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Updated / Prince of Persia movie finally shows off a trailer
BY Jamie Feltham Nov. 2nd, 2009 More on:

Update: Added better quality vid above.

There have been bits and pieces of behind the scenes footage from Disney’s adaption of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time spread across the internet for a while now, but at long last the trailer is here. Yep, its time for huge CGI effects, crazy sword fighting, and Jake Gyllenhaal’s arms, lots of Jake Gyllenhaal’s arms.

As always, the film doesn’t seem to be sticking 100% true to its source material; Jake’s sly mouthed Prince seems to be based around the most recent iteration of the character in last year’s Prince of Persia, only trapped in the story of the original 2003 game. That’s not to say it’s completely detached; the setting, costume design and props all seem to match up nicely, and heck there’s even a split second of wall jumping thrown into it.

Aside from that it seems like your classic brain-at-the-door summer blockbuster. Ben Kingsley’s villainous Nizam shouts a lot, and Gemma Arterton plays your classic witty love interest. Throw in some swords, a rousing score, and you’ve got a Hollywood hit in the making.

Will it be any good? The summer of 2010 will decide.

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    1. Sebastian Nordlund
      November 2nd, 2009
      at 6:41 pm

      It looks far better than I ever could’ve imagined, that doesn’t mean I’m giving it a thumbs up yet though. As you say, summer 2010 will decide…

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      Waldor
      November 2nd, 2009
      at 7:09 pm

      Yeah this looks pretty promising. At times can’t tell what the hell is gong on due to the quality though, hope to see a better version soon.

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      Eek
      November 3rd, 2009
      at 1:26 am

      You can’t really criticize it for being a “brain-at-the-door” film when you consider the game’s plot. You can’t seriously hope that PoP will be the next Lawrence of Arabia, just like a game based on Shindler’s List isn’t going to usurp the Call of Duty series as the (current) pinnacle of WWII games.

      Remember that fans screamed out for a true-to-the-source Resident Evil film and were given Degeneration, and then proceeded to hate it (I prefer 4D Executer anyway).

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      Jamie Feltham
      November 3rd, 2009
      at 5:37 am

      Who said I was criticzing it?

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