. I like to just chill out and watch a stupid but fun movie sometimes (Transformers 1 would be a good example of that.) .....but after seeing this trailer I cant say Im excited for this. This looks like The Mummy meets Pirates of the Carribean...and I like neither of those franchises (Pirates 1 was decent but the rest were terrible)

[Lunar_Wolf]

New trailer
http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/11/03/prince-of-persia-the-sand-of-time-international-movie-trailer/

[PWN3R]

Big fan of the games, specifically the first one, and the trailer most definitely assaulted my senses. Several shots looked like they were lifted straight out of not only The Sands of Time, but you can even see some Warrior Within and a little Assassin's Creed!

I love it. Looks to be pure summer time escapist fun. Plus, Alfred Molina, :up:.

[Brian Braddock]

Trailer looks ok to me, although PoP isnt really my cup of tea so I'm biased.

Gotta say though, Jakes accent is thouroughly excellent there.

[omid17]

ohhh yeah. money shot after money shot and tons of lens flares. a fun movie for relaxing.

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/3724/popmovtrl1110209qthighw.gif (http://img503.imageshack.us/i/popmovtrl1110209qthighw.gif/)

and ye they speed the camera move. so dont start complaining that its unrealistic.sweet

Agreed.
THe first and 3rd Pirates movie had very good acting from like the of Rush , Depp and the villains. KNeightley was meh , don't get me started on Orlando and Chow Yun Fat was there for the paycheck.

ANd since we are mentioning high budget movies with excellent acting.
Indy 4 .
LOTR
TDK

Just to name a few.
But dark_b is right. This movie will be big because it looks like popcorn fun.

Anyway so judging from the visuals , this movie can't have abudget lower then 200 million. So by the time the 3rd movie is released ,the budget will probably have risen to the 300 million mark.from what i read the budget is $150 million

[BlackLantern]

Trailer looks ok to me, although PoP isnt really my cup of tea so I'm biased.

Gotta say though, Jakes accent is thouroughly excellent there.

compared to what? I don't think any of us were around in Ancient Persia nor do I think they spoke English

[Speedball]

compared to what? I don't think any of us were around in Ancient Persia nor do I think they spoke English

I think he means compared to the voice of the game's Prince. It's pretty spot on.

[BlackLantern]

oh ok...sorry I overthought that

[matrix_ghost]

sweet

from what i read the budget is $150 million

This 150 million ?
No wayman. This massive scale with these VFX . 150 million is just a very low number .

If you've seen the last Potter movie , you can compare this with it in terms of scale. And the last Potter movie cost 250 million.
Better yet , the first Narnia movie with no name stars cost 180 million.

[Project862006]

New trailer
http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/11/03/prince-of-persia-the-sand-of-time-international-movie-trailer/

international trailer looks great good new shots

[Brian Braddock]

compared to what? I don't think any of us were around in Ancient Persia nor do I think they spoke English

Ummm, compared to a genuine English accent - which he's obviously aiming for?

:doh:

FYI, I was commenting on the accent itself and how Jake seems to have pulled it off, not about the semantics involving whether or not folk in Persia spoke with an English accent back then.

So calm the **** down, pretty please?

Sheesh................

[Brian Braddock]

I think he means compared to the voice of the game's Prince. It's pretty spot on.

Actually, I've never played the game but if you say Jake's got it spot on, that's good enough for me.

So in short, the game features an English accent and Jake not only seems to have pulled off an authentic accent, he's actually managed to also make it sound just like the videogame character he's playing.

There Blacklantern - is that any clearer?

:D

[omid17]

This 150 million ?
No wayman. This massive scale with these VFX . 150 million is just a very low number .

If you've seen the last Potter movie , you can compare this with it in terms of scale. And the last Potter movie cost 250 million.
Better yet , the first Narnia movie with no name stars cost 180 million.im with you, it's just from what ive read

http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2010/PRSIA.php


and this one is from n4g forums http://forums.n4g.com/Prince-of-Persia-m739387.aspx

Looks fun. Hope it turns out to be great. 150 million dollar budget for a video game movie is huge.

My favorite part is the music. So happy Harry Gregson-Williams is doing the soundtrack. Metal Gear Solid FTW!

[omid17]

New trailer
http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/11/03/prince-of-persia-the-sand-of-time-international-movie-trailer/

international trailer looks great good new shots:up:

[Poeman]

this looks like it will be off the hook. THe Mummy status

[lime]

Is the international trailer available in HD? 1080p?

[Project862006]

Actually, I've never played the game but if you say Jake's got it spot on, that's good enough for me.

So in short, the game features an English accent and Jake not only seems to have pulled off an authentic accent, he's actually managed to also make it sound just like the videogame character he's playing.
:D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40QwbYXop4Y

[Asteroid-Man]

The budget is $200 million.

[Brian Braddock]

Ah, gotcha Project862006

Thanks :up:

[Brian Braddock]

Damn hype server - double post.

[thejon93]

You've watched a trailer...you can't really go judging the film and saying it doesn't have a heart by watching the trailer.

It just stinks of sour grapes.

Not every film needs to be a masterpiece... light entertainment has its market too, and that's a good thing. If all films were masterpieces, then none of them would be. The bar would be raised as the standard, and the exceptional would then be average.

Plus, I've learned enough on here not to judge a film, for good or bad, by its trailer.
I'm judging the movie by what I've seen so far, yes. I didn't say I was right. I didn't say I was wrong. I simply stated what I felt from the scent of the trailer.
heart?? really?? this is a video game adaptation we're talking about...in the game, the Prince is portrayed as kind of a vapid bastard until he realizes the **** he's caused
So, there can't be a heart to that kind of character?... All I want to see the characters do is emote like themselves. I don't want to see them act like characters they're not. Give them some depth. I'm so sick of hearing this excuse from people: "Well, this is the genre, dude." Fine. I respect that it's in a certain genre. However, I'm not just gonna sit back and say: "Oh, big action! Good-looking actors! Mind-blowing special-effects! Oh, my! I've gotta see this movie!"
You don't know that because you have never seen it, cinema has genre's, this is in the same genre as stuff like BTTF and the Indiana Jones movies, they were not deep heartfelt meaning of life movies, these were action adventure films filled with fun and entertainment and likable characters, b/c that is their genre, they are there to entertain viewers who want some escapism, it doesn't mean the same viewers can't also enjoy other kinds of films, that is the whole idea of genre, plus you make it sound like every Hollywood movie is a summer blockbuster, which is incorrect.
Well, I don't think that 'District 9' would fit there. But, I hope that you recognize my point.

