Trailer confirms it’s safe to continue ignoring Prince of Persia

I laughed when Jerry Bruckheimer announced he was making a movie out of a worn out Disney ride, but I cried when Pirates of the Caribbean and its two sequels went on to gross more than $2.5 billion worldwide. It’s tempting to assume Bruckheimer can turn even the most watery of shit into lobster bisque, but let’s see how he does without Johnny Depp.

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is an adaptation of an admittedly excellent video game series starring the decidedly non-Persian Jake Gyllenhaal, LiC favorite Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley and Alfred Molina. Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) directs.

If the trailer is an accurate indication of the movie itself, it’s going to be awful. You can spin the camera around Jake’s head all you want, but he’s no Jack Sparrow.

Check out the trailer at YouTube. Originally via IGN

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time opens May 28, 2010.

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