Dastan and his friends breach the city and open a gate for the siege. Tus directs the Persian army to capture Alamut. Fifteen years later, the king's brother Nizam relays evidence to the princes-Dastan, along with the king's biological sons Tus and Garsiv-that the holy city of Alamut is forging weapons for Persia's enemies. It grossed over $336 million against a production budget of $150–200 million, and was the highest-grossing video game film until it was surpassed by Warcraft in 2016.ĭastan, a street urchin in Persia, is adopted by King Sharaman after showing courage.
It received mixed reviews from critics, who felt that it was nevertheless an entertaining improvement over previous video game adaptations at the time. The film was premiered in London on and was officially released on in the United States. Elements from Warrior Within and The Two Thrones, the two other titles from the Sands of Time trilogy of the Prince of Persia video game franchise, are also incorporated. The film is an adaptation of the video game of the same name developed and published by Ubisoft. The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Prince Dastan, Gemma Arterton as Princess Tamina, Ben Kingsley as Nizam, Toby Kebbell as Garsiv and Alfred Molina as Sheik Amar. 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. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is in development for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is a 2010 American action fantasy film directed by Mike Newell.
Several other users began discussing the overall series and whether the remake would extend to a Prince of Persia franchise reboot. One user replied asking about the release date, while another challenged the idea that Ubisoft listens to fan feedback. Fortunately, this news seems to indicate that Ubisoft intends to take things slow, meaning it's unlikely to end up like the infamous Cyberpunk 2077.Īs of writing, fans appear to be split between requesting a new trailer for the remake and being pleased that Ubisoft doesn't seem to be rushing an unfinished product out the door. The number of delays that have affected the remake have led some fans to suspect that something was up with the Sands of Time production. While relatively little new information appears to have been shared in this update, fans may find the news that the game is still in production reassuring. It concludes by thanking the series' fans and promising that further updates will be coming in the future, though no concrete dates have been presented as of writing. According to the post, the development is being motivated and inspired by the feedback of players. In a post made to the official Prince of Persia Twitter account, the developers declared that despite the many delays that have affected the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake, the game is still underway. RELATED: Ubisoft Has Bad News for Prince of Persia The Sands of Time Remake Fans With all of that going for it, it may be easy to understand why some fans have been anxious to hear more from the developers of the Sands of Time remake.
The game also served as the beginning of an entirely new story within the franchise starring a more complicated version of the Prince.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is well known for its use of the series' iconic combination of combat and climbing puzzles, but it was also the first Prince of Persia game to add parkour and a particularly skillful implementation of real-time, in-game time manipulation mechanics.
Now, the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake development team has finally reached out to fans with its first update in months.
However, as time passed, the game was delayed further and further, skipping the Ubisoft event at E3 2021 entirely. The Prince of Persia franchise has been largely dormant since 2010, so news that the classic title Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time was getting a remake was well received by fans.