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The Prince of Persia now has a Hollywood face, and he looks like Jake Gyllenhaal.

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Jake Gyllenhaal will be taking on the lead role in the upcoming film adaptation of Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia series.

Gyllenhaal will play Dastan, a 6th century Persian prince who joins up with princess Tamina (played by new Bond girl Gemma Arterton) to stop an evil nobleman from getting his grubby hands on the mystical Sands of Time.

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is being directed by Mike Newell, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer for Disney, who promises (surprise) a big movie: “It’s not one of our smaller productions.”

Well, seeing as I’m quite a fan of Gyllenhaal (and his sister too, for that matter), this certainly comes as a welcomed announcement.

Photo: sheksays/Flickr.com

Jake Gyllenhaal crowned Prince of Persia [The Hollywood Reporter, via 1UP]

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• New Prince of Persia, Says Ubi — But Have We Already Seen It?
• Check Out the Prince of Persia Graphic Novel
• Director: Prince of Persia Not a Videogame Movie