I am weirdly obsessed with the upcoming Jerry Bruckheimer producedPrince of Persiamovie. I don’t why, but I have a gut feeling that this could be the first videogame movie that is an honest-to-God hit. I am feeling aPirates of the Caribbeanvibe. That movie was based on a freakin’ridefor crying out loud and it turned out pretty great.
True,casting a Caucasianas aPersianprince is a little odd, but stranger things have happened inHollywood. So far the talent involved seems to be pretty topnotch –especiallyfor a videogame to movie adaptation.
And the impressive talent keeps on coming! It was just announced that Alfred Molina (ofSpider-Man 2fame) and Ben Kingsley (ofbeing awesomefame) will join the cast. While no info is known of Molina’s role, it has been confirmed that Kingsley will play Nizam, the main villain of the film who kills his own brother and tries to frame the titular prince (Jake Gyllenhaal) for the murder.
What do you think? With all these people involved, am I right in thinking this movie could actually be good? To prove my confidence I am going to make a bet right now: If this movie does not make at least $100 million domestically I will do something horribly embarrassing. Any ideas?
[ViaEntertainment Weekly]
