Article: 'Persia' crowns prince.(Jake Gyllenhaal in 'Prince of Persia')(Brief article)

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Disney has crowned Jake Gyllenhaal for its "Prince of Persia."

The Mouse has tapped the thesp to topline Jerry Bruckheimer's big-budget adaptation of Ubisoft's hit fantasy actioner, which the producer and Disney hope to turn into a follow-up franchise to "Pirates of the Caribbean."

Gemma Arterton has been cast as the female lead in "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time." She next appears in the James Bond outing "Quantum of Solace," which unspools in November.

Production on "Persia" starts in July in Morocco and London, with Mike Newell ("Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire") lensing from a script by Doug Miro ...

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