lol, is this hate street?

I wonder why his chest isn't waxed. I mean, the young prince in SoT was no hairy. But maybe this was just a costume test and he hasn't been waxed yet. He should have the little goatee too, not a whole beard

I thou it was a bad idea but looking at pics looks like the film going be another hit. He don't look like prince but i think he will bring more dimension to the character plus Jerry B in charge think alot of us going eat our words.

I know the movie is the beginning stages but seriously, he looks more like a character from 10,000 BC

Seriously come on, time and time again we are surprised by what actors can do, Jake is very talented it takes alot of guts to do what he did in breakback mountain and it one a freakin Oscar I'm pretty sure he can pull this off. This is not an official shot of him so there for it doesnt have all the added effects to it. I remember seeing LOTR footage shot by kids in trees and it made the movie look like crap but it wasnt. Give it a moment to produce some real footage then whip out ur hate sticks and swing them around. plus JERRY BRUCKHEIMER is involved and he has produced countless times, hit after hit. You all need to have faith in the crew that is doing this movie. I mean SERIOUSLY disney and bruckheimer? if u didnt like the first Batman(Michael Keaton) or Nightmare before Christmas ur opinion is invalid, go to film school, take and acting class and then u'll have some respect for whats being done.
Jake is ripped as hell (he's no brad pit in troy) but he looks ruff and tough, his wig might be his real hair and it looks ratty as hell which is what I would want to see from a swachbuckling time ripping action hero. i dont personally want to see some pretty looking guy playing this role. I want to see talent like Ledger did in batman surprise the hell out of us.
that is all-

"Wow. Will the Arabs ever get to play themselves in Hollywood?"

While I understand your point, PERSIANS ARE NOT ARABS. Different race, people. Persians (Iranians) belong to the same genetic lineage as northern Indians/Pakistanis, which is curiously enough, Arian. The same genetic lineage as northern Europeans. As in Blonde hair blues eyes. Persians look very western. They also have a different variation of Islam (the Sunni vs Shia'ite split). So I repeat: PERSIANS ARE NOT ARABS.

Many look like westerns thus I have not issue with this casting. This movie will probably be dross though.

At least he worked out for the movie...unlike Justin 'Weakling' Chatwin who's supposed to be playing Goku in Dragon Ball. I'm just glad they didn't turn Prince of Persia into a high school movie like James Wong did with Dragon Ball.

Princess, it may carry the name but the script follows loosely on the game it's named after. The creator of the series wrote the script though so there shouldn't be too much worry about.

I'm pretty sure the movie will be a hit. Nearly everyone has the game, and the storyline is great. We can only pray that Jake G. pulls it off, but I have more confidence now that I've seen the pic of him in costume.

He just looks gross. I mean, he looked so much better in his previous films but now, UGH! He just doesn't look right. They should have gotten someone else.

Are we sure these pictures aren't from the Brokeback mountain 2 set?

The first poster put GAROOSSSEE.
Not able to recognize that Jake has a Great body?
I bet if it were a chick you would be saying she is such a Hottie.
Grow up.

I didn't recognize him at the first.
Great job Jake.
Give it a chance fan boys.

Hahaha what a terrible choice.

this looks fucken terrible... Gyllenhaal was a bad bad choice for this role....

um, yeah, WTF didnt they cast a PERSIAN actor? Or at least Middle Eastern, South Asian, or mixed actor who can easily pass as Persian.

This is a motion picture remake of a video game folks. Nuff said.

Don't take yourself so seriously.

these comments are cracking me up

Bazmondo, he is holding hands with Reese Witherspoon

Would be better if it was Legendary Pictures doing the movie. And wouldn't it be great to see Rodrigo Santoro(Xerxes from 300) as the Prince?

Who's hand is he holding? His mum's?

EW. The movie might end up awesome and fun.. but yeah. He totally doesn't look pretty enough for the Prince.

790,

The way I see it. If Bruckheimer can make a good set of action films based on a "Disney ride". He could end up being the first person to make the first "good" videogame adaptation.

People were moaning about Pirates until they saw it.

"rampant homophobia"? duca, whatre you talkin about? that's not even ten comments about it (it feels like), but i guess when it's all you're thinkin about... this is just dumb casting.