'Hunter', this is me. Okay? I'm stubborn when it comes to movies like these because I always think about what they could do to bend the genre; besides just giving us some action sequences that we may have never seen before. Sure, the movie may entertain you. But, why not add some more added sprinkles to spice it up? From what I've seen so far, there are (pretty much) no sprinkles. [But, remember, this is just what I'm sensing from the trailer. I'm not trying to pretend like I've seen the movie already. I'm just casting judgments.]
Fair enough.
I assume you're comment about the "character having a heart " is more about the dedication of the actors right ? That they're giving their best as opposed to just appearing in the next big franchise for the paycheck ...

Personally i think that in this case the LOTR franchise would be a great example because the actors really gave their best to the characters they were playing.
I don't mind the actors, actually. I saw Al Molina, for a second, in there (maybe they'll give us a nice nod to 'Raiders'). Glyenhaal doesn't seem so bad, either. I think that the girl could be good in her role. However, she seems to have too much explaining to do. Also, I kinda rolled my eyes at the lame dialogue between the two characters. Just generic movie dialogue-101, in my opinion.

I don't think that 'LOTR' would be good to compare with this movie. Personally, I'd compare it to a movie like (ironically) 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'. That movie succeeded because of the actors, whether they be leading or supporting characters. They all brought us unique and colourful characters. However, it was obviously Harrison Ford who had to be the best of the bunch. And, he was. He had both the charm and the charisma to pull off the character. But, he also had that look that made him feel real. He didn't look like a supermodel simply posing for trailer-shots. He looked real. Like somebody you could meet anywhere on the street.

Glyenhaal, on the other hand... Not so much. So, that makes it increasingly hard to like his character because you see him immediately as the guy who's "perfect", in a way. You don't see him have any problems whatsoever. He's just posing and looking good for the camera. God, if you want to do that kind of crap. Why don't you start doing perfume commercials, or something? I know Hayden Christensen is doing them now, 'cause I just saw one on the TV about two weeks ago!

[BloodyWolverine]

If any films should be compared to Rings note yet coming out id say it should easily be Avatar the Cameron film. Although think Last Air Bender will be good too. I am checking this out cause its an original idea and finally not a remake or comic book or cartoon movie made live action.
No offense ment for i like comic book movies but like different stuff too.
The trailer looked pretty good not great. I don't think it will be as good as Rings or even Pirates 1 but certainly worth a ticket for a summer rmovie

[Episode29]

this looks like it will be off the hook. THe Mummy status

Is it just me, or do these two (or 1.5, to be correct) sentences appear contradictory.

[Sebastos]

ohhh yeah. money shot after money shot and tons of lens flares. a fun movie for relaxing.

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/3724/popmovtrl1110209qthighw.gif (http://img503.imageshack.us/i/popmovtrl1110209qthighw.gif/)

and ye they speed the camera move. so dont start complaining that its unrealistic.

Such a great scene. :up:

[Doctor Jones]

Loved the slo mo shot of the snake coming towards Dasdan. The trailer is alot better in HD.

With this film I'm not looking for it to be a groundbreaking or complex film. (Maybe in terms of a video game film actually being good) I'm looking for escapist fun but well directed, written, and acted, you know, something that is smart enough but with cool action. Like the first POTC. A summer blockbuster but with brains and high adventure for measure. Indiana Jones did this. They're not layered or overly deep movies of any sort. They're exciting, fun and well made with great characters with cracking scripts. That's what I hope to expect here.

[TheVileOne]

Movie about Persia with a bunch of white folk in it!

[FaT_tONle]

Movie about Persia with a bunch of white folk in it!

**** all Asian actors... movie will flop with them.

[Infinity9999x]

Is it just me, or do these two (or 1.5, to be correct) sentences appear contradictory.

The first Mummy was great. A perfect example of taking the classic hollywood adventure style-feel and updating it for a modern audience. I'd put it up there with other modern adventure classics like the first POTC, and the Indy series.

The second Mummy...well...yeah. I didn't even bother to watch the third.

But the first was good stuff.:up:

[FaT_tONle]

I don't know why people compare the Mummy to Indy, other than the similar time period and focus. Yeah, the Mummy is fun entertainment, but Indy can also take itself seriously. A better comparison is POTC. I just don't get the same vibe as I did with POTC. Maybe its the lead, but I don't see this being the next POTC franchise Disney is banking on.

[thejon93]

The first Mummy was great. A perfect example of taking the classic hollywood adventure style-feel and updating it for a modern audience. I'd put it up there with other modern adventure classics like the first POTC, and the Indy series.

The second Mummy...well...yeah. I didn't even bother to watch the third.

But the first was good stuff.:up:
I agree.

[TheVileOne]

Since I'm not big on the games, can anyone tell me, was Dasdan the main character in any of the games?

That sort of imagery with his body when it touches the dagger looks similar to the game covers where you can like turn good or evil. Which Prince of Persia was that? Was that also Sands of Time?

[omid17]

Since I'm not big on the games, can anyone tell me, was Dasdan the main character in any of the games?

That sort of imagery with his body when it touches the dagger looks similar to the game covers where you can like turn good or evil. Which Prince of Persia was that? Was that also Sands of Time?i don't remember the name but i know the dark prince was from the The Two Thrones the third POP game

[Bond]

Gemma Arterton is ****ing hot.

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I think the movie looks like fun. I'm not greedy enough to hope for another POTC 1 but I'd be happy with a National Treasure 1.

And Jake looks sexy as all get out.

[Sebastos]

Also, those who say this scene reminds them of AC, it's what The Prince would do in the latest Prince of Persia game. Whenever there was a new location to go to, you had to climb to the highest point of the area and scope it out.

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/3724/popmovtrl1110209qthighw.gif

[BlackLantern]

Since I'm not big on the games, can anyone tell me, was Dasdan the main character in any of the games?

That sort of imagery with his body when it touches the dagger looks similar to the game covers where you can like turn good or evil. Which Prince of Persia was that? Was that also Sands of Time?

well in the Sands of Time series, the Prince (Im not sure of his name, I just went with the Prince)....the concept of the Dark Prince came in during the second game (Warrior Within) and the third game (the Two Thrones)...essentially using the dagger and influencing time is slowly corrupting the Princes soul

[Laderlappen]

Looks pretty lame to me to be honest

[darkslayer101]

Such a great scene. :up:
that scene looked more a ps3 game to the max graphics...

