Tuesday, May 20

• Jake Gyllenhaal On Board for Prince of Persia Movie

  EW's Nicole Sperling broke the news today that Jake Gyllenhaal has signed on to star in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, the big screen adaptation of the hit video game series from Ubisoft. The Brokeback Mountain star, forever listed as the frontrunner to replace Tobey Maguire as the lead in Spider-Man 4, will instead seek to build a tentpole franchise of his very own as the titular time-travelling Arabian adventurer created by legendary game developer Jordan Mechner.

  Bond girl Gemma Arterton will also star. Prince of Persia is set to begin shooting this July, with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire director Mike Newell helming. Disney and superproducer Jerry Bruckheimer are eyeing a June 16, 2009 release date.

  Can we put all of the Spider-Man rumors to bed now? Please?

  Source: EW

  
  

  Posted 05/20/2008 by Thomas

  Jake Gyllenhaal | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Tuesday, November 13

• Newell talks Prince of Persia

  Our own Princess of ReelzChannel.com, Heather Huntington, spoke to director Mike Newell recently at the press day for Love in the Time of Cholera.

  Heather was able to wrangle a bit of information out of Mr. Newell about his highly anticipated next project, an adaptation of the beloved video game Prince of Persia.

  Check out Newell's comments right here!

  
  
  

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  Heather Huntington talks to director Mike Newell about Prince of Persia.

  Posted 11/13/2007 by Jeff

  Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Sunday, November 11

• Prince of Persia will be 'all about the dagger of time'

  At today's junket for Love in the Time of Cholera, director Mike Newell revealed some details about the upcoming Prince of Persia  movie exclusively to ReelzChannel.com.

  As we reported last week, Disney approached Newell to direct a live action silver screen version of the popular videogame Prince of Persia: Sands of Time. Well, it seems as though Newell has already made up his mind.

  From the way he was talking, Newell made it clear that he plans to make this movie. The only thing that is holding up progress is indeed the writers' strike that has ground Hollywood to a hault. But once the strike situation is resolved, be looking for Prince of Persia to get underway--and with Newell at the helm.

  For the uninitiated, the video game employs a device called 'the dagger of time', which allows users to basically turn back time for a do over. As we all know, though, mucking with the past too much creates problems. When asked if and how the 'dagger of time' would figure into the movie, Newell affirmed that it will be the main focus. 'It's all about the dagger of time,' he told us.

  Keep checking ReelzChannel.com for our exclusive video interview with Mike Newell, coming soon.

  
  

  Posted 11/11/2007 by Heather

  Mike Newell | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Thursday, November 8

• Fanboy newz: Prince of Persia and Champions

  Disney is eyeing the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time videogame as a possible franchise opportunity. That is to say, the Mouse House is courting Mike Newell to direct a live-action feature based on the game, with hopes of sequels in the future. Newell has franchise experience, having directed Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. His latest movie, Love in the Time of Cholera, hits theaters next week.

  And Spanish phenom Guillermo del Toro will be writing, directing and producing a sci-fi action adaptation of Champions, a British TV series from the '60s about 'secret government agents who are rescued from a plane crash by an advanced civilation and given superhuman abilities.' The subject matter is right in the wheelhouse for the director behind Hellboy II and Pan's Labyrinth. Del Toro also produced The Orphanage, a ghost thriller that was chosen as Spain's entry into this year's Best Foreign Film category for the Oscars.

  Source: Variety.

  
  

  Posted 11/08/2007 by Heather

  Guillermo del Toro | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Champions