Prince of Persia Sequel & Movie in the Making - Page 2

Ninja Dodo · 03-06-2004, 04:22 PM

... but why is the rum gone?

JHousequake · 03-06-2004, 10:16 PM

Err, I can't stand this 'franchise' nonsense... I would prefer if they made a Prince of Persia movie based on the first two games... and get someone to direct who is a longtime fan of the game if possible.

remixor · 03-06-2004, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by JHousequake

I would prefer if they made a Prince of Persia movie based on the first two games...

Why? I don't think the movie will be good regardless of which game it's based on, but the plot of Sands of Time is at least slightly more suited for film.

Renegade · 03-06-2004, 11:55 PM

Jerry Bruckheimer is not my favourite producer, but Pirates of the Caribbean was great. We'll have to wait and see here.

redhotray · 03-07-2004, 06:59 AM

Trep - I think Depp would be great as the Prince!! I've yet to buy the PoP Sands game yet, and was a little offput that PoP 2 was not included as a freebie in the European release, but I am definately still gonna get it! I was intrigued by it from day one, it looks stupendous!

Oh, and as a side note, it appears that enough money was made on the second Tomb Raider film to *gasp* make a third one!!!!! It appears Jolie herself is up for it again as well. At least, that's the rumour at the moment.

Kolzig · 03-07-2004, 07:10 AM

I just bought the game yesterday from play.com, it's now 9.99£ in there!

Prince_Sharaman_Of_Persia · 03-07-2004, 09:05 AM

Dude, the Prince Of Persia series is tight as heck! I'm not good at POP1 or 2 though, as they are extremely hard. But, I'm glad I decided to buy POP:TSOT as it was the most fun gaming experience I've had in years, which I'm sure others who've played the game should agree. I was so excited last night, having just beaten the game, then going online to see not only a sequel but possibly a movie as well. I must admit the final battle is a piece of cake and might've been a little too easy for being the Final battle of the game, but then again the whole rest of the game before it was fun and challenging enough, so it evens out. But I hope in the sequel they make the final battle a little more difficult, and include dodging of fireballs.

For those of you who aren't there yet (SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER) I'll briefly recap: The final battle in POP:TSOT is against the nameless Vizier (though some speculate his name was Jaffar, for as you know, ALL treacherous Viziers in Ancient Persia are always named Jaffar) and all he did was send out three clones to fight you, and all you had to do was block and vault.

Well, if I were to design the final boss for the Sands of Time sequel, I'd have a huge demon dude that also shoots fireballs so you have to dodge it. There should also be traps in the arena to spice things up. Like, maybe you have to run parallel along a wall, then jump off and grab a pole in the middle, then hit a device with your sword that electrocutes the Demon boss, then jump off the pole cause it crumbles (but reappears shortly) and then repeat. Each time it'll get harder, the Demon Boss will spawn more minion demons to harass you, spikes'll start popping up. Oh well, that's just my idea, I'll leave it to Mechner to impress us again with his brilliance. Isn't Mechner such a cool name?

But I wonder what the plot will be for the sequel, seeing as how (SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER) the Prince did the Mega-Rewind and prevented the disaster from ever happening in the first place at the end of the game. Well, I suppose someone else could always release the Sands of Time again. I'm really looking forward to the movie. Man, not only do we get Mortal Kombat III this year, but the POP movie is also slated to be released sometime 4th quarter 2004, or December as I've heard. Can't wait!

Intrepid Homoludens · 03-07-2004, 09:49 AM

Damn you, Sharaman, for partly spoiling it for me and I haven't bought the game yet! (I've only played the demo to death) How 'bout some spoiler tags next time

?

redhotray, I can't think of any actress who could play Farah (or whoever sidekick/love interest) who's good and looks exotic. The only one who comes to mind is Yasmeen Ghauri, who is half Indian, half German. But she's a model, not an actress:

mycroft · 03-07-2004, 09:59 AM

I like the half-Indian part.

