“PRINCE OF PERSIA: LAS ARENAS DEL TIEMPO” (PRINCE OF PERSIA: LAS ARENAS DEL TIEMPO),

Walt Disney y Jerry Bruckheimer, el equipo que llevó “Piratas del Caribe” a la pantalla grande nos trae ahora “PRINCE OF PERSIA: LAS ARENAS DEL TIEMPO” (PRINCE OF PERSIA: LAS ARENAS DEL TIEMPO), una aventura que tiene lugar en la mítica tierra de Persia. Un príncipe algo granuja (JAKE GYLLENHAAL) se ve forzado a unirse a una misteriosa princesa (GEMMA ARTERTON) para enfrentarse a fuerzas oscuras con el fin de salvaguardar una antigua daga capaz de liberar las Arenas del Tiempo -un regalo de los dioses que puede volver atrás el tiempo y otorga a su dueño el poder sobre el mundo-.





Dirigida por Mike Newell (“Harry Potter y el Cáliz de Fuego”) cuenta también como protagonistas con SIR BEN KINGSLEY y ALFRED MOLINA. Su estreno está previsto para el 28 de mayo de 2010.



WALT DISNEY PICTURES'/JERRY BRUCKHEIMER FILMS' FANTASY "PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME" BEGINS PRODUCTION



Jake Gyllenhaal, Ben Kingsley, Gemma Arterton and Alfred Molina Star in Sweeping Adventure, Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Directed by Mike Newell



BURBANK, Calif. (September 2008) -- Production has commenced on location in Morocco and London on Walt Disney Pictures’ and Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ fantasy “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,” directed by Mike Newell (“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”) and based on Jordan Mechner’s hugely popular video game. Jake Gyllenhaal (“Zodiac,” “Jarhead,” “Brokeback Mountain”) stars in the title role, joined by newcomer Gemma Arterton (the new James Bond adventure “Quantum of Solace”), Academy Award® winner Sir Ben Kingsley (“Gandhi”) and Alfred Molina (“Spider-Man 2”). The film is slated to open Memorial Day weekend 2010.



In the sweeping fantasy-adventure, Gyllenhaal portrays Dastan, a young prince in 6th century Persia who must join forces with Tamina (Arterton), a beautiful and feisty princess, to prevent a villainous nobleman from possessing the Sands of Time…a gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world.



“Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” is written by Doug Miro and Carlo Bernard, Boaz Yakin and Jordan Mechner. The executive producers are Mike Stenson, Chad Oman, Jordan Mechner, John August, Patrick McCormick and Eric Mcleod.



The cast of “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” also includes stage, screen and television performers Toby Kebbell (“Dead Man’s Shoes,” “RocknRolla”), Richard Coyle (“A Good Year”), Steve Toussaint (TV’s “The Bill”) and Ronald Pickup (“Never Say Never Again”).



Joining Jerry Bruckheimer and Mike Newell is an extraordinary company of award-winning behind-the-scenes artists, including Academy Award®-winning director of photography John Seale, ACS, ASC (“The English Patient,” “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” “The Perfect Storm”), production designer Wolf Kroeger (“The Last of the Mohicans,” “Enemy at the Gates,” Mike Newell’s “Love in the Time of Cholera”), costume designer Penny Rose (“Pirates of the Caribbean” trilogy and “King Arthur”), film editors Mick Audsley ( “Soursweet,” “Mona Lisa Smile,” “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” “Love in the Time of Cholera”) and Martin Walsh, ACE (Academy Award winner for “Chicago”), visual effects supervisor Tom Wood (“Sunshine”) and special effects supervisor Trevor Wood (Oscar winner for “The Golden Compass”).



Among Newell’s more notable credits in both his native Great Britain and the United States are “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” “Donnie Brasco,” starring Al Pacino and Johnny Depp, “Mona Lisa Smile,” starring Julia Roberts, “Pushing Tin,” “Four Weddings and a Funeral” and “Dance With A Stranger.”



First in partnership with Don Simpson, and then as the chief of Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Bruckheimer has produced an unprecedented string of worldwide smashes, impacting not only the industry, but mass culture as well. Bruckheimer’s films include (producing with Don Simpson) “Top Gun,” “Beverly Hills Cop,” “Beverly Hills Cop 2,” “American Gigolo,” “Flashdance,” “Bad Boys,” “Dangerous Minds,” “Crimson Tide,” “The Rock,” and (producing solo) “Con Air,” “Armageddon,” “Enemy of the State,” “Gone in 60 Seconds,” “Coyote Ugly,” “Remember the Titans,” “Pearl Harbor,” “Black Hawk Down,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,” “Bad Boys II,” “Veronica Guerin,” “King Arthur,” “National Treasure,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” and “National Treasure: Book of Secrets.”



On television, Bruckheimer had an unprecedented 10 television series airing in the 2005-6 season, a record in the medium for an individual producer. JBTV’s series include “C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation” and its spinoffs “C.S.I.: Miami,” “C.S.I.: NY” and “Without a Trace,” “Cold Case,” “The Amazing Race” and “Eleventh Hour.”



Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Television have been honored with 39 Academy Award® nominations, six wins, eight Grammy Award® nominations, five wins, 23 Golden Globe® nominations, four wins, 77 Emmy Award® nominations, 16 wins, 16 People’s Choice nominations, 11 woms, numerous MTV Awards, including one for Best Picture of the Decade for “Beverly Hills Cop” and 20 Teen Choice Awards.



“Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” will film in and near Marrakesh, Ouarzazate and Erfoud, Morocco, followed by hugely scaled sets constructed in Great Britain. The film opens May 28, 2010.