Prince of Persia creator loves the new film, hopes gamers will too

Prince of Persia creator and scriptwriter for the upcoming Sands of Time film, Jordan Mechner, has said that while he was not directly involved with the casting for the flick, he was very pleased with the choices.

"I wasn't involved in casting but I love the cast. I think they're all terrific," he told HeyUGuys (via WetDarkWild). "Jake looks a lot like the prince in the game. He's a great actor and I think for me he embodies a lot of the qualities that sort of define the kind of hero that I've always seen the Prince as. He's a warrior, but he's also got a sort of mischievous quality, a certain vulnerability and I think Jake brings that to the screen in a way that's really appealing.

"We really made the move to stand on its own so even if you've never played Prince of Persia, you've never played a video game, you can completely enjoy it. But for people who have played the games, there are definitely moments of physical action that sort of allude to the game, that gamers can appreciate on another level.

"To me, the Prince of Persia is almost an old-fashioned kind of film. It's romantic, adventurous, and it's got these epic production values that can only be done today by a producer of the stature of Jerry Bruckheimer. For me, it's very much the kind of movie that inspired the original game and very true to that tradition. But, at the same time, it goes beyond it. It's more epic that I could have imagined.

"I love it and I hope the gamers will too."

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time will release in May, and the video interview with Mechner is through the link.

Thanks,GoNintendo.