After a decade on the sidelines, the prince of persia has finally returned. Jake gyllenhaal sporting a surprisingly believable british accent the film. Disney are reportedly planning to reboot prince of persia, presumably to cash in on the recent success of the aladdin remake. Mechner, who owned the prince of persia ip, was brought into work with ubisoft on a reboot of the franchise, eventually titled prince of persia. After the movie with jake gyllenhaal and a failed attempt at rebooting the series, the games returned to the storyline started with prince of. The prince is the protagonist of the 2008 video game prince of persia. Prince of persia reboot reportedly in the works, middle. Creator jordan mechner teased new prince of persia on twitter. Leading examples like prince of persia, assassins creed, max payne and many more in the list. E2010online escape stop that wedding full movie top 20 best sniper movie scenes duration. The series has been rebooted twice since its acquisition by ubisoft, and has been made into a film, prince of persia.
Jan 11, 2018 mechner developed the very first prince of persia game, which originally launched in 1989. The forgotten sands was released just prior to the film and ignores. A prince of persia reboot is supposedly in the works imdb. It looks totally impressive film and there is never a dull moment. Prince of persia series prince of persia wiki fandom. The prince, as seen in the sands of time a different prince character appears as the main protagonist in the sands of time series, which rebooted the franchise. As has often been the case for a game adaptation, the film is not supported by any specific movie tiein, but prince of persia. Prince of persia 2008 reboot original soundtrack gamemusic. Ubisoft released a prince of persia reboot with celshaded. Series creator jordan mechner says he would love to develop a prince of persia reboot. A prince of persia reboot is supposedly in the works. The franchise is built around a series of actionadventure games focused on various incarnations of the eponymous prince. After the movie with jake gyllenhaal and a failed attempt at rebooting the series, the games returned to the storyline started with prince of persia. The sands of time, although he was originally wary after the failure of prince of persia 3d.
Jan 19, 2012 ending scene from the movie prince of persia. Jan 11, 2018 ubisofts original parkourmagicandswords franchise prince of persia hasnt had a new game in seven years since the release of prince of persia. Prince of persia may be getting resurrected, according to. An image claiming to capture ubisofts vision for the next prince of persia game has appeared online. Starting off where sands of time left off, the game adds new features and options for combat including giving the prince the ability to wield two weapons at once. So all traces of 2008s prince of persia reboot has vanished. Hot on the heels of the trailer for the prince of persia film, ubisoft has announced that the next prince of persia game will be available in may 2010. Disney are reportedly planning to reboot prince of persia, presumably. The production of 2008s reboot took two years, the games structure was made to be way less linear, the 1vs20 fights became 1vs1 duels.
In 2006, concept designs surfaced hinting at another entry in the franchise. In the 2008 reboot, the prince is not from a royal family, but was planned to earn his title during the course of his journey. He plays a prince called dastan in some nebulous region of medievalera. At the time, it seemed like a pretty blatant move on disney and producer jerry bruckheimers part to transplant the formula that worked so. The first game in the series was designed by mechner after the success of his previous game with. The forgotten sands is an action game that involves frequent battles against humans and fantastical creatures, all clearly evil. May 18, 2010 so all traces of 2008s prince of persia reboot has vanished. Prince of persia is a video game franchise created by jordan mechner, originally developed and published by broderbund, then the learning company, and currently ubisoft. A young fugitive prince and princess must stop a villain who unknowingly threatens to destroy the world with a special dagger that enables the magic sand inside to reverse time. But never feara producer just promised that this movie will definitely not be anything like prince of persia, the 2010 action film that.
A broad strokes film adaptation of the sands of time. Directed by mike newell four weddings and a funeral and starring jake gyllenhaal sporting a surprisingly believable british accent the film was a fun romp. With jake gyllenhaal, gemma arterton, ben kingsley, alfred molina. The game, titled prince of persia was finally officially unveiled in 2008, with ubisoft marketing it as a reboot of the franchise, with its level and combat design harking back to the original 1989 game. The disney film focuses on the muchlater sands of time story arc, whilst the game canon seemingly reboots well clear of its origins with a new game titled. Sands of time made it all the way to number 16 on igns top 100 playstation 2 games. Disney promises new aladdin wont star a white guy vanity fair. Jake gyllenhaal says hes ready to do a sequel to prince of persia and that he expects tough criticism from fans of the video game on which the movie is based. The sands of time is adapted from the beloved ubisoft video game. Sands of time met nearly universal praise upon release we gave the game a 9. Gyllenhaal ready for prince of persia sequel hollywood. Prince of persia creator trying to revive franchise gamespot. Every main line entry into the franchise since then, with the exception of 2010s prince of persia reboot and 1999s prince of persia 3d, has appeared on a nintendo home console.
