Hoping to follow on from the success of the hugely popular Pirates of the Caribbean series, Jerry Bruckheimer once again teams up with Disney to bring us this adaptation of the Video Game series. Now although the filmmakers and onscreen talent have great CV's, the track record of games to screen adaptations isn't so stellar, but then who would have thought a movie based on a theme park ride would be so good?  Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Dastan the titular Prince of Persia who must save the day (and the lovely Princess played by Gemma Arterton) and stop the evil character of Nizam (Sir Ben Kingsley).

Directed by Mike Newell (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Donnie Brasco) and starring Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain, Rendition and Zodiac) Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is due out on May 28 in the US and May 27 in the UK.

Prince of Persia: Sands of Time

Genre: Action/Adventure
Rating: PG-13
U.S. Release Date: May 28, 2010

Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Ben Kingsley, Gemma Arterton, Alfred Molina
Director: Mike Newell
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer
Executive Producers: Mike Stenson, Chad Oman, John August, Jordan Mechner, Patrick McCormick, Eric McLeod
Based on the video game series “Prince of Persia” created by:    Jordan Mechner
Screen Story by: Jordan Mechner and Boaz Yakin
Screenplay by:  Doug Miro & Carlo Bernard
               
From the team that brought the “Pirates of the Caribbean” trilogy to the big screen, Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films present PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME, an epic action-adventure set in the mystical lands of Persia.  A rogue prince (JAKE GYLLENHAAL) reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess (GEMMA ARTERTON) and together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time—a gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world.

Directed by Mike Newell (“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”) with a cast that includes SIR BEN KINGSLEY and ALFRED MOLINA, and a screenplay by Doug Miro & Carlo Bernard from a screen story by Jordan Mechner and Boaz Yakin, PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME hits theaters Memorial Day Weekend, 2010. 

•    Director Mike Newell’s credits include “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” “Donnie Brasco,” starring Al Pacino and Johnny Depp, “Pushing Tin,” “Four Weddings and a Funeral” and “Dance With A Stranger.”

•    Among numerous other awards and nominations, Jerry Bruckheimer Films have been honored with 41 Academy Award® nominations, with six wins, and 23 Golden Globe® nominations, with four wins. 

•    PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME was filmed near Marrakesh, Ouarzazate and Erfoud, Morocco, as well as hugely scaled sets constructed at Pinewood Studios in Great Britain.