(FROM VARIETY) – Ben Kingsley has been cast as the villain in Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer's upcoming movie adaptation of the videogame Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. The fantasy adventure project also stars Jake Gyllenhaal, new Bond girl Gemma Arterton, and Alfred Molina, and is being directed by Mike Newell (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire). Kingsley plays Nizam, who plots to kill his brother King Shahrman and blame it on young Prince Dastan (Gyllenhaal) so he can take the throne. Arterton plays the princess Tamina. Shooting is scheduled to start in July. Sir Ben will next be seen in The Love Guru, 50 Dead Men, The Wackness, Elegy, and Transsiberian. He is currently shooting Martin Scorsese's drama Shutter Island, with Leonardo DiCaprio. (Variety)
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BEN KINGSLEY Will join Jake Gyllenhaal in the fantasy adventure ''Prince of Persia'' to his busy schedule
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Kingsley Playing Villain in 'Persia'
Ben Kingsley will play the villain Nizam in Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer's movie adaptation of the videogame ''Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,'' which also stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Alfred Molina
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