Just checking...did you do a lot of research to come up with this pic ?

btw, can you come up with someone who can play the zombie babe?
She has to be fairly tall with long legs...you know what I mean, right ?

*runs*

Intrepid Homoludens · 03-07-2004, 10:14 AM

No, I've always known of Ghauri for years (I've a background in art and fashion). I dunno, I guess they can train a bunch of tall, thin, long-legged Indian girls to fight with daggers, then throw them all at Johnny Depp.

nordic_guy · 03-07-2004, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by redhotray

Oh, and as a side note, it appears that enough money was made on the second Tomb Raider film to *gasp* make a third one!!!!! It appears Jolie herself is up for it again as well. At least, that's the rumour at the moment.

I really doubt that. They might have gotten just about enough money in, but the movie was practically slaughtered by both the audience and the reviewers. I don't think they could fool the people thrice.

remixor · 03-07-2004, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by nordic_guy

I really doubt that. They might have gotten just about enough money in, but the movie was practically slaughtered by both the audience and the reviewers. I don't think they could fool the people thrice.

I don't know, I think it's very possible. The movie still made a good deal of money despite it not getting huge amounts of acclaim. They probably figure everyone will end up seeing a third film ANYWAY even if it's not good. Horrible, but true. They did make a sequel to the terrible Scooby-Doo live action film, and the first one got absolutely awful reviews. Most likely they can get enough parent/children ticket sales to cover costs and a bit more, and they'll be happy.

Kolzig · 03-07-2004, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by remixor

They did make a sequel to the terrible Scooby-Doo live action film, and the first one got absolutely awful reviews. Most likely they can get enough parent/children ticket sales to cover costs and a bit more, and they'll be happy.

I don't know the facts, but didn't the first Scooby Doo make quite a lot of money in USA box offices?

I could of course be wrong about this?

JHousequake · 03-07-2004, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by remixor

Why? I don't think the movie will be good regardless of which game it's based on, but the plot of Sands of Time is at least slightly more suited for film.

Well let's look at the story and also the elements of the art design and dialogue. Now I know Jordan Mechner is one of the most creative PC designers out there but it's obvious Sands Of Time holds its influence from these sort of adventure movies in the mainstream like The Mummy and Lord Of The Rings and quite frankly it's ironic that a game influenced on these movies is being made into a movie. In other words, I wouldn't want a Prince Of Persia movie to be like Pirates Of The Caribbean, I would want a Prince Of Persia movie to be like Prince Of Persia.

Leonard Shelby · 03-07-2004, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by redhotray

Trep - I think Depp would be great as the Prince!!

Depp is the perfect choice for being the prince

If not i would enjoy either Hugh Jackman or Guy Pearce

As for the director would be fun if it was Tim Burton haha

Ninja Dodo · 03-08-2004, 04:14 AM

"It's a clue!"

I haven't seen it, but it seems to me the problem with the Scooby Doo film is that it's very true to the original series. It's just that the series is so INCREDIBLY LAME!

The live action version just puts that into sharp focus.

"If it wasn't for those damn kids!"

For Farrah actresses... dunno, I would've said Catherine Zeta-Jones a couple of years ago and Rachel Weisz has that kind of thing going in The Mummy... but neither of them looks oriental enough I suppose.

wilco · 03-08-2004, 05:30 AM

We will probably see bullet-time sword fighting in this film or arrow-time sword fighting if is directed by uwe boll (house of the dead puts a new meaning to the words bad movie and alone in the dark looks like its going the same way).
For the zombie chicks my vote goes to charlize theron...

Intrepid Homoludens · 03-09-2004, 10:15 PM

mycroft! I think I just found the perfect actress to play Farah. Meet Patricia Velasquez:

You remember her, don't you? She played the evil Egyptian babe in The Mummy Returns. She's not a bad actress.

remixor · 03-10-2004, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by JHousequake

Well let's look at the story and also the elements of the art design and dialogue. Now I know Jordan Mechner is one of the most creative PC designers out there but it's obvious Sands Of Time holds its influence from these sort of adventure movies in the mainstream like The Mummy and Lord Of The Rings and quite frankly it's ironic that a game influenced on these movies is being made into a movie. In other words, I wouldn't want a Prince Of Persia movie to be like Pirates Of The Caribbean, I would want a Prince Of Persia movie to be like Prince Of Persia.