[haephestus]

Looks good to me. Hopefully it can match the first POTC in terms of entertainment value.

Shame we won't be getting a "Princess" action figure or any of the major bad guys since they all seem to play a pretty big role in the film.

Cheers.

[Project862006]

this film has a mix of all games

Story of SOT
Wardrobe of Warrior Within
Personality and Relationship with Female lead as the new POP Game

[Project862006]

well in the Sands of Time series, the Prince (Im not sure of his name, I just went with the Prince)....the concept of the Dark Prince came in during the second game (Warrior Within) and the third game (the Two Thrones)...essentially using the dagger and influencing time is slowly corrupting the Princes soul

they gave him dastan for the movie you want name to your lead

[Silver Knight]

Hopefully we get a new poster and see the figures soon.

[Hunter Rider]

Well, I don't think that 'District 9' would fit there. But, I hope that you recognize my point.

'Hunter', this is me. Okay? I'm stubborn when it comes to movies like these because I always think about what they could do to bend the genre; besides just giving us some action sequences that we may have never seen before. Sure, the movie may entertain you. But, why not add some more added sprinkles to spice it up? From what I've seen so far, there are (pretty much) no sprinkles. [But, remember, this is just what I'm sensing from the trailer. I'm not trying to pretend like I've seen the movie already. I'm just casting judgments.]

My point was that Hollywood makes more movies than just the ones that come out in the summer, do you think movies like No Country for Old Men and The Wrestler come from Canada? while some may have indie backing in the end there is Hollywood money pumped in to them and Hollywood talent working on them.

But you're casting judgment on very little, trailers for movies that come out in the summer focus on the spectacle, whether the characters are likable and entertaining is something you have to wait and see, but the truth is in the summer movies are meant to be fun, not saying they need to be dumb but a cracking adventure script and characters you can root for are the bedrocks of the genre, as opposed to being deep and meaningful.

[LastSunrise1981]

Meh, I'll give this a chance. I'm a huge fan of the games and of the storyline.

Anyone think this could possibly break the trend of bad video game films?

I still believe the best one is Silent Hill. Resident Evil, Hitman, Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat(the first one is a guilty pleasure I suppose and the sequel is trash), Alone in the Dark, Bloodrayne, and Doom were flat out horrible.

If this can break the trend then there's hope for a great Zelda, Metal Gear, and God of War films.

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Studios don't care that nerds want every movie to be "dark like the TDK." They just hope their movie makes money.

Does the movie look like Pirates 4? Well yeah, sorta. Do I care? No. I'm just hoping to have fun with it. None of the Indy movies were smart but I still dug the hell out of them. I like good fun adventure movies and I'm hoping this will be just that.

I have no problem with anybody thinking that the movie looks like crap as that is their opinion but I think that it looks like fun so far.

Maybe I'm a bad fangirl/movie fan but I just never felt that every movie had to be uber serious in order to be good. I know thats the in-thing for the fanboys to think today but thats just not me.

I'm hoping this movie is a good adventure flick that becomes a huge hit and causes some studios to final make a MGS and Zelda movie with big budgets and good actors ect.

[XxDelta09xX]

Seeing the trailer makes me want to see this movie more and more.

[Crook]

Maybe I'm a bad fangirl/movie fan but I just never felt that every movie had to be uber serious in order to be good. I know thats the in-thing for the fanboys to think today but thats just not me.

I don't recall anyone saying this franchise should be dark. :huh:

[Gilpesh]

Also, those who say this scene reminds them of AC, it's what The Prince would do in the latest Prince of Persia game. Whenever there was a new location to go to, you had to climb to the highest point of the area and scope it out.

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/3724/popmovtrl1110209qthighw.gif
Yeah, that's also what you had to do in AC also. Climb up and check out the area to get leads on your assignment.

Looks pretty lame to me to be honest
Same. Watching the trailer made me think, "the next Super Mario Bros/Street Fighter," and not "good movie."

[Kent]

Same. Watching the trailer made me think, "the next Super Mario Bros/Street Fighter," and not "good movie."

Super Mario Bros/Street Fighter? Even if you think the movie looks bad that sounds incredibly harsh. I mean, have you seen these movies? They're not just bad... they're terrible. Street Fighter in particular is ****ing atrocious.

This at least looks like it will have some fun action, and stay closer to the game in terms of story.

[I SEE SPIDEY]

^People like engaging in hyperbole on the internet.

[TheVileOne]

Hey, even Tomb Raider, the first one was a big hit in 2001. It was still a piece of ****.

Kent, I've lost count of how many posts we've seen thinking the same thing about video game movie after video game movie.

[Gilpesh]

Super Mario Bros/Street Fighter? Even if you think the movie looks bad that sounds incredibly harsh. I mean, have you seen these movies? They're not just bad... they're terrible. Street Fighter in particular is ****ing atrocious.
How is it harsh? I'm just saying it looks like the next not so good video game movie. I could have compared it to Uwe Boll made video game movies to be incredibly harsh, but I didn't.

Also, those two movies I referenced, were still enjoyable even though as movies they sucked and as adaptations were even worse. So settle down.

[I SEE SPIDEY]

The movie looks like a fun adventure movie to me. And thats it. I haven't seen the flick so I don't know if it's good or not but right now, I'm feeling good about it.

Ofcourse everyone is intitled to there opinions as I stated before.

[dark_b]

I think the movie looks like fun. I'm not greedy enough to hope for another POTC 1 but I'd be happy with a National Treasure 1.

And Jake looks sexy as all get out.something for the girls .:cwink:
the guy is in ''superhero'' shape. and i also like hes outfit.

[I SEE SPIDEY]

something for the girls .:cwink:
the guy is in ''superhero'' shape. and i also like hes outfit.Us ladies need something to look at in these loud action flicks.

I'm just kidding I love loud action flicks but hot guys do make them better.:awesome:

[omid17]

The movie looks like a fun adventure movie to me. And thats it. I haven't seen the flick so I don't know if it's good or not but right now, I'm feeling good about it.

Ofcourse everyone is intitled to there opinions as I stated before.agreed

[dark_b]

and right so. why can the girls also not enjoy a hot guy in summer. the difference is that Jake will be hot looking in may for the girls but still inteligent and with some acting talent.

