<cite>Prince of Persia</cite> Movie Not a Videogame Movie, Says Director

Don't let the fact that the upcoming Prince of Persia movie is based on the Prince of Persia games fool you--it's not really a videogame movie, or so says director Mike Newell, anyway.

Newell describes his project thusly:

It's not a videogame movie. It's a great story. If you had read the script, you would know that it wasn't a videogame. It's very exciting and it's immensely romantic and it's like Lost Horizon. It takes you to somewhere you've never been.

Um. Right. Gotcha. To better understand the source material and ensure that he gets "key details" just right, Newell has an assistant playing through the PoP games. You just don't see dedication like that every day, people.

Prince of Persia Videogame Movie Not a Videogame Movie [The Escapist]