Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Directed by Mike Newell
A rogue prince reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess and together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time – gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world. From TMDB
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The film, which—according to Disney and Bruckheimer—was supposed to be "the new Pirates of the Caribbean", debuted #3 at the U.S. box office behind Shrek Forever After and Sex and the City 2 with $30.1 million in its first 3-day weekend of release. It is the third highest opening for a video game adaptation, behind Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Pokémon: The First Movie. During Memorial Day, it surpassed Sex and the City 2 to gross $37,813,075 for the 4-day weekend and finish in second place. Internationally, the film grossed an estimated $18 million in its first weekend (before its US release), when it opened in 19 European countries. It debuted at #1 in these countries, except the United…
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60 of 133 · most liked firstTrump is going to try and install Jake Gyllenhaal as the new Prince of Persia because of a movie premiere he remembers attending 16 years ago.
neutral · AI labelView post →Said something on stream today to the effects of we culturally forgot the Prince of Persia movie as a kindness to Jake Gyllenhaal, but never forget the Max Payne movie because Mark Wahlberg doesn't deserve it, and I think I was cooking with that.
neutral · AI labelView post →Basically every videogame movie is produced the same way: take an unrelated generic script, slap the game branding on it, ship it out. See: Doom, Borderlands, Resident Evil, Street Fighter (Rip. Raul Julia), the super mario bros, Monster Hunter, Tekken, Prince of Persia, ***BloodRayne...*** The first hitman movie was at least... like, kinda fun? Bad movie but we stan an ace king.
neutral · AI labelView post →A Movie So Bland No One Can Remember It Gamers Go to the Movies: Prince of Persia (2010) youtu.be/J0aLPdvOvaA
neutral · AI labelView post →The film does “and that was all a dream!” over and over (because that’s the structure of the game) but in a film it just kills all stakes. It’s a solo person horror movie that gets its kills by killing its protagonist over and over and then pulling back 5 minutes like the Prince of Persia.
neutral · AI labelView post →A tribute I paid to Prince of Persia a few years ago 😀 Jordan Mechner himself was inspired by a scene from the film Robin Hood for the sword fights ⚔️ 🧵 1/ #PrinceOfPersia #JordanMechner #RobinHood #RetroGaming #PixelArt @jmechner.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →Status report, "Repays Rewatching" dep't: "Watching" PRINCE OF PERSIA in the background: first time for years and years. This remains both a handsome film, and one with some seriously funny stuff in the script. *Much* enjoying this. (And I also did seriously love the game, back in the day.) 😑
positive · AI labelView post →This may be the cold meds talking but The Prince of Persia is not a totally bad movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →For the 100th episode of @myperfectcnsle I spoke to @jmechner, creator of Prince of Persia, about his pioneering work on the long-running series, how he came to co-write the screenplay for Mike Newell's film adaptation, and the lost Princess of Persia: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...
neutral · AI labelView post →And we are obviously not any kind of paradise for appropriate casting but seeing what was acceptable in the 2010s (PRINCE OF PERSIA, Ridley Scott’s Moses movie) it feels like a different planet
neutral · AI labelView post →He’s such a weird and contrary guy, I can visualise him doing it on a whim after accidentally watching Prince of Persia the movie on a plane.
neutral · AI labelView post →you can't make a movie out of Beyond Good and Evil!!!!!!!!! You can make a series of movies out of Prince of Persia!!!!!!! Netflix animated series!!!!!! what are you doing oobiesoft!!!!
neutral · AI labelView post →The thing is, not every Ubisoft published games has these requirements (according to the Steam page, this is not an exhaustive list): * [South Park™: The Stick of Truth™](https://store.steampowered.com/app/213670/South_Park_The_Stick_of_Truth/) * [The Rogue Prince of Persia](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2717880/The_Rogue_Prince_of_Persia/) * [Assassin's Creed™: Director's Cut Edition](https://store.steampowered.com/app/15100/Assassins_Creed_Directors_Cut_Edition/) * [Prince of Persia®:…
neutral · AI labelView post →that Prince of Persia movie that even Lego tried to erase from their themed sets because it bombed so hard
neutral · AI labelView post →I’m co-chair of the WGGB's videogames committee, a writer, narrative designer + director lucky enough to worked in TV, theatre, film and games with the teams on Horizon Call of the Mountain, Horizon Forbidden West, Division 2,Watch Dogs Legion, Prince of Persia, and Narrative Director with Techland.