[omid17]

and right so. why can the girls also not enjoy a hot guy in summer. the difference is that Jake will be hot looking in may for the girls but still inteligent and with some acting talent.lol yup, he's a good actor and i like how he can be funny when he wants and serious when he's in fighting mode, he pulls it off very well

[matrix_ghost]

im with you, it's just from what ive read

http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2010/PRSIA.php


and this one is from n4g forums http://forums.n4g.com/Prince-of-Persia-m739387.aspx

I know thenumbers.com as a pretty reliable site, right on par with BOMOJO. But unless they really have links to news articles stating the budget , i'm just going to file this under "rumored" :cwink:

Even with tax rebates and whatnot , this movie looks way more expensive then 150 man.

[omid17]

I know thenumbers.com as a pretty reliable site, right on par with BOMOJO. But unless they really have links to news articles stating the budget , i'm just going to file this under "rumored" :cwink:

Even with tax rebates and whatnot , this movie looks way more expensive then 150 man.your right.gotta say CG Jake looked pretty damn good

[I SEE SPIDEY]

and right so. why can the girls also not enjoy a hot guy in summer. the difference is that Jake will be hot looking in may for the girls but still inteligent and with some acting talent.Yep and the girl is cute too. She was very likable in her small role in Quantum of Solace. Better than the lead female actually.

lol yup, he's a good actor and i like how he can be funny when he wants and serious when he's in fighting modeI'm surprised at how good Jake looks in the role. I didn't know rather he was going to do an accent or not so I was pleasantly surprised when I heard it.

Regarding the budget:

Every studio says that they spent 150mil on there big budget tentpole. Thats really the go-to number for those lying ass studios. The movie screams 200mil to me.

I still think they should move it away from the Sex And the City Sequel in order to actually make a dime off of it.

[craigdbfan]

Meh. Her voicer over was really annoying in the trailer. Gave an unnecessary aroma of corn.

I like the way she looks though...

[omid17]

Yep and the girl is cute too. She was very likable in her small role in Quantum of Solace. Better than the lead female actually.

I'm surprised at how good Jake looks in the role. I didn't know rather he was going to do an accent or not so I was pleasantly surprised when I heard it.same here, im totally cool with it

[Octoberist]

yeah, the movie looks great so far.

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Meh. Her voicer over was really annoying in the trailer. Gave an unnecessary aroma of corn.

I like the way she looks though...I wasn't a huge fan of her doing the voice over either but overall I still liked the trailer.

[omid17]

Regarding the budget:

Every studio says that they spent 150mil on there big budget tentpole. Thats really the go-to number for those lying ass studios. The movie screams 200mil to me.

I still think they should move it away from the Sex And the City Sequel in order to actually make a dime off of it.thank god it's a chick flick lol but yea it would have been nice if both films didn't come out at the same time

yeah, the movie looks great so far.sure does

[craigdbfan]

I wasn't a huge fan of her doing the voice over either but overall I still liked the trailer.

Yeah same.

[Octoberist]

I wasn't a huge fan of her doing the voice over either but overall I still liked the trailer.

my only problem with her voice over is that it's not only long, but when she does actually speak dialogue to Jake, it sounds like it's a part of the monologue. if that makes sense.

[craigdbfan]

Yeah. They didn't really bother to make a distinction.

I know exactly what your referring to. For me it had to do more with the intonation she chose to deliver her lines in.

[I SEE SPIDEY]

my only problem with her voice over is that it's not only long, but when she does actually speak dialogue to Jake, it sounds like it's a part of the monologue. if that makes sense.It makes sense. Call me a cliche monster but I just like hearing movie-guy's voiceover during trailers so even if they had fixed those things you referenced, I still would have perfered she not narrate.

[dark_b]

i agree spidey. it looks like its becoming a trend to complain about big budget movies like this. hey nothing wrong with that. if you dont like something and if you hate that its every year the same then fine. they all want something good and deep.

but i still stand by what i said. a lot of people from the forums only like to watch those big budget movies with huge promotion.because of the big promotion they find out about the movies. they dont care about the smaller movies. the movies that are focused 100% on characters and story. and i am not even talking about US only. there are some fantastic french movies. and sometimes i even like asian movies.

and i disagree with everyone who is trying to tell me that indiana jones movies are deep . just because you like something from your childhood that doesnt mean that you can come here on SHH and lie to me. indiana jones is a 100% adventure fun entertaining franchise. and the same with 2 and 3. i even liked a lot from the 4th movie. do you see me here talking how terminator 1 and 2 are oscar movies? i dont even think that LOTR should get all the oscars.

and the hypocrisy from star trek and iron man. i didnt read reviews about star trek. but i didnt watch it in may. so i only heard and read 100% positive word of mouth. then i watched the movie. i liked it. a 100% fun entertaining summer movie. but of course no. for fans it needs to be the maria magdalena. the movie is cliche .cliche cliche. but it works. characters are fun and the story is good enough for the reboot. but its cliche. if michale bay would direct the opening of ST everyone would complain how bad and cliche it is. when Bay directs a movie lens flares are bad. when JJ does it its better. the same with iron man. a f.... strypoer pole came out of the plane in the movie. i thought it was fun. but dont you dare telling me that you wouldnt complain if this happened in a Sommer,Bay or Lucas movie.

and its only a matter of time when fans will start complaining about Nolan. they aleady did when there was news about the realese date of batman 3. Nolan was a monster to them(joke). i expect an original different movie next year from him. you know this is what fans on forums want for the last 10 years. but when it will be different they wont like it.

i got this out of my system.

[Octoberist]

i agree that Prince of Persia is meant to be an entertaining escapism film. Of course, there are some stupid ones out there, but we shouldn't just group them together in the same category. I wouldn't want to group JJ Abrams' Star Trek or Iron Man with Transformers or G-Force. haha.

[matrix_ghost]

Yep and the girl is cute too. She was very likable in her small role in Quantum of Solace. Better than the lead female actually.

I'm surprised at how good Jake looks in the role. I didn't know rather he was going to do an accent or not so I was pleasantly surprised when I heard it.

Regarding the budget:

Every studio says that they spent 150mil on there big budget tentpole. Thats really the go-to number for those lying ass studios. The movie screams 200mil to me.

I still think they should move it away from the Sex And the City Sequel in order to actually make a dime off of it .

While you have a point of the studio hoping to have the female masses also going to watch PoP , isn't Sex And the City r rated :huh:
I could've sworn that the first one was R rated , not that the rating was a limiting factor.


