Jake Gyllenhaal has been cast as the Prince of Persia. I am more than a little surprised at this for a number of reasons. Having declared my surprise let me say this... I am a rather HUGE Jake Gyllenhaal fan--and am always psyched about seeing him in absolutely anything.
On the other hand, I am kind of wary of the casting of this film. Firstly because of the apparent nationality of the characters. I have played all three of the Prince of Persia games up, down, and sideways, since I discovered them years ago. In fact I got a PS2 primarily to play this game since all i had at the time was a Nintendo Gamecube. (With the PS2 were added bonuses like the GTA series and a much advanced selection of grown-up games to enjoy.) I have a unique love for the story behind the Prince because I am, in fact, female therefore i digg the romanticism. The games are fantastic because of the story development, the incredible scenery (graphics) and cinematography, and the era. The combat is killer and all but many games offer this now (even though POP hails as the first that i recall with such an intereactive gameplay and puzzle theme).
Anyway--Jake is not what i expected. I figured the casting director would choose someone of a specific nationality for this role--or at least someone who appeared to be of the correct "make and model". Prince is quite obviously not a white guy. Either way, though, I do believe Jake can pull it off. They must've needed him for hot-factor and namesake. Here is a pic of Jake as the prince .
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