I really don't see how Sands of Time bears much similarity to The Mummy, Lord of the Rings, or Pirates of the Caribbean (?!), and I also still don't see how the first two Prince of Persia games would translate very well to film.

Prince_Sharaman_Of_Persia · 03-11-2004, 05:53 PM

The Mexican...starring Brad Pitt.
The Last Samurai...is Tom Cruise.

What next?

The Last Negro On Earth...starring Tom Hanks.

I'm not hopeful, but maybe they could get some Arab or Indian actors to play the Prince and Farah, seeing as how the characters are supposed to be Persian in the first place (and Persia is ancient Iraq). Hollywood seems to have prejudices against "dangerous minorities."

Irregardless, I would still pay to go see Johnny Depp run sideways up the wall, swinging a scimitar.

BTW Intrepid, I kinda figured having (SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER) in there sorta meant dont read unless you want to be spoiled. However, seeing that it was my first post, I was unsure whether these forums had <spoiler></spoiler> tags. I'm sorry if I ruined it for you.

I just had a crazy idea: hey does anyone know the black singer who called himself Prince, or The Artist Formerly Known As Prince? What if they got him to play the title role in the Prince Of Persia movie? That'd be poetically swell and ironically befitting.

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JHousequake T.J. Hooker's Lovechild Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lost Wages Posts: 149	Err, I can't stand this 'franchise' nonsense... I would prefer if they made a Prince of Persia movie based on the first two games... and get someone to direct who is a longtime fan of the game if possible. Share Share this post on Twitter

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Renegade Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 85	Jerry Bruckheimer is not my favourite producer, but Pirates of the Caribbean was great. We'll have to wait and see here. Share Share this post on Twitter

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redhotray Part time writer for hire Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Wales Posts: 329	Trep - I think Depp would be great as the Prince!! I've yet to buy the PoP Sands game yet, and was a little offput that PoP 2 was not included as a freebie in the European release, but I am definately still gonna get it! I was intrigued by it from day one, it looks stupendous! Oh, and as a side note, it appears that enough money was made on the second Tomb Raider film to gasp make a third one!!!!! It appears Jolie herself is up for it again as well. At least, that's the rumour at the moment. Share Share this post on Twitter

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03-07-2004, 09:05 AM	#27
Prince_Sharaman_Of_Persia Artist Currently Known As Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 7	Dude, the Prince Of Persia series is tight as heck! I'm not good at POP1 or 2 though, as they are extremely hard. But, I'm glad I decided to buy POP:TSOT as it was the most fun gaming experience I've had in years, which I'm sure others who've played the game should agree. I was so excited last night, having just beaten the game, then going online to see not only a sequel but possibly a movie as well. I must admit the final battle is a piece of cake and might've been a little too easy for being the Final battle of the game, but then again the whole rest of the game before it was fun and challenging enough, so it evens out. But I hope in the sequel they make the final battle a little more difficult, and include dodging of fireballs. For those of you who aren't there yet (SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER) I'll briefly recap: The final battle in POP:TSOT is against the nameless Vizier (though some speculate his name was Jaffar, for as you know, ALL treacherous Viziers in Ancient Persia are always named Jaffar) and all he did was send out three clones to fight you, and all you had to do was block and vault. Well, if I were to design the final boss for the Sands of Time sequel, I'd have a huge demon dude that also shoots fireballs so you have to dodge it. There should also be traps in the arena to spice things up. Like, maybe you have to run parallel along a wall, then jump off and grab a pole in the middle, then hit a device with your sword that electrocutes the Demon boss, then jump off the pole cause it crumbles (but reappears shortly) and then repeat. Each time it'll get harder, the Demon Boss will spawn more minion demons to harass you, spikes'll start popping up. Oh well, that's just my idea, I'll leave it to Mechner to impress us again with his brilliance. Isn't Mechner such a cool name? But I wonder what the plot will be for the sequel, seeing as how (SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER) the Prince did the Mega-Rewind and prevented the disaster from ever happening in the first place at the end of the game. Well, I suppose someone else could always release the Sands of Time again. I'm really looking forward to the movie. Man, not only do we get Mortal Kombat III this year, but the POP movie is also slated to be released sometime 4th quarter 2004, or December as I've heard. Can't wait! Share Share this post on Twitter

