Jake Gyllenhaal And Gemma Arterton Cast In Prince of Persia!

I was just about to say that he wouldn't suit the part but that pic does resemble the prince and if that's the girl out of Trinians then she'll do ;)
 
I'm somewhat confused by this, as Jake Gyllenhaal hasn't really starred in anything that involves much action - let alone with huge sworRAB, running on walls and fighting monsters. Of what I've seen of him, he always acts a strange character who doesn't say or do much (zodiac, donnie darko, jarhead).
Then again on the other hand, it is a great opportunity for him to actually show what he can do and get rid of this boring and weird characters he always plays.
If he can't do the part well, the film is going to flop - and I would hate that as the games are absolutely brilliant, and gives yet another chance for a game to movie conversion to be any good!

Also I can't wait to see what he looks like with long hair :D
 
She is getting a bit like Keira Knightly isnt she ? And also this isnt the usual Jake Gyllenhaal part is it ?:confused:
Prehaps he saw his sister Maggie doing The Dark Knight and thought if thats good enough for her this is good enough for me at least its not Hayden Christensen or Shia LeBouf:eek:,the producers have at least shown a bit of taste i think he will be very good.:)
 
True. He's also a very good actor, which helps. But they're both still patently caucasian, which seems a wee bit jarring given the premise of the game/movie.
 
i think hes a classy choice,just like his sister was to replace Katie Holmes in the Dark Knight,i think its good for indie actors to do these big movies once in a while it lets the non indie film fans to get to know their names a bit better and to see what great actors & Actresses they are.
 
Huge fan of the game series (the story of the first is excellently done) and I'm pretty pleased by this casting. Jake is first and foremost a good actor.
 
Jake Gyllenhaal as action hero makes sense in a wierd sort of way seeing as he has the emotional range of Arnold Schwarzenegger if not the pecs.;)
 
Epic Fail.

Someone has clearly not seen 'Donnie Darko', 'Brokeback Mountain', 'Jarhead' or 'Zodiac.'

Next time you comment on an Actors acting range and/or ability, perhaps it might be a good idea to watch one of their Films beforehand, eh?
 
I think Jake can do this role - he IS athletic, he cycles, runs, plays baseball, surfs etc. and lately he looks as though he's lost weight - he always works out. He has performed a range of characters such as Jack Twist, Donnie Darko, Swoffy in Jarhead, a coal miner's son in October Sky, a nerdy mathematician in Proof etc. etc.
 
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