Michael Bay on Prince of Persia?
Not sure this is the right guy for a cool franchise.
MoviesOnline is reporting that Michael Bay has been tapped to direct Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Having played (and beaten!) this particular game I can tell you it could be a very good movie, but I'm definitely concerned about the possible addition of Bay. The Prince of Persia, as a franchise, is based upon nuance. It doesn't have a ton of explosions. Someone like Gore Verbinski would have been a much better choice in my opinion. Prince of Persia is far more like Pirates than it is Bad Boys or Pearl Harbor. It's a softer story, full of adventure but not the crazy aggro action that Bay is better at.
Now, I do think Michael Bay would make an excellent choice for something like God of War, another video game series that's been optioned. God of War is dark and brooding, but also full of blood and fire. This would play to Bay's strengths, a big film with huge effects.
Prince of Persia is an epic story that's going to take a ton of work and I hope Bay is up to it. He's capable of great stuff but it's been quite a bit since he's evidenced that potential. I'm already scared enough by the clips I've seen from Transformers, here's hoping Bay is up for an even more fantasy based tale.
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dude, are you guys this slow? IESB broke this news last week, you guys are slower then AICN and WTF is a rope of silicon?
http://iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2301&Itemid=99
That's right, Brad … what the hell is wrong with you? Don't you realize that if you don't get the story first, you shouldn't even report it? What the hell has this world come to? I don't care how many times you've broke a story or reported one ahead of IESB by miles…you deserve to be shot for this flagrant disregard for intelligent readership like hatesmurfs
We knew about the story.. but only I cared. Plus I'm pretty sure you won't be finding other stories saying Michael Bay should do God of War instead. That's a RopofSilicon exclusive mofo!