The Prince of Persia Isn’t a Prince
Nor is he Persian, technically, since Jake Gyllenhaal was born in Los Angeles, although that we knew and were prepared for. Now executive producer and one of the four horsemen of the Hollywood apocalypse Jerry Bruckheimer has revealed — in whatever the fuck interview this is from — that the Prince of Persia will not be a Prince at all, but a street urchin, because Bruckheimer cannot conceive of a tale set in this land and time period which isn’t about a street urchin and a princess. This is because Bruckheimer has no imagination whatsoever.
Oh, the whole point of this video was to show off the first footage of the Prince of Persia movie. As per usual, Bruckheimer’s desire to make everything the lowest common denominator got me districted with hate. Frankly, we should probably consider ourselves lucky that the film doesn’t have Dane Cook or Larry the Cable Guy playing a genie. (Via Cinema Blend)
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