When it comes to judging the budget , i'm always trying to compare movies in terms of similarity and/or the scale & VFX .
For example a movie like Batman Begins looks like a 150 million dollar movie to me based on the sets that were built etc. This also looks like a movie with big ass sets being built.
A better comparison is Kingdom Of Heaven.
thenumbers.com puts the budget at 110 million , BOMOJO at 130 million.
Add a serious VFX budget and you're looking a at least 180 million budget for PoP. ANd that's very generous IMO. I'm thinking the budget really is near the 200 million mark.

[dark_b]

yeah POP looks expensive.

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I apporve most of your rant Dark b.

Nerds look at some of the so-called classics with rose colored glasses. The Star Wars movies weren't intelligent, GhostBusters* wasn't intelligent, Superman* wasn't intelligent and neither was Jaws IMHO.

I suppose they were smart for what they were but they aren't high art and I'm tired of people pretending that they were.

I'm sorry to break the news to some people but they were gasp...BLOCKBUSTER SUMMER MOVIES or HOLIDAY MOVIES. Those movies were made to thrill and excite on the most basic level.

*As I've said before I don't like Superman or GhostBusters and don't find them to be smart even for summer movies but alot of people do so I'll include them.

While you have a point of the studio hoping to have the female masses also going to watch PoP , isn't Sex And the City r rated :huh:
I could've sworn that the first one was R rated , not that the rating was a limiting factor.It's R rated but it's still huge competition. They didn't get buff Jake G for no reason, they are hoping that atleast half their audience is female. Pirates and LOTR's thrived on the female audience, believe me.

[craigdbfan]

I wonder when the trailer will be available on Apple.

[Octoberist]

the trailer is actually available in HD on ign.com but you have to find it because it's hidden away.

[craigdbfan]

Yeah its in 1280X720 WMV. I want it on QT. I guess it shouldn't be to long anyway.

[I SEE SPIDEY]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgEt-4L3fKQ This looks high def to me.

[Octoberist]

I apporve most of your rant Dark b.

Nerds look at some of the so-called classics with rose colored glasses. The Star Wars movies weren't intelligent, GhostBusters* wasn't intelligent, Superman* wasn't intelligent and neither was Jaws IMHO.

I suppose they were smart for what they were but they aren't high art and I'm tired of people pretending that they were.

I'm sorry to break the news to some people but they were gasp...BLOCKBUSTER SUMMER MOVIES or HOLIDAY MOVIES. Those movies were made to thrill and excite on the most basic level.

*As I've said before I don't like Superman or GhostBusters and don't find them to be smart even for summer movies but alot of people do so I'll include them.

It's R rated but it's still huge competition. They didn't get buff Jake G for no reason, they are hoping that atleast half their audience is female. Pirates and LOTR's thrived on the female audience, believe me.

I wouldn't go as far as calling them 'so-called' either. They're mainstream classics, and a smart person would know that.

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I wouldn't go as far as calling them 'so-called' either. They're mainstream classics, and a smart person would know that.Ignore that word if you like. I'm not denying that most see them as classics, clearly most see them as classics.

People have different opinions than me and I except that.

I don't partically care for your last comment as I find it to be highly insulting...maybe I'm taking it the wrong way but thats the feeling right now...

[Octoberist]

*As I've said before I don't like Superman or GhostBusters and don't find them to be smart even for summer movies but alot of people do so I'll include them.

It's R rated but it's still huge competition. They didn't get buff Jake G for no reason, they are hoping that atleast half their audience is female. Pirates and LOTR's thrived on the female audience, believe me.

While I don't understand your stance on Ghostbusters, I do have to say that Superman: The Movie has elements where it's magical but it also represents Superman's weakest public conception: that he's kinda boring.

With a silly Lex Luthor against him, I would rather see a live action version of max fleischer's version instead.

I think that's why Superman Returns gets all of that crap because there is refusal to actually prove the nay-sayers wrong and inviting new fans to join in the Superman mythos. Superman can be great when used correctly but so far on film, it's been..a mixed bag.

[Octoberist]

Ignore that word if you like. I'm not denying that most see them as classics, clearly most see them as classic.

People have different opinions than me and I except that.

I don't partically care for your last comment as I find it to be highly insulting...maybe I'm talking it the wrong way but thats the feeling right now...

that actually was not my intentions. sorry :)

[I SEE SPIDEY]

that actually was not my intentions. sorry :)Alright.:oldrazz:

[matrix_ghost]

Yeah its in 1280X720 WMV. I want it on QT. I guess it shouldn't be to long anyway.

480p
http://largeassets.myspacecdn.com/creative/hd/princeofpersia_trl1/65465463_480.mov

720p
http://largeassets.myspacecdn.com/creative/hd/princeofpersia_trl1/6546546387_720.mov

1080p
http://largeassets.myspacecdn.com/creative/hd/princeofpersia_trl1/6546546361_1080.mov

Right Click and save man

[craigdbfan]

Coo thanks matrix. :up:

[matrix_ghost]

Coo thanks matrix. :up:

no problem dude

[BlackLantern]

Meh, I'll give this a chance. I'm a huge fan of the games and of the storyline.

Anyone think this could possibly break the trend of bad video game films?

I still believe the best one is Silent Hill. Resident Evil, Hitman, Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat(the first one is a guilty pleasure I suppose and the sequel is trash), Alone in the Dark, Bloodrayne, and Doom were flat out horrible.

If this can break the trend then there's hope for a great Zelda, Metal Gear, and God of War films.

I'm not sure...everyones barometer seems to be different for what makes a "good" video game film...I too liked Silent Hill, Res Evil, and the first Mortal Kombat

I think Zelda would work much much better as an animated film IMO

[FaT_tONle]

If Zelda is animated I'd care less about it. No reason for it to be motion capture. But if that is cheaper than live action I can see them going for that. I am not too impressed with Zemeckis' A Christmas Carol either. Zelda is too epic for motion capture. But I guess this Avatar technology will catch on sooner and later and it will get more realistic and cheaper with time so you never know.

[ChrisBaleBatman]

Metal Gear would be awesome, so long as it's streamlined and just boiled down to focused themes.

How's God of War's story? I've never played a GoW game before. Been thinking about getting that new GoW Collection coming out.

Btw, I really enjoyed the trailer. It looked very promising. The Prince even sounds like The Prince from the game, so that was a pleasant surprise. I'm happy they didn't go the route that the NEW Prince of Persia game went.

[Silver Knight]

Zelda will happen within the next 5 years.

