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Movie Preview: Jake Gyllenhaal in Prince of Persia
I've been waiting on a trailer for Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time for what feels like forever (more specifically, ever since those first photos of Jake all buff and shirtless).
The preview starts off strong, immediately taking us on an adventure quest that doesn't make any attempt to hide its video game origins. The effects are amazing, though I couldn't help snickering the first time Gyllenhaal speaks in a British accent.
Buzz News Roundup, 8/1
- Lisa Bonet has joined the cast of Life on Mars as the main character's girlfriend, Entertainment Weekly reports.
- The Hollywood Reporter writes that Colin Firth is joining the next film version of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray.
- ComingSoon reports that Mike Myers is writing the fourth Austin Powers movie.
- Billboard has details about the first album from The Verve in more than a decade.
- Law & Order creator Dick Wolf is working on another project about lawyers for NBC, Zap2it reports.
- The action-fantasy film Prince of Persia, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, has been pushed back a year and will now open Memorial Day weekend 2010, Variety writes.
- The Hollywood Reporter has the news that Nicolas Cage and director John Carpenter will team up for prison thriller Scared Straight.
- According to ComingSoon, the script for the dramedy Ivy Chronicles, starring Sarah Jessica Parker, is being written by Aline Brosh McKenna, who wrote the screenplay for The Devil Wears Prada.
Jake Gyllenhaal to Become the Prince of Persia for Disney
According to Hollywood Reporter, Jake Gyllenhaal and Gemma Arterton will star together in a film adaptation of the Prince of Persia video game for Disney. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Mona Lisa Smile, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time will be a "fantasy adventure" in which "Gyllenhaal will play Dastan, a young prince in sixth century Persia who must join forces with Tamina (Arterton), a feisty and exotic princess, to prevent 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."
Jake Gyllenhaal in a fantasy adventure for Disney.
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Jake Gyllenhaal May Be Thrilling Audiences With Source Code
It seems so long since we've seen Jake Gyllenhaal on screen (2007 in Rendition, to be exact), so I'm glad that we're about to get a lot more of him. Next month we'll catch him in Brothers, then in the Spring all buffed up in Prince of Persia — and he won't be slowing down. Gyllenhaal is in talks to star in the sci-fi thriller Source Code.
Rewind: This Week's Buzz
- We have four movies hitting theaters this weekend, including The Box, Precious (check out my interview with star Gabby Sidibe), The Men Who Stare at Goats, and A Christmas Carol if you want some early holiday cheer.
- Speaking of the holidays, if you're already thinking up presents, I've got suggestions for your mom, dad, and grandma.
- In Twilight-related news: I asked you to speculate which New Moon actor would have the biggest post-Twilight career. Plus, Books of Twilight member audreystar had a few words of advice for the Breaking Dawn screenwriter.
- I took a peek at two highly anticipated film trailers: Angelina in Salt and a very beefy Jake Gyllenhaal in Prince of Persia.
- Angelina also popped up on my list of 10 favorite actors with famous parents!
- Weezer's new album came out. I gave it my review and watched their performance with Leighton Meester.
- Alec Baldwin had a good week: First, he got tapped to host the Oscars alongside Steve Martin, and he's reportedly getting a new love interest on 30 Rock — Julianne Moore!
- V premiered, so I asked for your opinion on it — and on these 10 TV shows that transitioned to college.
- Don't forget that Sunday is the season finale of Mad Men!
Buzz In: What Do You Think of Movies Based on Video Games?
War play video game Call of Duty could join the ranks of Max Payne and Prince of Persia by going from gaming console to big screen: an adaptation of the game may be in the works (admittedly, all I know about Call of Duty is that it's the video game Jim, Karen, and Andy played in the Stamford branch on The Office).
Video games have been mined for years for movie potential, but only a few have proved successful. Sometimes the movies are entertaining, but other times the plot lines come second to special effects.
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