Prince of Persia sequel and movie in the works

Ubisoft confirms the new game at D.I.C.E., while Jerry Bruckheimer acquires its predecessor's film rights.

Prince of Persia fans got a double whammy of good news today. First, at the D.I.C.E. Summit in Las Vegas, Ubisoft Vice President of Marketing Tony Kee confirmed that a sequel to Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is in the works. (A sequel had been mentioned in passing at a recent conference call.) While he gave little in the way of information about the game, he did divulge its tentative release date, which is Christmas of 2004.

The second bit of news came out of Hollywood, where legendary producer Jerry Bruckheimer has bought the film rights to The Sands of Time. The deal came after an article in Variety reported that negotiations were under way.

Speaking to GameSpot at D.I.C.E., Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner confirmed that the deal has been finalized and that he will write the script. "To make a movie from the game is coming full circle. I wrote the script of the game to be a great game experience," said Mechner. "Now I leave that behind and will write a script for a great movie."

Speaking to Variety earlier, Mechner gave a hint as to what a Prince of Persia film would look like. "Rather than do a straight adaptation, we're taking some cool elements from the game and using them to craft a new story, much as Pirates of the Caribbean did with the theme park ride," said Mechner.

The Bruckheimer deal is just the latest in a flurry of game-film-rights acquisitions, and it comes just one day after Soul Calibur was optioned by American Pie producer Warren Zide.

8 Comments

  • thorsen-ink GameSpot staff member

    Posted Nov 8, 2007 4:51 pm PT

    we didnt have comments in 2004, people.

  • mecmo

    Posted Apr 2, 2007 8:26 pm PT

    good god, 2004?

  • Jsrf7

    Posted Mar 22, 2007 3:24 pm PT

    YEAHAAA!!!!!!!

  • Nimbuster90

    Posted Mar 22, 2007 3:01 pm PT

    I bet if it wasn't for the Gears of War movie, no one would have even seen this. its Jerry Bruckheimer though, so he couldn't possibly ruin it; Bad Boys (I and II), Pirates (I, II, and III), Remember the Titans, CSI, etc. he is incredible and gets the best studio crews ever.

  • GamerErman2001

    Posted Mar 21, 2007 10:48 pm PT

    Whoa this is old.

  • neerajkumar_4

    Posted Mar 21, 2007 11:37 am PT

    lol not yet released!

  • Agent_Clancy

    Posted Mar 20, 2007 7:13 pm PT

    Lol the first comment came 3 years after this was posted lol...

    I want this movie now.

  • NailBail

    Posted Mar 20, 2007 2:21 pm PT

    ya! prince of persia movie woo hoo! Hope it will be awesome!

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