Posts Tagged ‘Gemma Arterton’

Short Take: Perhaps the best video game adaptation to date - for what that's worth

Director: Mike Newell (Donnie Brasko, Four Weddings and a Funeral)

Screenwriters: Boaz Yakin (Death and Love), Doug Miro and Carlo Bernard (The Uninvited), Jordan Mechner (Prince of Persia video game)

Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal (Brothers), Gemma Arterton (Clash of the Titans), Ben Kingsley (Shutter Island), Alfred Molina (An Education)

Length: 1h 56m

Synopsis: One day in an Arabian marketplace one young orphan boy named Dastan would risk his life to save another’s, and the display of such courage and humanity led the disguised King Sharaman of the Persian Empire (Ronald Pickup) to adopt the boy and raise him alongside his two sons. All three boys grew up to share a strong brotherly bond and undying love for their father, however one fateful day the King is assassinated and Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal) unwarrantedly receives the blame. On the run with Princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton), whose city was just recently sacked by the Persians and was being forcefully wed to Dastan, the two find themselves in the middle of an even bigger problem. A scheme was afoot to retrieve a special dagger from Tamina’s city that had the ability to turn back time. A gift from the Gods, Tamina is the guardian of the dagger, which she and Dastan must keep away from whoever was trying to steal it. On top of that, Dastan cannot rest until he proves his innocence. Read the rest of this entry »

Short Take: Has eye candy galore, but is also intriguing

Director: Louis Leterrier (The Incredible Hulk)

Screenwriters: Travis Beacham (Dog Days of Summer), Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi (Aeon Flux)

Cast: Sam Worthington (Avatar, Terminator: Salvation), Liam Neeson (Batman Begins), Ralph Fiennes (The Reader), Jason Flemyng (Kick-Ass), Gemma Arterton (Quantum of Solace), Alexa Davalos (The Mist)

Length: 1h 58m

Synopsis: Cassiopeia (Polly Walker), Queen of Argos, has insulted the Gods by claiming that her daughter Andromeda’s (Davalos) beauty is even fairer than them. Hades (Fiennes), brother of Zeus (Neeson), uses this discretion to his advantage by condemning the whole city to death by way of the Kraken as punishment. The only way to keep the Kraken from destroying the whole city is by sacrificing Andromeda to the beast come an impending solar eclipse, however Perseus (Worthington), mortal son of Zeus, and a faction of soldiers make use of their time by searching for a way to kill the Kraken. Their journey is perilous and arduous, but the risk is worth the reward as they could potentially put an end to the Gods’ torments. Read the rest of this entry »

Jake Gyllenhaal on the set of "Prince of Persia"

ComingSoon.net is starting a string of articles divulging the information they learned on their trip to the shooting set of the upcoming film adaptation of the Prince of Persia videogame. The site visited England’s famous Pinewood Studios, and got a chance to do and see a number of really exciting things.

This initial article doesn’t give away too much off the bat, but does detail the basics such as the loose storyline (that is not exactly the same as the videogame’s). They were also able to get in touch with the leading actor of the film, Jake Gyllenhaal, and get an interview. They also interviewed the film’s leading lady, Gemma Arterton, who plays Princess Tamina.

If this first article is any indication of what’s to come, it will very much be worth it to those who are interested to know more about Prince of Persia to follow ComingSoon.net’s updates about their visit to the film’s set.

Source: ComingSoon.net