LOL.

Really couldn't give a crap about this film, but when I saw Donny Darko buffed out, I have to say I'm impressed. Jake's really worked for this role. The script must be pretty good for him to put this much into it.
Gay or strait, Jakes a fracken great actor !!

I might just see this,,,,, prob not,,,, maybe ?

I wanna see an official still with him posing with those awesome swords >.<

I don't see how a gay actor makes a good Prince of Persia. He is fit, but not toned at all. Whoever takes this role can't be a wookie either.

No homo, but I thinks he looks badass....

-_- Hasn't anybody here seen Jarhead? Seriously?? Bah, the rampant homophobia in this thread is sickening me. I'll go right ahead and bash a movie that looks like shit but come on people... Grow up a bit.

Let's not forget who else was in Brokeback Mountain, eh?

well, I guess he looks ok. We'll see when a trailer comes out.

I can see the trailer now:

"If you liked Mona Lisa Smile, and Brokeback Mountain, you'll love Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time!"

I never thought of Jake G. as a serious actor after I saw his "performance" in The Day After Tomorrow.

I'm with Capt' on this. Waiting for the trailer.

Personally from this picture I can't see Gyllenhaal for this role but keep in mind this is a random picture from the set. He might not look like the Prince of Persia now but I'm hoping he can pull the roll on screen.

He just doesn't have the face for it.

two words: Jared Leto. Think about it

They should have concidered Criss Angle as the prince. Man, he would have been perfect! I admit though, in costume Jake Gyllenhaal is a pretty close match. The movie better be good! A lot of people are looking forward to it ( including myself).

Well.....it looks better than Dragonball.

These casting directors r so f*ckin lazy, ur tellin me that they couldnt go to egypt/persia and hav a model/actor casting call for this role? every big budget american movie doesnt hav to hav a familiar american face for tha staring role! im jus sayin

/\ I'm pretty sure the Shia comment was meant to be sarcastic.

For the dumbass that said that shia lebeouf would of nailed this part your an idiot it would take shia steroids to do this movie and his face doent match

Pentarix, yeah people are flipping out. While this isn't even a production shot for the film - still, if he doesn't look that good here it doesn't bode well for his actual presentation in the film. Special effects and lighting can only do so much. His face doesn't go with that roided out body and the hair is absolutely dreadful.

... don't even get me started on why a white preppy boy from Los Angeles is playing a Persian.

Logan, no correction or reeducation is necessary. I was speaking fo the term "Persians" as opposed to the term "Arabs" which are not equivalent - as in "black is not white" or "Germans is not Frenchman". But I guess it doesn't matter anyway since people are still continuing to refer to the Prince of Persia as an Arab....

SenTox,

We're you in Drama in highschool? Also do you wear eyeliner?

People are flipping out, it's not even a production shot, he's probably walking to the makeup trailer, geeze. While I don't have high hopes for the movie, Jake is very capable and will at least bring some real talent to the role.

Well, shit...

I just puked all over my keyboard and slammed my first threw the tv.

Well, they attracted the homosexual's and teenage girls for " Pirates " and I'm assuming this is what they're doing here.

He is one ugly fucking kid, and is almost if not as bad of an actor of Tobey.

Thank you, Hollywood for slicing my throat yet again.

Looks like "the prince"( i said from the beginning that Jake was A BAD choice for the prince, when there was a rumor that Orlando Bloom was offered the role i was WAY more excited)

anyways....looks like he is trying to hide his...hurm...cow-balls ! hahahah
thats huge

i posted a link to that movie but it's awaiting moderation...

search youtube for 'Ghazab - Movie part.14' and watch it from 7mins onwards

Man, the actor playing the Prince should be someone who actually knows parkour rather than some A-list celeb. I have low expectations for this one. The guy from District B-13, not the bald guy, but the other one would have made a perfect Prince. He even kinda looks like the character.

hahaha I found it

not exactly how I remember it though

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0gs9oK6n08

watch it from about 7mins onwards lol

Captain Awesome

I was kidding dude. As for the Indian Superman.. classic... I remember that from when I was a kid.

I also remember another really old 80s bollywood flick where the hero becomes the Hulk when dead friend's ghost possesses him

genius. I forgot the name of the film though