My brother actually was the model for the original animations in the first Prince of Persia game back in 1985 when he was in high school. Your brother was the character model for the original game. But you can see with his costume and with certain elements in the trailer, it also draws on the whole Sands of Time trilogy.ĭid we see the Dark Prince in there? Something looked shadowy and seemed to be transforming. That is the 2003 game that Ubisoft Montreal and I relaunched the franchise with. Jordan Mechner: The game that the movie was based on is Sands of Time. %Gallery-77247% So which games is The Sands of Time movie based on? Leap across the break for the full discussion.

We attended a group Q&A session with Mechner and movie producer Jerry Bruckheimer last week during the unveiling of the trailer and heard about the legacy of the franchise, casting of Jake Gyllenhaal, plans for a movie sequel, Easter eggs hidden on-screen, and hints of a new game. More recent remarks, like those found in this Q&A, seem to indicate that an announcement from Ubisoft is coming shortly. What's more, the original game's creator, Jordan Mechner, has filed an application for the trademark, 'Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands,' suggesting that a new game could be in the works. The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time movie won't be in theaters until May 2010, but the marketing winds are already picking up with the release of the first full-length trailer (above) - and it looks.

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