PRINCE OF PERSIA Creator Jordan Mechner Explains PRINCE OF PERSIA Trailer

by Matt Goldberg    Posted:November 4th, 2009 at 6:14 pm


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IGN has a recurring feature called “Rewind Theater” where they pick apart trailers to notice little things and maybe get a better understanding of what folks may see in the finished film.  Today they had their first commentary with the creator of the property as “Prince of Persia” creator Jordan Mechner sat down to talk about moments in the new “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” trailer.  I hope that IGN will keep having creators come on and provide commentary, and that when there’s a trailer for “Eat, Pray, Love”, they’ll go through it with author Elizabeth Gilbert.

Mechner explains aspects like the Dagger of Time and how they based the movie off of the game but knew they would have to build a larger story and give The Prince a name.  Unfortunately, nowhere in either part is an explanation of why the half-swedish/half-Jewish Gyllenhaal is playing the Prince of Persia.  In the meantime, you can watch both parts of the trailer breakdown after the jump.







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  1. nelson @ November 5th, 2009 4:45 am

    So, why did you choose Jake Gyllenhaal for this role?

    Mechner: I know he was speaking with a British accent in between takes.
    “[Gyllenhaal] had more muscles than his stunt doubles.”
    At the end of my first day on set, driving back to base camp, I saw him jogging. After this long day of 125 degree heat, he went for a jog. He had more muscles than his stunt doubles.

    But as far as the role, as far as who the Prince is: to me the Prince of Persia has always been a swashbuckling hero in the vein of Indiana Jones, Doug Fairbanks, Errol Flynn. He is not like the kind of video game hero who is out to vanquish all his enemies. He has got like an intelligence, a mischievous streak. Sort of an underdog. He has got a vulnerability. I think Jake just embodies all those qualities and captured them in a way that is very appealing.

    http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/04/qanda-jordan-mechner-and-jerry-bruckheimer-on-the-pri/#continued

    there you go

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  2. nelson @ November 4th, 2009 8:45 pm

    So, why did you choose Jake Gyllenhaal for this role?

    Mechner: I know he was speaking with a British accent in between takes.
    “[Gyllenhaal] had more muscles than his stunt doubles.”
    At the end of my first day on set, driving back to base camp, I saw him jogging. After this long day of 125 degree heat, he went for a jog. He had more muscles than his stunt doubles.

    But as far as the role, as far as who the Prince is: to me the Prince of Persia has always been a swashbuckling hero in the vein of Indiana Jones, Doug Fairbanks, Errol Flynn. He is not like the kind of video game hero who is out to vanquish all his enemies. He has got like an intelligence, a mischievous streak. Sort of an underdog. He has got a vulnerability. I think Jake just embodies all those qualities and captured them in a way that is very appealing.

    http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/04/qanda-jordan-mechner-and-jerry-bruckheimer-on-the-pri/#continued

    there you go

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