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Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	Damn you, Sharaman, for partly spoiling it for me and I haven't bought the game yet! (I've only played the demo to death) How 'bout some spoiler tags next time ? redhotray, I can't think of any actress who could play Farah (or whoever sidekick/love interest) who's good and looks exotic. The only one who comes to mind is Yasmeen Ghauri, who is half Indian, half German. But she's a model, not an actress: Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

03-07-2004, 09:59 AM	#29
mycroft Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 693	Damn you Trep :P I like the half-Indian part. Just checking...did you do a lot of research to come up with this pic ? btw, can you come up with someone who can play the zombie babe? She has to be fairly tall with long legs...you know what I mean, right ? runs Share Share this post on Twitter __________________

03-07-2004, 10:14 AM	#30
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	No, I've always known of Ghauri for years (I've a background in art and fashion). I dunno, I guess they can train a bunch of tall, thin, long-legged Indian girls to fight with daggers, then throw them all at Johnny Depp. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

03-08-2004, 04:14 AM	#36
Ninja Dodo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,459	"It's a clue!" I haven't seen it, but it seems to me the problem with the Scooby Doo film is that it's very true to the original series. It's just that the series is so INCREDIBLY LAME! The live action version just puts that into sharp focus. "If it wasn't for those damn kids!" For Farrah actresses... dunno, I would've said Catherine Zeta-Jones a couple of years ago and Rachel Weisz has that kind of thing going in The Mummy... but neither of them looks oriental enough I suppose. Share Share this post on Twitter

03-08-2004, 05:30 AM	#37
wilco Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 442	We will probably see bullet-time sword fighting in this film or arrow-time sword fighting if is directed by uwe boll (house of the dead puts a new meaning to the words bad movie and alone in the dark looks like its going the same way). For the zombie chicks my vote goes to charlize theron... Share Share this post on Twitter

03-09-2004, 10:15 PM	#38
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	mycroft! I think I just found the perfect actress to play Farah. Meet Patricia Velasquez: You remember her, don't you? She played the evil Egyptian babe in The Mummy Returns. She's not a bad actress. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

03-11-2004, 05:53 PM	#40
Prince_Sharaman_Of_Persia Artist Currently Known As Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 7	The Mexican...starring Brad Pitt. The Last Samurai...is Tom Cruise. What next? The Last Negro On Earth...starring Tom Hanks. I'm not hopeful, but maybe they could get some Arab or Indian actors to play the Prince and Farah, seeing as how the characters are supposed to be Persian in the first place (and Persia is ancient Iraq). Hollywood seems to have prejudices against "dangerous minorities." Irregardless, I would still pay to go see Johnny Depp run sideways up the wall, swinging a scimitar. BTW Intrepid, I kinda figured having (SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER) in there sorta meant dont read unless you want to be spoiled. However, seeing that it was my first post, I was unsure whether these forums had <spoiler></spoiler> tags. I'm sorry if I ruined it for you. I just had a crazy idea: hey does anyone know the black singer who called himself Prince, or The Artist Formerly Known As Prince? What if they got him to play the title role in the Prince Of Persia movie? That'd be poetically swell and ironically befitting. Share Share this post on Twitter Last edited by Prince_Sharaman_Of_Persia; 03-11-2004 at 06:07 PM.

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