Aug 12 2008Jake Gyllenhaal Makes His Way to Comic-Con

WORST. CASTING. EVER.

thats right.... I forgot he was banging Reese Whitherspoon

Jesus he looks like a fucking badass.

Although I think they should have went with Naveen Andrews.

He's not lean enough. Way to take an athletic character and make him look like a meatball.

That being said, he looks a lot more the part than I could've imagined.

Please don't fuck up this movie. I love Prince of Persia

The movie will be horrible and that haircut makes him look like a hobo, I liked him with a shaved head.

at least they got a good costume designer (from what I can tell). Casting director needs to be shot though. I like Jake Gyllenhall as a star more than his droopy faced sister (although she was better than Katie Holmes in "The Dark Knight" as Rachel Dawes), but still not really my first choice. I'm sure that f they hadnot fast tracked this for next summer (which is now postponed until 2010) they could have found someone different. I'm not sold until I actually see some footage though. I would need to hear Jake speak (lets hope he not Persian with his american accent for f*cks sake)

He can act though in his defense and he's very earnest and believable, like alot of movies though if the script is crap then the film will be regardless.

He's handsome and fit! I can see what his sister sees in him!

I could care less about this POS movie. The game (like most games) has very little story, and like all game movies this will be utter shit. Next!

Somehow that combination of casting and costume design seems less Prince of Persia and more 'crazy surfer who lives in a dumpster behind 7-11'.

Prince Of Persia: The Sands of Because Brendan Fraser Was Busy With Journey to the Center of the Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.

Tell me I'm wrong.

Enough with the video game turned into movies situations.

#10: Exactly what I was thinking.

Why's everyone praising the costume so much? Because he's shirtless and has long messy hair? Couldn't they have at least given him a studded leather bracer on his arm like on the game cover? Nothing about what I'm seeing here strikes me as "Hello, I'm the Prince of Persia."

Oh, and just for the sake of argument... #7: Maggie Gyllenhaal was terrible in Dark Knight, and every scene she was in only served to detract from the movie. Not only was she far uglier than Katie Holmes (major understatement there), but she didn't act any better either.

/\ I usually find myself unimpressed by an argument criticizing an actor's performance that supports itself with 'not only was she was far uglier...'

i was thinking that done right-jake would look really good as the prince. guess i was wrong. from his expression and hair he looks like a moody teenager if said teenager was on steriods. however-for him being a "meatball" he is indeed a delicious meatball. one i wouldn't mind sinking my teeth into :D

This is an atrocity to all people with non-white skin color. Unfreakinbelieveable that they can still cast a White Jewish Dutch-American guy as a tan skinned Persian character....what is it 1923 again? Seriously, this is going to be laughable. I think Jake G. is a really good actor, but if you don't look the part AT ALL, don't take the role. There are so many other competent amazing actors out there that could've done an amazing job at this role AND looked the part....this makes me sick. Boycott Disney and their racist casting! What's next, Shia LaBoeuf starring in 'Samurai Warriors'?

Steve- I'd rather this than some godless heathen Ayrab or something.

Steve- How many guys with dark skin have blue eyes and lightish brown hair? It's far easier to get an actor with white skin and the stated hair and eye color and just give him a damn tan. It's not racist or anything...It's just practical.

Or they could always get an actor with brown eyes and dark brown or black hair, but then everyone would whine that the actor doesn't look like the prince anyways.

That said, Jake just doesn't look like the prince anyways...His torso is too wide, his hair is too thick, and his eyes are too round.

Persians aren't Arabs. And their ancestors were the proto-typical Aryan bad ass mofo's.

Yup, they were Aryans.

Does anyone else realize Jake is either stuffing his pants or has a MASSIVE ERECTION

persians are from a region which today is now known as iran. so yeah they are not saudi arabian-but are near there.

HAHAHAHA @ the photoshop

and here is a persian reader
ye si am persian
check me out

http://www.cloob.com/name/colonize

Jake Gyllenhaal is gay.

Reese Witherspoon is a beard who's using Jake and this movie for publicity and self marketing.

why is his torso lumpy?