Comments on: Mike Newell Gets Offer to Direct Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/07/mike-newell-gets-offer-to-direct-prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time/ Blogging the Reel World Tue, 2 Dec 2008 22:40:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: HappyEvilDude http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/07/mike-newell-gets-offer-to-direct-prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time/#comment-106902 HappyEvilDude Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:41:30 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/07/mike-newell-gets-offer-to-direct-prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time/#comment-106902 If I'm reading this right,, this is exactly what's wrong with video game movies: "take a couple of characters from the game, a few bad guys, a similar locale, change the story completely, yay!". The video game adaptation which worked best was Silent Hill, and that is because it's the one which deviated the least from the game, understood that the game already had an interesting story. When you adapt book, you don't go ahead and rape its story do you? Well, unless your name is Tony Gilroy, you don't! Same for video games, the new Prince Of Persia trilogy has a well-defined story, and there's no need to change it, it will only anger and alienate fans. PS: How is this supposed to be animated? Bruckheimer has never done an animated movie in his life! If I’m reading this right,, this is exactly what’s wrong with video game movies: “take a couple of characters from the game, a few bad guys, a similar locale, change the story completely, yay!”. The video game adaptation which worked best was Silent Hill, and that is because it’s the one which deviated the least from the game, understood that the game already had an interesting story. When you adapt book, you don’t go ahead and rape its story do you? Well, unless your name is Tony Gilroy, you don’t! Same for video games, the new Prince Of Persia trilogy has a well-defined story, and there’s no need to change it, it will only anger and alienate fans.

PS: How is this supposed to be animated? Bruckheimer has never done an animated movie in his life!

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]]> By: Jason http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/07/mike-newell-gets-offer-to-direct-prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time/#comment-106451 Jason Thu, 08 Nov 2007 23:23:48 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/07/mike-newell-gets-offer-to-direct-prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time/#comment-106451 Keanu Reeves? You're kidding, right? If this (again, if) this was live action (heck, it'd work animated too) Oded Fehr (see website) would work out best for the role. Keanu Reeves? You’re kidding, right? If this (again, if) this was live action (heck, it’d work animated too) Oded Fehr (see website) would work out best for the role.

]]> By: werdtourmother http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/07/mike-newell-gets-offer-to-direct-prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time/#comment-106438 werdtourmother Thu, 08 Nov 2007 23:09:38 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/07/mike-newell-gets-offer-to-direct-prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time/#comment-106438 First of all u guys are a bunch a reres cause its supposed to be an animated movie, 2nd of all this sux that they booted mike because if it turns out anything like transformers its gunna be nasty and ROB this was one of the greatest games of all time First of all u guys are a bunch a reres cause its supposed to be an animated movie, 2nd of all this sux that they booted mike because if it turns out anything like transformers its gunna be nasty and ROB this was one of the greatest games of all time

]]> By: MentalV http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/07/mike-newell-gets-offer-to-direct-prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time/#comment-106420 MentalV Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:50:54 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/07/mike-newell-gets-offer-to-direct-prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time/#comment-106420 @Rob Are you crazy? That game was beautiful, well designed and had more personality than most of the award winner games from recent years. It was extremely well thought out and executed. Too bad for the 2 sequels - they changed the charming personality of the prince for some XTREME (WHOOOHOOO YEAH!!!!!) version of himself. The sequels had none of the personality and charm that made it so great; so IMHO the original will forever remain in my mind as one of the best games ever made. @Rob

Are you crazy? That game was beautiful, well designed and had more personality than most of the award winner games from recent years. It was extremely well thought out and executed.

Too bad for the 2 sequels - they changed the charming personality of the prince for some XTREME (WHOOOHOOO YEAH!!!!!) version of himself. The sequels had none of the personality and charm that made it so great; so IMHO the original will forever remain in my mind as one of the best games ever made.

]]> By: D http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/07/mike-newell-gets-offer-to-direct-prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time/#comment-105890 D Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:25:47 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/07/mike-newell-gets-offer-to-direct-prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time/#comment-105890 in response to free associating: keanu prob would have been a possibility if this movie were made 7-10 years ago. He's too old now. But i agree he does have that multi-ethnic thing going on. I wonder if that means that in 500 years that all of our offspring are going to be some variant of him once the world has mixed itself over and over to where there is no clear definition of race. in response to free associating:

keanu prob would have been a possibility if this movie were made 7-10 years ago. He’s too old now. But i agree he does have that multi-ethnic thing going on. I wonder if that means that in 500 years that all of our offspring are going to be some variant of him once the world has mixed itself over and over to where there is no clear definition of race.

]]> By: free associating http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/07/mike-newell-gets-offer-to-direct-prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time/#comment-105834 free associating Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:56:24 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/07/mike-newell-gets-offer-to-direct-prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time/#comment-105834 Probable star: Keanu Reeves. He's got the indeterminate multi-ethnic look and blockbuster action background. He was on tap to play Sinbad before PotC sequels deep sixed that project. Other possibility: Dwayne Johnson. Might be too close to Scorpion King though. Probable star: Keanu Reeves. He’s got the indeterminate multi-ethnic look and blockbuster action background. He was on tap to play Sinbad before PotC sequels deep sixed that project.
Other possibility: Dwayne Johnson. Might be too close to Scorpion King though.

]]> By: D http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/07/mike-newell-gets-offer-to-direct-prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time/#comment-105785 D Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:53:35 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/07/mike-newell-gets-offer-to-direct-prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time/#comment-105785 You are joking right? It was one of the best reviewed games of that year. That aside I wonder how the hell they are going to cast this movie. I think the producer's best bet is to try to get some Bollywood stars (that have crossover potential, which there are many, if you happen to live outside of the US you know this) to take the roles and put in some western actors (Villain?) for the American audience and hope for a more international than domestic success (which these days seems like a realistic prospect given the changing attitudes towards int'l releases for American produced films). I swear to god I will shit a brick if they pull some Jungle Book shit and do some weird ass casting decisions (Jason Scott Lee = Indian? Right...) You are joking right? It was one of the best reviewed games of that year.

That aside I wonder how the hell they are going to cast this movie. I think the producer’s best bet is to try to get some Bollywood stars (that have crossover potential, which there are many, if you happen to live outside of the US you know this) to take the roles and put in some western actors (Villain?) for the American audience and hope for a more international than domestic success (which these days seems like a realistic prospect given the changing attitudes towards int’l releases for American produced films).

I swear to god I will shit a brick if they pull some Jungle Book shit and do some weird ass casting decisions (Jason Scott Lee = Indian? Right…)

]]> By: rob http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/07/mike-newell-gets-offer-to-direct-prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time/#comment-105740 rob Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:31:59 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/07/mike-newell-gets-offer-to-direct-prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time/#comment-105740 It was a terrible video game. So if really good video games all get terrible film adaptions, I can't imagine how bad this will turn out. It was a terrible video game. So if really good video games all get terrible film adaptions, I can’t imagine how bad this will turn out.

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