Prince Of Persia Superbowl Trailer
Walt Disney Pictures has released the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Superbowl television trailer. The new television spot gives us a look at some of the film's tentpole special effects-filled sequences. You can watch it now, embedded after the jump. As always, leave your thoughts in the comments below.
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OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS
PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME
WALT DISNEY PICTURES and JERRY BRUCKHEIMER FILMS
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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
(writing credits not final)
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.
Notes:
* 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.
Set in the mystical lands of Persia, PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME is an epic action-adventure about a rogue prince (JAKE GYLLENHAAL) and a mysterious princess (GEMMA ARTERTON) who 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.