With a perfect mix of action, comedy, drama, suspense, and adventure–the Shahnameh and A Thousand and One Nights-inspired Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, delivers! The characters are built fast and smart. So don’t worry if you aren’t familiar with the video-game, you’ll have no problem understanding the connections and dynamics of the characters, or the [...]

Disney’s summer blockbuster, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, starring one of our honorary Persians, Jake Gyllenhaal, is being very well received by cirtics. And as if all the positive pre-release press surrounding the action-packed Jerry Bruckheimer movie that’s destined to turn into a franchise isn’t enough…Dastan, Tamina, and all the other characters have been transformed into LEGO pieces. By being [...]

Is Rostam Batmanglij Iranian? The answer is: Yes! And…He’s not the only famous one in his faameel (family). Son to Persian cookbook-queen and frequent guest at the Freer and Sackler Galleries in Washington, DC: Najmieh Batmanglij, Rostam Batmanglij is a brilliant musician and songwriter. (Clearly, the talent runs strong in his genes.)  The Columbia-educated Persian rocker’s recent appearance on [...]

Watch the just-released featurette of Dastan, played by the newly-six-pack-sporting Jake Gyllenhaal, in Disney‘s Jerry-Bruckheimer-directed (and much-anticipated) action/adventure movie: Prince of Persia; The Sands of Time, based on the video game series“Prince of Persia” created by; Jordan Mechner.

Disney has just released the very first trailer for what’s sure to be one of next year’s blockbuster-movies, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Watch Jake Gyllenhaal as he takes hold of his Persian role for the videogame-inspired flick.

We know you’re restlessly anticipating the release of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time on May 28th 2009, but to help ease your simmering excitement a little, we have some new information on the movie and its storyline, just for you! Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, described as ”an epic action-adventure set in the mystical lands [...]