Over the years, “Prince of Persia” became a huge success on multiple gaming platforms, spawned sequels and this Friday in the United States, the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced movie starring Gyllenhaal in the title role hits theaters.īut it wasn’t until 2003 that new technology enabled Mechner to bring his true vision of Prince Dastan to life with fleshed-out characters and 3D environments. The Prince from the Prince of Persia games has had a rough time of it and in the upcoming Prince of Persia 3 he will be having even more problems that need. “At the time, I was watching movies like ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ and the 1940 ‘Thief of Baghdad’ and I wanted to get the spirit of those types of films in the game,” said Mechner. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Movie) (CNN) - There was a time when if a white actor or actress was cast in the role of a character of color, there was very little outcry. In 1987, Jordan Mechner released his adventure “Prince of Persia” for Apple II computer users, pushing video game animation forward by using a new technology called rotoscoping in which he taped his brother wearing white clothes jumping and sword fighting then replicated those movements for his game.

Cast member Jake Gyllenhaal waves at the premiere of 'Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time' at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California May 17, 2010.

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