Gyllenhaal Likes The "Riskier" Side Of A Game-Based Movie
See Full ImageThe Jerry Bruckheimer-produced "Prince of Persia" movie may become the first great (or at least decent) big-screen adaptation of a popular video game franchise. But do you think lead actor Jake Gyllenhaal is a good fit?
Well, listen to what he has to say before making a decision. GeekSugar interviewed the Oscar-nominated actor and they spoke about why he opted to do the movie, his childhood gaming habits, and how great stories supersede fancy technology like 3D. Obviously, this role requires a good deal of acrobatic ability and some good old-fashioned comedy and cockiness; those familiar with the PoP series know all about these traits of the protagonist. Said Gyllenhaal on what initially drew him to this project:
"There are a lot of things. One was the character, 'cause for me, whenever I choose a movie it's the character. I thought — at least as it was written — [Prince Dasdan] was wry and funny and had a good time, but at the same time kicked some ass. But then I also like the idea that it was based on a video game. I like to do things that people have tried their hand at and haven't succeeded. Maybe it's a riskier thing to do, but I like that. And I knew that there would be a huge audience of people that I would be trying to appease and that kinda turned me on too. And we're bringing it to younger kids, kids who have never played the video game before and never experienced it."
The actor said he did play the original PoP but he's not a big gamer these days, although he does spend some time playing the Wii during his downtime. And when he was a kid, he said he "really loved Metroid" and "Zelda was super dope;" he even mentioned that classic gold casing. As for 3D, he added some interesting commentary involving story, in that without a good storyline, the technology really won't matter. We'd have to agree and we do have high hopes for the movie...maybe it can start a trend reversal. Cross your fingers.
4/6/2010 12:28:26 PM Ben Dutka
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sonic1899
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 3:57:02 PM
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Silent_J
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 @ 9:37:56 AM
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vicious54
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 12:53:19 PM
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Whoa there buddy, I don't want anything to do with that.
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Alienange
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 2:06:22 PM
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PAKINIPS
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 @ 4:48:01 AM
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PAKINIPS
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 @ 4:49:45 AM
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Qwarktast1c
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 12:54:08 PM
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anyway, i do wanna see this movie. it looks cool.
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vicious54
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 1:03:27 PM
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FullmetalX10
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 1:20:20 PM
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Qwarktast1c
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 1:20:26 PM
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yeah a new game would be badass. and you're probably right about the movie. i mean the only thing i know about it that sounds cool is that takeshi kaneshiro is supposed to reprise his role as samanosuke.
watch them run yet another game based movie into the ground. if they do that with onimusha i'll be pissed! >:(
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Nlayer
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 1:37:11 PM
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Although I do enjoy the fact that Jordan Mechner is one of the writers for the film.
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ace_boon_coon
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 1:51:05 PM
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Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 1:58:52 PM
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Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 2:11:41 PM
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tridon
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 3:33:11 PM
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Victor321
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 3:39:28 PM
^.^
And on the side, the two girls play their roles greatly too (as in, they had substance) and to add, Tobey Maguire's really different in this movie, and lastly, Natalie Portman handles her role well too (along with looking really beautiful to boot XD).
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JDC80
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 2:44:38 PM
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If a movie studio decides to follow the game storyline to the T, fanboys would complain why they didn't do something new or change up the game story a bit.
And if the movie studio decides to do something different i.e. Resident Evil fanboys whine about not using the storyline from the games.
And lastly hiring people like Uwe Boll to direct these movies, who totally jack up the movies.. Take "BloodRayne" for example he took a game with a simple enough to follow storyline and he made it a crap flavor pie.
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Qwarktast1c
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 3:05:22 PM
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main_event05
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 4:42:57 PM
What movie has ever strictly followed the game. so to say we'd complain is an unkwon.
and as far as Resident Evil goes, that was just a terrible movie that contradicts itself way too much. RE had a simple and easy story and they sold out on the script.
Plus i wonder how the Majini from RE5 fit into this new movie. but i have to admit the effects for them look pretty badass.
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kraygen
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 2:52:23 PM
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BeezleDrop
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 3:25:34 PM
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Darthvintage
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 3:51:35 PM
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They'd be perfect for the job.
Don't know about the actors though, Can't say that matt damon fits the role of gabe.
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mexgeo86
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 4:27:51 PM
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I believe this is the article from some time back: http://news.filefront.com/actual-prince-of-persia-favored-for-lead-in-prince-of-persia-movie/
not that I'm against Gyllenhaal but i think the aforementioned person would've been more suited
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Highlander
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 4:32:30 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 5:52:39 PM
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Banky A
Thursday, April 08, 2010 @ 3:45:06 AM
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DemonNeno
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 6:35:44 PM
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Hezzron
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 6:43:05 PM
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Jake Gyllenhaal is certainly miscast as a Persian. But with hard core quotes like "Zelda was super dope", it looks like he's got great gaming street cred.
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main_event05
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 6:56:19 PM
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DeathOfChaos
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 8:19:59 PM
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This is coming from the guy who is supposed to portray the main protagonist of Prince of Persia. And remember, this was one of the gay cowboys in Brokeback Mountain AND he was also Bubble Boy, lol. He was in a movie that butchered a true story of a 12 year old boy and then became a gay cowboy with The Joker. What more do you need? lol
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Jawknee
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 9:04:33 PM
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LimitedVertigo
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 9:47:37 PM
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___________
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 @ 3:55:46 AM
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as for the next POP game im really disheartened and disappointed.
why the ^%$# is it rated PG?
i thought this was suppose to be a back to the original dark nitty gritty?
freaking halo is rated M, HALO! and thats not exactly nitty gritty, in fact its baby stuff!
so for this to be PG, im really disappointed.
ive been saying to myself its PoP they have NEVER released a bad PoP, but looks like this will be a first.
come on ubisoft who do i have to kill to get a PoP just like the 2 thrones, that was so dark, gory and humerus.
the best PoP game they ever released by far!!!!
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main_event05
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maxpontiac
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Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 12:43:50 PM
Make it a good movie..and the tickets will sell.