[ChrisBaleBatman]

Ocarina of Time all the way.

[Silver Knight]

Ocarina of Time all the way.
Best game of all time.

[Hush]

Metal Gear would be awesome, so long as it's streamlined and just boiled down to focused themes.

How's God of War's story? I've never played a GoW game before. Been thinking about getting that new GoW Collection coming out.

Btw, I really enjoyed the trailer. It looked very promising. The Prince even sounds like The Prince from the game, so that was a pleasant surprise. I'm happy they didn't go the route that the NEW Prince of Persia game went.

I would strongly recommend the GoW Collection, its worth it. Both games for $40 and a Demo for the game aswell.

[green]

Q & A with Mechner and Bruckheimer

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/04/qanda-jordan-mechner-and-jerry-bruckheimer-on-the-pri/#continued

[Asteroid-Man]

Awesome!!!! Now I give the film that much more support.

[omid17]

Q & A with Mechner and Bruckheimer

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/04/qanda-jordan-mechner-and-jerry-bruckheimer-on-the-pri/#continuedawesome :up:

[Asteroid-Man]

Anyone have a screenshot from behind the prince as he looks over the city?

[Sebastos]

Yeah, that's also what you had to do in AC also. Climb up and check out the area to get leads on your assignment.

I know, just saying for those who didn't play the new PoP game aswell.

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Been a long, LONG time since I played the game on the Commodore 64 and Snes but this looks pretty faithful, also looks pretty good and Gemma Arterton looks stunning!

[Gamma Goliath]

it kinda looks like they took the glowing signs on his body from the two thrones. i hope we see that manifestation of him.

[Project862006]

i made my own TV Spot enjoy:cwink:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW6ltsnMg_U

[dogwonder78]

Awesome spot Project862006! The trailer in HD is crystal clear. I loved it. The fight scenes look epic and I loved hearing directly from Mechner and Bruckheimer in that Q&A. Thanks for the share guys!

[Happy Jack]

I thought the prince was supposed to be Persian.

[Project862006]

I thought the prince was supposed to be Persian.

:awesome:Great contribution to The Thread

[Happy Jack]

:awesome:Great contribution to The Thread
Well you know, I try. :woot:

But seriously though Gyllenhaal is not Persian.

[Secret Fawful]

Yo LegendofZelda Imma let you finish, but Prince of Persia is gonna be the greatest sword and sorcery movie based on a videogame of all time!

[Figs]

Well you know, I try. :woot:

But seriously though Gyllenhaal is not Persian.

This has been discussed and argued for many pages in this thread. We know already...get over it. Not to mention a number of posters who are of actual Persian descent pointed out that a lot of Persians are not incredibly dark skinned as so many people think and that Gyllenhaal can actually pass as one for the most part.

As long as the movie is good or at least somewhat entertaining, I could care less that he was cast.

[craigdbfan]

Exactly.

I'm all for discussing casting decisions and whatnot but it always gets messy and bogged down when some racial aspect is involved.

So many movies I've followed have been plagued by this. A bunch of discussions on "The Last Airbender" turn into a "she/he is not supposed to be (race/ethnicity) but (race/ethnicity) this is absolutely preposterous!"

The same happened here a while back. Thankfully the trailer has kind of caused that to fade away a bit.

[Happy Jack]

I'm all for discussing casting decisions and whatnot but it always gets messy and bogged down when some racial aspect is involved.

It's not so much about race for me as it is about an actor looking the part, and going by that I do suppose that Gyllenhaal looks enough like the prince. Still, would have been nice to have a Persian actor be cast, but I understand that this topic has been run into the ground so I'll leave it at that.

[superhero]

first ironman 2, he-man the a-team and now prince of persia moive. this summer is going to be aweosme.

[Sam Fisher]

I'm pretty sure He-Man is not being made...

[san15]

It's not so much about race for me as it is about an actor looking the part, and going by that I do suppose that Gyllenhaal looks enough like the prince. Still, would have been nice to have a Persian actor be cast, but I understand that this topic has been run into the ground so I'll leave it at that.

THE WHITE KNIGHT, WHITE SAVIOR, WHITE HERO. It’s not uncommon too see white actors playing ethnic roles from all walks of life. This degrading practice has been going on since the beginning of the motion picture industry. When there’s a perfect opportunity to diversity Hollywood films, execs feel more comfortable with the color white. Sadly white washing still lingers on in the 21st century.

If I was a 10yr old Persian kid watching the upcoming POP and found out later on in life that my childhood Persian hero was played by a white actor, I would be devastated. People who aren’t minorities in America or never grew up with a diverse group of people fail to understand how minorities are being underrepresented in the media.

[Project862006]

well they offered the role to a Persian actor and he turned it down Jake was not there 1st choice

[CGHulk]

I didn't know Persians have British accents? :p
Alfred Molina
Ben Kingsley
Gemma Aterton

Jake Gyllenhaal is sorta doing an accent to match.

I know the director Mike Newell is British, but come on! :doh:

[dark_b]

Molina looks so funny hehehe

[Spider-Who?]

I didn't know Persians have British accents? :p
Alfred Molina
Ben Kingsley
Gemma Aterton

Jake Gyllenhaal is sorta doing an accent to match.

I know the director Mike Newell is British, but come on! :doh:

as someone else mentioned in an earlier post, for historical fiction (and I use that term loosely); its a common practice to use british-based accents, since its enough of a difference to an american accent to give the characters a stronger sense of a foreign nationality, but its close enough to what we're used to in order for the accents not to be jarring or hard to understand. Its dumb, but i see their point.

[BlackLantern]

well they offered the role to a Persian actor and he turned it down Jake was not there 1st choice

I think he was actually the 3rd choice

[BlackLantern]

THE WHITE KNIGHT, WHITE SAVIOR, WHITE HERO. It’s not uncommon too see white actors playing ethnic roles from all walks of life. This degrading practice has been going on since the beginning of the motion picture industry. When there’s a perfect opportunity to diversity Hollywood films, execs feel more comfortable with the color white. Sadly white washing still lingers on in the 21st century.

If I was a 10yr old Persian kid watching the upcoming POP and found out later on in life that my childhood Persian hero was played by a white actor, I would be devastated. People who aren’t minorities in America or never grew up with a diverse group of people fail to understand how minorities are being underrepresented in the media.

it does suck, the problem is that its so tough for minorities to get a foot in the door...as a black man, it was tough enough for me to get an internship at a RADIO station....much less trying to be an actor or a personality....

