Prince of Persia Trailer Jumps Into Your World

Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on November 2, 2009

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Earlier today, a leaked version of the Prince of Persia trailer was taken from a UK television broadcast and placed on a little-known site called YouTube. Several other movie websites picked it up and started running with it, but not us. Why did we decide to take the moral highground against piracy and leaked footage? Well, we didn’t. I was just taking a nap.

Luckily, the folks at MySpace released the trailer in high definition right as I was waking up from my mid-afternoon slumber, saving me from any ethical dilema. Not that there is one, we will always deliver the goodies to our readers. Anyway, the trailer features our first look at what promises to be an adventure story on a large scale, with Jake Gyllenhaal as the thinly accented Prince, trying to escape with a very special dagger and hide it before the forces of evil (played by Ben Kingsley and Toby Kebbel) can get it and use it for, well… evil. At his side is the smooth-skinned, mysterious princess (Gemma Arterton) who serves as both his and our guide in this trailer.

My first impressions are those of surprise, as I did not exactly expect this Mike Newell-directed film to come barreling out with such a grande teaser trailer. But once put into context with Jerry Bruckheimer as producer, it makes sense. This movie feels very much like it will be to video game adaptations what Pirates of the Caribbean was to theme park ride adaptations — the exception to the rule. A fun, entertaining and exciting film where no such thing should ever be.

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is in theaters May 28, 2010. Check out the trailer below or in HD over at MySpace.


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  • chille
    Meh
  • matt
    looks awesome!
  • I disliked all three of the previous Mummy films, and it looks like that trend will continue with this new installment.
  • Kangaroo Be Stoned
    Fucking heresy! Those films are awesome, including "The Scorpion King."
  • (|)
    this isn't a mummy film it's based on the video game
  • Color me surprisingly intrigued.
  • I'm glad the somewhat attractive female is there to explain everything that's happening so the filmmakers don't have to.
  • brainiacxiii
    Awesome! He looks like he's doing a way better job then I expected.
  • Cole_Abaius
    Phew, that's a lot of exposition.

    1) Loved Gyllenhaal's Persian accent. I felt like I understood Farsi when he was talking.
    2) It would be a genius tie-in if they included the Sands of Time as something for Nic Cage to find in the next National Treasure installment. And Captain America's shield.
    3) Watch it again. Turn your sound off. Play "A Whole New World" from your computer. (I know you have it on there, liar.)
  • sarasorrentino
    I could forgive the unoriginal storyline, if only they hadn't casted this so poorly. God Damn Disney. The effects still look okay though...
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