His mother had frequently mentioned that she would rather have him stop adventuring and settle down with a wife. A new game, simply prince of persia is another continuity reboot. Prince of persia may be getting resurrected, according to series. Early on, he was already known to be an adventurer. The actor now takes on a new challenge, that of action hero in the jerry bruckheimer produced disney film prince of persia.
The sands of time falls into the everpopular category of a summer cinema scenario which was best described by william shakespeare as sound and fury, signifying nothing. The sands of time interview with mike newell and jordan mechner b. Mechner, who owned the prince of persia intellectual property, was brought in to work with ubisoft on a reboot of the franchise, titled prince of persia. Prince of persia creator is trying to bring the franchise back. The movie was quite good, but still it was mediocre. Albeit, one hampered by accusations of whitewashing prince of persia. Studios usually expect a much higher return on investments in movies like this, because they clear lots of slots for other movies so that this movie can be in the theate. Prince of persia is a video game franchise created by jordan mechner.
Prince of persia sequel and movie in the works gamespot. A prince of persia reboot is supposedly in the works imdb imdb, the worlds most popular and authoritative source for movie, tv and celebrity content. It made radical changes to the platforming, similar to assassins creed. Read more movies prince of persia reboot reportedly in the. In the times when assassins creed was not existing, prince of persia was one of the few mainstream videogames including impossible edgeoftheseat acrobatics, wall climbing and cool swordfight mechanics.
Director mike newell understands the dynamics and rhythm of a bigbudget fantasy. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Features none of the previous princes, being set in its own continuity. Mechner developed the very first prince of persia game, which originally launched in 1989. He is the main protagonist and sole playable character in the 2003 game prince of persia. Theres been no official announcement yet of a movie sequel to the upcoming prince of persia movie. Ubisofts original parkourmagicandswords franchise prince of persia hasnt had a new game in seven years since the release of prince of persia. Will there be live action sequels to 2010 film prince of. Creator jordan mechner teased new prince of persia on. Prince prince of persia neo encyclopedia wiki fandom. The most prominent version was first featured in the 2003 game prince of persia.
The sands of time 2010 a young fugitive prince and princess must stop a villain who unknowingly threatens to destroy the world with a special dagger that enables the magic sand inside to reverse time. He was at first taken in by his uncle, but after accepting that his parents. What happens when a franchise doesnt make it past the first movie. Prince of persia reboot reportedly in the works, middle eastern actor eyed to. The sands of time is a 2010 american action fantasy film directed by mike newell. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film. The sands of time was released in 2010 by disney as a. The sands of time, although he was originally wary after his experience with the last two prince of persia games. In conjunction with its new console reboot of the prince of persia series, ubisoft has brought the graceful monarch. In this world, this young man is only known as the prince as a nickname, and he is not related to royalty in any way. But knowing that ubisoft is releasing prince of persia the forgotten sands a direct sequel to the game the film is based on one can but wonder about a potential prince of persia 2 movie. A young fugitive prince and princess must stop a villain who unknowingly. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central.
Prince of persia sequel and movie in the works ubisoft confirms the new game at d. As a reboot of the franchise, prince of persia involves a new iteration of the prince within a new world and story. The film stars jake gyllenhaal as prince dastan, gemma arterton as princess tamina, ben kingsley as nizam, and alfred molina as. The movie wasnt super well received and fans werent as interested in the games by the time the ps3 and xbox 360 arrived. With for honor having recently kicked off year 4, ubisoft is hosting a special themed event to honour one of t. Since then, hes helped with several other prince of persia games, including the first reboot in 2001. Issues with casting jake gyllenhaal as a persian prince aside, this video gamebased flick was supposed to be a cash cow for disney. Prince of persia returns in for honor crossover event. The new game was given a new art style, similar to cel shading, to give the impression of a colorful arabian nights story book feel, compared to the more realistic feel of the sands of time trilogy. Will there be live action sequels to 2010 film prince of persia.
The first game in the series, simply titled prince of persia, was originally released on the amiiga but quickly found its way onto both the nes and snes. Warrior within was released on december 2, 2004 for the xbox, playstation 2, gamecube and pc. First screenshot of prince of persia reboot leaked. As fun as the ubisofts vr games may be, its about time the prince is shown some true love. The sands of time, who has featured in a large number of games set within the first games continuity. The princes style of movement and focus on acrobatic animations continues to be a. There was a 2008 reboot, simply titled prince of persia, but stylish cellshading and a cooperative npc wasnt enough for the game to be overshadowed by the 2007 release of the very first assassins creed. The sands of time is a tangible, solid stab at breaking the mould here, and wed argue its got a sporting chance of doing so. Jake gyllenhaal talks prince of persia sequel and source. The directingwriting duo behind this upcoming dvdbluray release take us behind the. Why did they not make a sequel to prince of persia. Cinemablend is the gotosource for todays information and updates on new movies, tv shows, games and celebrity news and gossip. For now, hes writing a book about the first games creation.
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