neutral · AI labelView post →Prince of Persia: Sands of Time is like a 4 hour long janky action movie and it's been nice to confirm that I had good taste as an 8 year old ⏳
positive · AI labelView post →Good grief send help my brain is trying to convince me that I need to immediately buy and own every single Jake Gyllenhaal movie on physical media, I have finally snapped (but it's not like I don't already own Prince of Persia, it doesn't get much worse)
neutral · AI labelView post →> So now I expect it will be just a patronising nostalgia IP reboot fest designed to extract as much cash as possible. Ya, this is one of the big turn-offs for me. For example, I really liked _Prince of Persia: Sands of Time_ back in the day. I've got exactly zero interest in the remake. Ubisoft's logo now looking like a neat pile of dogshit, viewed from above, is pretty apt.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Prince of Persia movie is pretty bad but I think it made for a fun episode of our show. That and it's started a timer for me doing a long overdue rewatch of The Mummy.
negative · AI labelView post →Every now & then I have to check if Jake Gyllenhaal really was in a PRINCE OF PERSIA movie
neutral · AI labelView post →What Prince of Persia movie?
neutral · AI labelView post →#MayMovieChallenge #Moviesky 5/17 Sand Storm in a movie another safety lecture, this time by Prince of Persia: don't run, just wait it off info in the ALT text as usual
neutral · AI labelView post →I remember when the Prince of Persia movie was made- my friend was working in the production office and wrote to me asking for a few signature moves they could include to please fans of the game. I sent back a list of four or five and they used none. (Why they didn’t ask JM I have no idea).
neutral · AI labelView post →Threw on TOMBSTONE and the first trailer they ran was for a PRINCE OF PERSIA movie with Jake Gyllenhaal. Do you remember there was a PRINCE OF PERSIA movie with Jake Gyllenhaal? I sure as fuck don't. Has anyone actually seen this movie?
neutral · AI labelView post →Here's the sequence from the film Robin Hood that Jordan Mechner used for the sword fights in Prince of Persia. It must have taken a lot of time and patience to draw the frames in pixels! (gif by @rainwarrior.bsky.social ) 🧵 2/ #PrinceOfPersia #JordanMechner #RobinHood #RetroGaming #Rotoscoping
neutral · AI labelView post →Street Fighter wasn't just a generic script, it was a GI Joe script for a live action adaptation that hadn't gone through. I wanna say they only got the Street Fighter license in order to salvage the project. Apparently the Mario Bros Movie actually had a good script that was much closer to source material, only for the directors to throw it out because they don't do fantasy, only cyberpunk. Prince of Persia was at least partially written by Jordan Mechner, the creator of the series. Three…
neutral · AI labelView post →THE Prince of Persia v. Riddler? I expect some sand-timer puzzles or gtfo, movie. I've seen Dune, I know you can do sand stuff
neutral · AI labelView post →I didn't know Jake Gyllenhaal starred in the Prince of Persia movie. does he bottom in that one too
neutral · AI labelView post →*Dateline Sunday* And in the most recent executive order, the President has banned the "Prince of Persia" franchise. Film at 11.
neutral · AI labelView post →In conclusion I never saw the Prince of Persia movie but I did play the black and white computer game as a kid and man, did I get impaled on a lot of spikes
neutral · AI labelView post →Bøger: 1. Hobitten & alt derefter 2. Saga of Pliocene Excel 3. Hitchikers guide to the Galaxy Film: 1. Star Wars 2. Contact 3. E.T. Spil: 1. Civ II 2. Pokemon Go 3. Prince of Persia
neutral · AI labelView post →Jordan Mechner visiting us at Lucasarts to tell us how excited he was to get out of games and be making the Prince of Persia movie was sort of devastating to me.
neutral · AI labelView post →I forgot how much I love the Prince of Persia movie
positive · AI labelView post →#NowWatching Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010 Mike Newell) Second in today's 'Jake Gyllenhaal questionable movie' marathon. Haven't seen this since it came out, I remember it being extremely mid. Hopefully can have some fun with it.
neutral · AI labelView post →Turn a movie into a linguistics article Prince of Persia: the sandhis of time
neutral · AI labelView post →Prince of Persia, known in the film as Dastan ❤️ This was May print for patrons Have you played Prince of Persia Games?, did you like the film? #PrinceofPersia #art #digitalart
neutral · AI labelView post →Wow, Mike Newell also directed Enchanted April (a dazzling film that will make you fall in love with Tuscany), and Prince of Persia, based on the video game. There's a range for you. #hatm
neutral · AI labelView post →I've only just heard about this film. I'm getting Prince of Persia flashbacks (even Ben Kingsley has a role in this!) but when I checked the cast there are quite a few SWANA/MENA cast members, which makes a nice change. I might watch it! I enjoy bid budget nonsense. www.imdb.com/title/tt1357...
