Prince of Persia movie gets screenwriter

By Tor Thorsen, GameSpotPosted Feb 27, 2006 2:22 pm PT

Jerry Bruckheimer-produced adaptation of Ubisoft platform-actioner will be written by The Day After Tomorrow's Jeffrey Nachmanoff.

Nearly two years after it was first revealed, it appears the Prince of Persia movie is moving forward. Respected underground film-news Web site Dark Horizons is reporting that screenwriter Jeffrey Nachmanoff has signed on to the project, which is being produced by Hollywood uberproducer Jerry Bruckheimer. Besides the 1993 short The Big Gig, Nachmanoff's sole screenwriting credit is the 2004 eco-disaster film The Day After Tomorrow, directed by Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, the 1998 Godzilla remake). No release date for the big-screen adaptation of the Ubisoft action-platformer has been set, and no actors or director have signed on to the project.

62 Comments

  • gamernut

    Posted Apr 18, 2008 9:35 pm PT

    It's not like i don't the like the prince of persia games, they're fun, but none of the game based movies in history did good.

  • jonbynoe

    Posted Dec 17, 2007 12:36 pm PT

    If there is going to be a Prince of Persia movie they should cast wrestler CM Punk to play the Prince.

  • joneswe01

    Posted Sep 2, 2007 7:26 am PT

    The film might also be a lot better if the writer ties in all 3 games into a 3 hour length movie, or, make a trilogy. The second idea is more obvious and would be better.

  • joneswe01

    Posted Sep 2, 2007 7:26 am PT

    The film might also be a lot better if the writer ties in all 3 games into a 3 hour length movie, or, make a trilogy. The second idea is more obvious and would be better.

  • joneswe01

    Posted Sep 2, 2007 7:23 am PT

    If this is done right, it has the potential to become one of the greatest movies of all time, however, what keeps the player engrossed in a game is completely different to what keeps a viewer engrossed in a movie. For example, for thr P.O.P movie, it would be total crap to just have 2 hours of just watching someone play the game. They would have change the storyline almost entirely in order to make the movie enjoyable. Then again, Pirates 1, 2 and 3 are fantastic and so is The Day after Tomorrow. I have total faith in Jerry and Jeffrey!

  • elite_ferns1

    Posted May 21, 2007 8:46 am PT

    Pop is one of my favourite games series of all time (probably a hair line behind Halo). When this is released, i will be at the theatre for sure!! oh ya and i hope the next Pop series releases soon, i cant wait.

  • scurran007

    Posted May 17, 2007 2:53 pm PT

    So then, in the middle of the Iraq occupation, we are making a movie where the hero is the Prince of Persia?

  • sudantha8527

    Posted Apr 16, 2007 8:00 am PT

    Wow can't wait, I think they should pick an actor who can play a young prince as well as a matured one like the one in Warrior Within.

    P.S: Charlie Clausen has been casted as the prince. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0165310/

  • Lomilamand

    Posted Mar 13, 2007 10:08 am PT

    I think Orlando Bloom may be a good choice for the part of the Prince, but an unkown who has a strong resemblence to the Prince may be a good way to go.

  • Lomilamand

    Posted Mar 13, 2007 10:08 am PT

    I think Orlando Bloom may be a good choice for the part of the Prince, but an unkown who has a strong resemblence to the Prince may be a good way to go.

  • pdog2319

    Posted Jan 29, 2007 9:13 am PT

    just as long as they get unknown actors to play the prince and Farah.

  • xatman911

    Posted Dec 28, 2006 9:49 am PT

    Cant wait for it. Hope its good.

  • NightWishmaster

    Posted Jul 12, 2006 5:10 am PT

    Ver good... I´m looking forward to this, I just hope it doesn´t turn into a tasteless piece of garbage like Final Fantasy or Tomb Raider...

    I don´t think that guy from lost would do it justice... hell, I resemble the Prince more than that! I bet, if they announced a casting for the Prince, lots upon lots of fans who resemble him would go, and probably one or two with some artistical gymnastic background could pull it off very well...

  • iheartwillow

    Posted Jun 1, 2006 2:48 pm PT

    i'm excited. i hope the movie will be just as good as the games. i'm sure jerry will do a good job...well...i'm hoping...

  • axelfen

    Posted Mar 26, 2006 11:45 am PT

    I dont think we need to worry to much about this movie. from what ive heard, its not gonna be based directly from any of the games, but just take the idea and make a movie. like how the pirates of the carrabien was based off the ride. ive always loved the idea, even from the first 2d vesions of POP, so i think the movie would be awsome

  • DaPlayasPlaya

    Posted Mar 7, 2006 6:25 am PT

    if somebody figured out a surefire way to make this game to movie thing work more than wot it doesn't, p.o.p. would be a blockbusta

  • Wolf_adu

    Posted Mar 4, 2006 8:07 am PT

    Excelente!!!! La idea está muy buena y ojalá que salga bien, porque el juego es realmente espectacular y esperemos que lo sea también la película...aunque Jeffrey Nachmanoff me desiluciona bastante con sus películas. Crucemos los dedos para que salga bien!!!
    Pero no se que pasa que ahora se les da la gana de hacer estas películas de juegos excelentes todas juntas...Suerte, los fans esperamos ansiosos!!!

  • snyper16

    Posted Mar 3, 2006 5:03 pm PT

    Sweet...POP was so cool

  • sweetbryancito

    Posted Mar 3, 2006 5:42 am PT

    vaya eso seria excelente espero q no desilusionen a todos los q esperamos esta pelicula ya q como sabemos los juegos q han llegado a la pantalla grande han sido un vil fracaso !!!

  • ssrrdd

    Posted Mar 2, 2006 2:24 pm PT

    this movie wil be cool

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