Princely Posts...

Now that the trailer for "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" has been released you can expect the publicity machine inside the company to start releasing more info as we move toward next summer's release...

Over at /Film they've got a set report that the site's Peter Sciretta did while visiting the production in England. He also has an interview with Dastan and the lovely Gemma Arterton as well.

Give it a look and be prepared for all things Persian...

Casting Persia...

It appears that the cast for "Prince of Persia" is starting to fill out now that they've got their leads. Today Variety announced that Alfred Molina and Ben Kingsley will join Jake Gyllenhaal and Gemma Arterton in the Mike Newell-directed adaptation of Ubisoft's popular video game.

Molina will play Sheik Amar, who becomes a mentor to the Prince Dastan(Gyllenhaal).

Kingsley will play the role of Nizam, the Royal Adviser to King Shahraman.

Shooting will begin in July in the United Kingdom and Morocco.