I have a cousin who is a grip for NBC and he is one of maybe 3 minorities in his crew...and he's just a grip

[Octoberist]

isn't it almost Shakespearean to have them speak with a British accent? Back in the day when there was a play that took place in Rome or Greece, the actors kept their British accents and I just think it became an unwritten tradition that subconsciously still happens film today. Look at Gladiator.

[BlackLantern]

edit DP

[Project862006]

need we say this again does Jake have a British accent? yes

but so did the prince in the video game

[Project862006]

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[TheVileOne]

first ironman 2, he-man the a-team and now prince of persia moive. this summer is going to be aweosme.
He-Man's not coming out this summer.

[Erundur]

I'm persian doesn't bother me that much just surprised that Gyllenhaal was cast as the prince but after seeing the trailer and how he interacted with the princess I can't wait! :)

[I SEE SPIDEY]

The cast is already in place so I'm pretty much done b**ching about it in internet land. I'm not saying that it's wrong for for people to b**ch about Hollywood whitewash casting I'm just saying that I'm done. Okay, I might mention is joking every now and again...

The movie looks like fun, Jake looks hot and good in the role and so does Gemma. I'm looking forward to seeing it.

[8wid]

I've never played the game, but the trailer was :awesome:

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I'm glad they are basing it on TSOT. Starting with the second game the series lost it's magic and went for that bland, dark and violent cliche that I'm more than sick of.

I loved the feeling,the story and Prince voiceover in the first game.

[Asteroid-Man]

I am going to end this white/brown discussion here and now.

1. He isn't necessarily Persian as he was adopted off the streets. His origin isn't too well explained.
2. His name is Dastan correct? In Shahnameh, Dastan's nickname was Zal meaning Albino because he was so white. Also, there is a character that the Prince meets in the DS version of the 2008 PoP game with the name Zal.

[I SEE SPIDEY]

You aren't ever going to end the arguement....but thanks for trying! :awesome:

[omid17]

it'll be fun summer movie for sure

[I SEE SPIDEY]

^Even if it isn't, it'll be fun ogling Jake G.:o

[omid17]

lol

hopefully we'll get to see some nice fight scenes and some cool moves by him

[I SEE SPIDEY]

lol

hopefully we'll get to see some nice fight scenes and some cool moves by himBelieve me, them picking Jake will draw in the chicks. It looks like we are going to get those cool moves, judging by the trailer.

[omid17]

Believe me, them picking Jake will draw in the chicks. It looks like we are going to get those cool moves, judging by the trailer.hope so, yea from the trailer we got some quick shots of him in action, can't wait to see it

[Doctor Jones]

Interesting that they've released a full length trailer early on. Maybe they feel they owe us. Nonetheless it's awesome.

I hope they didn't spoil too much of the sand time effect in the trailer. I want to see it and be in awe of it.

[dark_b]

Interesting that they've released a full length trailer early on. Maybe they feel they owe us. Nonetheless it's awesome.

I hope they didn't spoil too much of the sand time effect in the trailer. I want to see it and be in awe of it.dude this is Bruckheimer. he knows how to make money. the more promotion the more money they will make.
this is not like Cameron who still thinks that they are promoting movies like in the 90's.:awesome:

[ChrisBaleBatman]

It's not so much about race for me as it is about an actor looking the part, and going by that I do suppose that Gyllenhaal looks enough like the prince. Still, would have been nice to have a Persian actor be cast, but I understand that this topic has been run into the ground so I'll leave it at that.


But who, though?

By the way, does the name Yuri Lowenthal ring a bell to people?

Historical accuracy isn't as important as fidelity to the game, really.

I'm glad they are basing it on TSOT. Starting with the second game the series lost it's magic and went for that bland, dark and violent cliche that I'm more than sick of.

I loved the feeling,the story and Prince voiceover in the first game.


Me too. I think the family-friendly tone is something that Sands of Time nailed on perfectly.

I'm just happy they didn't go the route that the NEW Prince of Persia is on.

[BlackLantern]

Jake got in some good shape for the role....doesn't look as cut as he was in Jarhead though

[TheVileOne]

So basically its OK for Dastan to be white since in the video games he's a white caucasian that was abandoned or something maybe during the crusades.

[matrix_ghost]

Jake got in some good shape for the role....doesn't look as cut as he was in Jarhead though

He did have the abs though. In fact he always kept the abs in shape.

[dark_b]

Jake is IMO in superhero shape.

[dark_b]

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[BlackLantern]

So basically its OK for Dastan to be white since in the video games he's a white caucasian that was abandoned or something maybe during the crusades.

the character in both SOT and Warrior Within just looks like a tan white guy

[Carmine Falcone]

So, I just watched the trailer and Lordy....it has Ben Kingsley as a quasi-Arabian guy with a goatee, looking sinister.

This will not be a very good movie.
It looks like it's based on a video game or something.

[rashad]

It looks like it's based on a video game or something.

Really? What gave it away?

[omid17]

lol

[Carmine Falcone]

Oh yeah, sarcasm is not really understandable on the internet, I forgot.

[ChrisBaleBatman]

You need to put extra force behind it when it's in writing.

And twice as much force when here on SHH.

[BlackLantern]

I know there was a graphical update of the original PoP on Live Arcade....does anyone know if Sands of Time is available in there??

[ChrisBaleBatman]

Dunno.

I still own my hardcopy. They still sell it, probably a lower price in gamestores too.

Guranteed they will release it, if it hasn't been yet.

EDIT: I checked Xbox Live and don't see it on there. So, I guess it's not on Xbox On Demand.

[Carmine Falcone]

You need to put extra force behind it when it's in writing.

And twice as much force when here on SHH.

Do you think that an exclamation point would have done the trick?

Or two maybe?

[Silver Knight]

I really hope we see some CGI characters in the movie.

[Carmine Falcone]

I guess you can forget about that. I don't think they used any CGI for this movie.

!!

[Silver Knight]

I hope we get some CGI characters in this film.

[Kent]

Oh yeah, sarcasm is not really understandable on the internet, I forgot.

To me rashad just seemed to be playing along. Which I guess would make your response kind of ironic.

Unless he was serious, in which case I guess I have to agree that sarcasm isn't really understandable on the internet. :o

[Swordmaster]

I hope we get some CGI characters in this film.
We heard you the first time.

