“Prince of Persia” Video Game to be Made into Movie

December 27th, 2007 in Movie News, Video Games

Jerry Bruckheimer taught us that yes you can in fact turn a theme park ride into a good movie with the success of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” series, and now, he’s set out to debunk a similar problem plaguing the video game-to-movie arena.  Bruckheimer is taking the popular video game “Prince of Persia” and aims to prove that videos can be made into good movies as well.

“It’s a game that was brought to us early on, and I thought it was very exciting. First of all, it’s an interesting period and it’s something that other people weren’t doing. So I always like to go into arenas that other filmmakers aren’t in. I think it’s the 8th or 9th century but you know, that could change, too. We might change it a little. It’ll definitely be a period film. We’re not going to make it contemporary,” said Bruckheimer.

Directing the film adaptation will be Mike Newell, who did one of the Harry Potter films and Donnie Brasco.   He is expected to “bring something really special to it.”
Meanwhile, the script hasn’t yet been finalized, but they still have time to kill.  The film isn’t set to be filmed until June, and Bruckheimer is hoping that the writers will be able to wrap up their strike by then.  But even still, he might have to worry about a possible Screen Actors Guild strike, as their contracts expire next summer.

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