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Orlando Bloom Not the Prince of Persia

Source:ComingSoon.net

April 7, 2008

A rumor is spreading fast through the internet (we believe it originated at World Entertainment News Network, aka WENN) that Orlando Bloom has landed a $40 million payday to star in a movie trilogy based on the "Prince of Persian" video game. The rumor stated that he had beaten competition from Zac Efron to take the role and even said that Jerry Bruckheimer will direct.

Walt Disney Pictures, however, tells ComingSoon.net that there is no truth to these rumors.

What we do know so far is that Mike Newell (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) is expected to start shooting Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time soon at Pinewood Studios in the UK and in Morocco as well. Jerry Bruckheimer instead is producing the film, which the studio is targeting for a June 19, 2009 release.

From ComingSoon.net

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COMMENTS (77)

Posted by:

Miss pretentious Priss

April 7, 2008

hot but persian he is not.. when will people in charge of casting realize original depiction is the best choice..

Posted by:

Bruce Wayne's Codpiece

April 7, 2008

If Zach Efron is Prince of Persia I will personally kill 17 Panda babies.

Posted by:

wheeler

April 7, 2008

efron? is that the girl parading as a boy in high school musical???

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tb4000

April 7, 2008

I don't get what the big deal is about just locating someone that is middle eastern to take on the role? Fans of the game will go regardless, and if the setpieces are well done, the name could be a B-lister.

Posted by:

joe asylo

April 7, 2008

ye kidding me right? the hight school musical kid. This is a dark time for all. indeed.

Posted by:

Derek

April 7, 2008

My biggest problem with this game adaption is the fact that it's adapted from an M rated game and picked up by Disney. Therefore I'm sure the blood will be replaced with sand and we can be looking at a PG-13 family adventure movie in the vein of the Pirates movies.

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tb4000

April 7, 2008

The first one was rated T. It only got more bloody in sequels. It was never about that, though.

Posted by:

jedimarc

April 7, 2008

Now that Disney's taken over lets just forget it and move on to the next hollywood disater that is waiting in the wings such as the A-team, Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm street, or the justice league movie. Let's not forget the current disaster that is Speed Racer.

Darkness everybody...Darkness.

Posted by:

james

April 7, 2008

Oh God PLEASE do not have that little untalented douchebag Zack Efron be in this movie or anywhere near it!! i'd rather have Bloom, or really ANYONE else besides Efron!!

Posted by:

Brian

April 7, 2008

The recent Prince of Persia games have been M, but The Sands of Time was T.