[B]

Prince of Persia could outperform Pirates Of The Caribbean (http://kotaku.com/5403090/ubisoft-prince-of-persia-movie-could-outperform-pirates-of-the-caribbean?skyline=true&s=x)

:facepalm:

I'd be surprised if this even outperformed Hitman or Max Payne at the BO..

[omid17]

it could but it won't

[Octoberist]

i'm sure it'll outperformed Hitman and Max Payne, b.

[B]

Time will tell..

Resident Evil only did between $100m & $150m worldwide in each of its films.
Hitman did $100m worldwide & Max Payne did only did $85m.

I think it will be very lucky to outperform these films nevermind a billion dollar one :D

[rashad]

Prince of Persia will have a much wider appeal those movies you listed B.

[Figs]

Do you think that an exclamation point would have done the trick?

Or two maybe?


I guess you can forget about that. I don't think they used any CGI for this movie.

!!

:lmao:

[Infinity9999x]

Time will tell..

Resident Evil only did between $100m & $150m worldwide in each of its films.
Hitman did $100m worldwide & Max Payne did only did $85m.

I think it will be very lucky to outperform these films nevermind a billion dollar one :D

Really? Resident Evil and Hitman were both rated R, something that puts a fairly big dent in total gross for any movie. Not to mention that all of these films had horrible reviews.

PoP has a much wider appeal, being in the same kind of Indiana Jones/POTC adventure type story, one that won't be rated R, both of which are going to draw much bigger crowds.

Not to mention that if it gets better reviews than the above-mentioned movies (not something too hard to achieve given the critical response to the films you've mentioned) it's going to do better.

So I would say that I would be surprised if it doesn't out-perform those movies.

[dogwonder78]

Prince of Persia will have a much wider appeal those movies you listed B.

I completely agree. The scope of this movie is huge. This movie will appeal to so many people across the board. The gamers, the Jake fans (women), the general action film fan, the teen demographic...I could keep going on and on..

[Doctor Jones]

POP will make more. Why? It PG-13 Raiders/The Mummy/POTC like adventure with stunning visuals and great looking people. Hitman and Resident Evil are rated R and crappy.

[bunk]

Trailer was pretty cool!

[Silver Knight]

We heard you the first time.
Double post. Get over it.

[Swordmaster]

I'm curious as to why they're using the Dark Prince effect for time travel. Maybe there's something I'm missing, which is entirely possible as I've only seen the trailer and haven't read the script.

[Asteroid-Man]

pop will make more. Why? It pg-13 raiders/the mummy/potc like adventure with stunning visuals and great looking people. Hitman and resident evil are rated r and crappy.
qft!!!

[BlackLantern]

yea PoP has the "adventure" element that Hitman and RE really didn't have

[Project862006]

not to mention the humor and epic scale

huge sand and Arabian castles> gritty dark buildings

[bunk]

I'm not sure why you guys are even bothering to respond to such a dubious comparison.

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Dubious ain't a strong enough word for it.

This movie is an action adventure film produced by Jerry B.

Ofcourse he isn't perfect, some of his recent flicks have bombed. King Arthur failed because they took out the magic, so it's PG 13 rating didn't help it. And nobody wants to see his Romantic Comedies.

After all of the success that he has had with action adventure movies for the past few years I'm amazed that anyone is doubting POP boxoffice potential.

Prince of Persia doesn't even need good reviews to make huge bank. Most of Jerry B's movies get mixed to poor reviews and I think that Prince of Persia will get the same treatment.

I'm not saying it's a lock to be a success but I do think it's pretty much a lock to make over 100mil domestically. I wouldn't be suprised if it made over 250mil.

I remember when everybody under the sun thought that "awful looking-Johnny Depp is a sellout-Pirate movie" was going to fail...and it didn't. I remember when everyone thought that National Treasure was going to fail because it looked terrible, got bad reviews and Nic Cage is a hack and well, we already know how that story ends.

If G-Force can do 118mil I think that Prince of Persia can atleast match those numbers. Over the years I've learned to not doubt the power of Jerry Bruckheimer when it comes to these types of movies.

In conclusion:

Even if the movie fails at the boxoffice, it's going to fail big.

[omid17]

i think we also forgot to mention the "D" word, Disney

[I SEE SPIDEY]

i think we also forgot to mention the "D" word, DisneyExactly.

[BlackLantern]

not even a "sellout Pirate movie"....a movie based on one of Disneys oldest rides...people thought that was going to go down faster than a hippie chick for a dime bag

[ttotheusher]

I just found out Richard Coyle (!) is in this movie, thats my ticket bought right there. :oldrazz:

[BlackLantern]

who is that??

[ttotheusher]

who is that??

He's an English actor, never really starred in anything that you would know, however, he starred in this British sitcom called Coupling, and he was brilliant in that, so I tend to check out anything he does. I was gonna see this movie anyways, but having him in it is all the better. :yay:

[BlackLantern]

I know that Gina Bellman was in Coupling, she is in Leverage now and I like her in that

[dogwonder78]

I actually heard some friends talk about the show Coupling! I haven't seen it, but I will take your word on it! :) Not like I needed any convincing on this movie anyways.

[carrrnuttt]

That show (Coupling) has been popping up in a few other discussions. Apparently, some of its other alums are on some other shows, including Flashforward.

[GoblinWhirlwind]

I wasn't too excited just because I didn't want Gyllenhaal as the Prince, but I finally got around to watching the trailer the other day and loved it... this looks awesome.

I just hope they do Warrior Within with the Dahaka... imagine those chase sequences on the big screen.

[terry78]

Bruckheimer mentioned in some interview he wanted to bring the character to a sequel, but they have to see how this one does.

[Asteroid-Man]

Bruckheimer said they are planning on just making this one. :huh: Haha terry where are you getting your info from bro? This is like the second time I've heard the opposite of you, haha. He said that they wrote it for only the one film, and that if they make a sequel, it will be a challenge to continue the story but it could potentially be done.

[terry78]

It was some movie site from France where it was a passing rumor. :awesome: You trying to call me out, *****?

[Project862006]

in an interview jerry said they made this movie with it ending not expecting a sequel just like the games

but they will make another if it does well

[GoblinWhirlwind]

It seems pointless to just intend on making one movie when the game series is a trilogy. Suddenly I'm not so excited anymore.

[Ace of Knaves]

Yea but what if they finished this movie with a set up for the sequel, then the sequel never comes.

It would end up being detrimental to this movie.

[BlackLantern]

I like the way this looks so Disney can have some more of my money