Rated: PG-13 With a new script by Jordan Mechner, Doug Miro, Carlo Bernard, and Boaz Yakin, filming began in July 2008 in Morocco as well as London. [20] By May 2008, actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Gemma Arterton were cast into the lead roles. Entertainment, Gyllenhaal expressed his regret with the film. Internationally, the film grossed an estimated $18 million in its first weekend (before its US release), when it opened in 19 European countries. [26][27] The DVD landed in the number one spot on the US DVD sales chart, with 664,041 units sold within the first week and 1,623,361 units in total (equal to $33,941,976) as of March 13, 2011. Dastan finds Tus and Garsiv and exposes Nizam's treachery.

"[5] Mechner previously considered producing an animated film based on the games, but could not resist Disney and Bruckheimer's offer. It seems JavaScript is disabled in your internet browser. Aliens and their Guardians are hiding on Earth from intergalactic bounty hunters. During a sandstorm, Tamina tells Dastan that long ago, the gods unleashed a great sandstorm to destroy humanity but were moved by a young girl's offer to sacrifice herself in humanity's place and trapped the Sands of Time in a large sandglass. [28], In the UK, it opened at number one on the DVD and Blu-ray charts during its first week. Dastan and his friends breach the city and open a gate for the siege. "[34] Another review aggregate, Metacritic, which calculates an average rating based on reviews from mainstream critics, gave a score of 50/100. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is a 2010 American-British action fantasy film directed by Mike Newell.The film was written by Jordan Mechner, Boaz Yakin, Doug Miro, and Carlo Bernard, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and released by Walt Disney Pictures on May 28, 2010. Production was scheduled to begin in mid-June 2008. 2010 116 min NR (Not Rated) Fantasy, Action/Adventure Feature Film. [14] Eight weeks were spent in Morocco before the first unit moved to Pinewood. [12] Variety also ascribed the postponement to avoiding the potential 2008 Screen Actors Guild strike so the studio could ensure that the film leads to a "mega-franchise" similar to its successful Pirates of the Caribbean series. Looking for some great streaming picks? [11] Mechner, in writing the script, re-conceived the storyline to shift the perspective from the interactive one experienced by video gamers to the non-interactive experience by film audiences. A week later the film was released in the rest of the world and it grossed an estimated $61.6 million in total from 47 countries and $30.1 million in North America,[32] becoming the leader of the worldwide box office with $91,695,259, while reaching the #1 spot in 41 of the 47 countries. Still, without spoiling either the games or this movie, I can say that it shows Jordan Mechner had full involvement in the movie. “Pete’s Dragon” is the adventure of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliot, who just so happens to be a dragon. Tamina saves Dastan from being killed and the two head for the secret tunnels beneath the city that lead to the sandglass. Dastan returns the dagger to Tamina as an engagement gift and tells her he looks forward to their future together. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time has since been dethroned by a plethora of movies, including Sonic the Hedgehog, and Pokémon: Detective … Uh, oh! [13] Other reasons for the release date change were that the film was originally scheduled a week before Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and Disney needed more time to co-ordinate its marketing campaign. [29] In Germany, too, the DVD landed No. [15] The actor says, "I never knew how much they were going to ask me to do, so I just made sure I'd be hopefully able to do anything.

Nizam attempts to kill Dastan, but is subdued and killed by Tus. (2010).