neutral · AI labelView post →My first attempt at a script. A sci-fi idea I had in film school that was inspired by the endings of films like Edge of Tomorrow and The Prince of Persia. Ended up a big mess and I almost quit screenwriting/filmmaking entirely, but 12 years later, I'm still here. #scriptsky #filmsky #moviesky
neutral · AI labelView post →Jack played Prince of Persia at a friend’s house, now we’re all watching the movie. What a complete dog turd.
negative · AI labelView post →I was lucky to have the benefit of John's wise & generous advice on several projects including the 2010 Prince of Persia movie. Now you can, too! In my year-end blog post, I recommend Scriptnotes along with a few other favorite tech/creative books of 2025: www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-ne...
neutral · AI labelView post →It's also among the reasons why they spent a bunch of money trying to make stuff like Prince of Persia, John Carter of Mars and the Lone Ranger into action movie franchises before caving and just buying Marvel and Lucasfilm. [CONT]
neutral · AI labelView post →Ugh it’s such a problematic film but Prince of Persia, Sands of Time. It’s so hokey and his chemistry with Gemma Arterton is very cute. Idk I can’t help it. It’s just a fun, silly movie, problems aside.
neutral · AI labelView post →Only other thing I’ve learned about her is that, according to the lonely island podcast, when she was filming a movie one of them were directing she spent all her free time playing one of the Prince of Persia games
neutral · AI labelView post →Ubisoft and Traveler’s Tales missed out on their opportunity to make “LEGO The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time the Movie the Game”
neutral · AI labelView post →Gerade geschaut, welchen Film ich morgen auf den Flug schauen kann. Anstatt was neues zu schauen, lade ich Prince of Persia runter und schaue den sicher zum 10en Mal. Schade, das Lilo & Stitch erst morgen veröffentlicht wird
positive · AI labelView post →Hell yeah, fuck yeah (to AW2's success, not dipshits). Royalties in the film sense? Like, do Remedy actors and/or writers get a cut? Thought the Prince of Persia creator was one of the only examples of royalties in gaming (or i'm an idiot, sorry about that)
neutral · AI labelView post →Sonic movie. Dandadan finale. New Creature Commandos. Superman trailer. New issues of Sonic, Nightwing, & Question. Plus I got Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown as an early xmas gift! What a great day!!
neutral · AI labelView post →Sometimes I think about the Prince of Persia movie and get sad I also think about the fact that Jake Gyllenhaal was likely filming at the same time at the same time he was dating Taylor Swift Disheartened by the poor quality of his upcoming work, he took it out on her and she made Red as a result
neutral · AI labelView post →Just finishing up Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade on my Deck; it's been a blast. Once I wrap that up I'm probably going to tackle Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. On the side, I kind of constantly have Fallout 4 and Automobilista 2 going.
neutral · AI labelView post →Like if the people who handled the Prince of Persia movie did a Yakuza movie?
neutral · AI labelView post →98/365 Prince of Persia (2010) | Ticket Stub Movie Club 🎟 Patreon.com/ticketstubmovieclub #princeofpersia #jakegyllenhaal #videogame #moviereview #disney
neutral · AI labelView post →Remember when you would have liked 6 different games based on Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone alone, and to tie into the Prince of Persia movie Ubisoft released 4 different Princes of Persia games.
neutral · AI labelView post →I regret to inform you all I ended up watching Prince of Persia but since my life wasn’t changed and I didn’t walk away inspired it wasn’t the movie to fulfill this prophecy so I will now watch what you all suggested.
negative · AI labelView post →The Prince of Persia movie is mostly fine I guess nothing wrong with it, but nothing super amazing But revisiting it, oddly made me dislike the Uncharted movie more. The setpieces do a good job of incorporating the parkour/platforming from the games, and Uncharted doesn't even really attempt it
neutral · AI labelView post →All I remember about this film is that I saw it in theaters and there is like only the fuzziest impressionist images in my mind (which very well could be from Prince of Persia) but I didn't hate it but also remember nothing else. Not even Bryan being in it.
neutral · AI labelView post →I'd say the live action Prince of Persia movie where I went alone and felt absolutely nothing the entire time other than "that's sure the Prince of Persia played by Jake Gyllenhaal"
negative · AI labelView post →Prince of Persia is a confounding film
neutral · AI labelView post →A Demo may contain a whole Universe…. A Demo... may contain a whole Universe... with an event that may or may not appear in the main title, so please be careful... to not get spoilers! For example, if we consider PC only, the following titles, of year ~2000 I do still recall getting back then whenever possible in the hope the machine will handle these! These are just few but they had quite self-descriptive marvelous first missions of the main title: Diablo II, URU, Prince of Persia: Warrior…
neutral · AI labelView post →I had so many Prince of Persia Lego sets when the movie came out in like 2010
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