May 20, 2008 | by Rodney
Jake Gyllenhaal and Gemma Arterton to star in Prince of Persia Movie
Despite all the hoopla over Orlando Bloom being cast in Prince of Persia seems to now be completely false. Looks like Jake Gyllenhaal will be riding the magic carpet!
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Jake Gyllenhaal has landed the lead role in The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time for director Mike Newell, Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer. Remember how we told you to expect both leads to be announced at the same time? Well, starring opposite Gyllenhaal will be … Gemma Arterton. Yes, that random up-and-comer who recently nabbed a role in the new James Bond flick, Quantum of Solace.In the film, Gyllenhaal will play Dastan, a young Prince who teams with an exotic princess named Tamina (Arterton) on a mission to stop “a villainous nobleman from possessing the Sands of Time, a gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world,”
Gemma Arterton is a sweet addition to this cast and with a solid name like Gyllenhaal and Arterton gaining a lot of steam as the next Bond Girl.
Typically, video game movies rank on my “rent it when nothing else is available” list, but my interest in this just doubled.
5 Comments, Comment or Ping
ChrisP
Wasn’t there some sort of survey that had an actual Persian prince that was also an actor and athlete on its top spot? How on Earth did Jake Gyllenhaal get this rule instead (nothing against the guy… in fact, I’m a fan)?
May 20th, 2008
Rodney
Maybe because no one ever heard of this Persian prince/athlete/actor guy you speak of?
And Gyllenhaal can act.
May 20th, 2008
HAZMAT
Rodney
the guy from harold and kumar….
btw i like this guy..id like to see him being spiderman.
better then fucking legolas
May 20th, 2008
@spence
I think gyllenhaal will be fine for this role, i would rather have him than Bloom by far. i like Bloom (sorta) but just not for this role.
@ Hazmat
agreed, I would also like to see him as Spiderman
May 20th, 2008
HAZMAT
yeah no doubt orlandos a great actor- hes always the cool secundary character too but- not a good prince of persia
May 20th, 2008
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