Prince of Bloopers

In September, despite the fact that I had already bought Prince of Persia on DVD, I downloaded a copy to my iPad. I was away and thought it would be fun to watch. But the download took forever, and I never got around to it, preferring to watch it on our big-screen TV. Imagine my surprise when I casually clicked on it the other day and saw that there was a digital bonus: about 90 seconds of outtakes. I'm not technically adept enough to figure out how to rip it from iTunes. So I did the only thing I could. I recorded it with my camera. Hence the poor quality but (hopefully) still fun video below:



Apologies if you've already seen it in better quality. If you have, please link us!



I had wanted to do a PoP retrospective on Memorial Day. But I was recovering and unable to put anything together. Consider this a less comprehensive attempt. I've included some photos I haven't seen and/or posted before, as well as some favorites. I really love the way Jake looked in the movie and for all the promotion. I enjoyed so much of PoP: the funny promo interviews, the great red carpet shots, the scope and the richness of the film itself, especially seeing Jake in an epic. I really hope the perceived poor reception of the film doesn't prevent us from seeing Jake in big screen glory like that again.

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One of my favorite interviews from the PoP junkets. Feel free to link or mention your own:



There you have it - a hodgepodge, but a beautiful one:

Three premieres down

It's the morning after the Los Angeles premiere of Prince of Persia. Hopefully, Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley and the rest of the royal court are resting after a starry, soggy night on the red carpet. If you missed the live stream of the premiere, you can see some of it here, including an interview with Jake. As usual, IHJ has all the photos, and we posted some here last night. Today, let's look at some highlights!

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We'll start off with some good old-fashioned beauty shots:

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From sand to mud: The body-part-prints ceremony for Jerry Bruckheimer looks like it was chock-full of awkward moments.

"Nice to meet you. What's that - no, thanks, I don't want to buy your house."

"What do you want from me? I'm just trying to have some fun in this crowd."

"Just keep looking down - maybe he'll look away."

"Yes, Gemma, those are platform combat sneakers Tom is wearing."

"Check, please!"*

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Some in the British press have decided that Jake and Gemma should have gotten together:

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I'd love to know what was going on here:

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Post-premiere party pics, where the bros all did the finger-point:





Except Jake and Jerry.

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Here's Jake with his old ET friend from London:



I'm so glad he made fun of her for wearing gloves. In LA!

Here's a funny, awkward interview from the London junket:



Speed interview:



Some more red carpet videos. Jake's not really in that last one until the end, but it's worth watching for the cameo!

(Photos courtesy of IHJ.)

*Alternate caption: "I'm a celebrity - get me out of here!"

If it's Tuesday, this must be Moscow

After a week or so in London, it looks like the time-traveling Prince of Persia crew has gone to Moscow. Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, et al., are in town for the Russian premiere of PoP and some promotion, of course. Looks like they are still having fun!

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A video selection from Jake's PoP weekend promotion. Extra has tea with Jake and gets the all-important confirmation that he's single:



A very funny E! segment. The interviewer described Jake as "hands down one of the nicest and most entertaining people I've ever met. Fucking AWESOME guy" and "30 minutes of awesome:"



"What happens in London stays in London!"



A wrap-up of the PoP premiere:

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A few more London premiere pics I couldn't resist posting:






(Photos courtesy of IHJ and Premiere.fr.)

The day after

Edited to add new PoP trailer. Warning: semi-spoilery.

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The photos and videos of yesterday's Prince of Persia keep rolling in. It's an endless loop of Jake Gyllenhaal at his royally sexy and charming best. As always, IHJ has all of the photos you could want. Some of these photos were taken by fans; some by the pros.

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This video can't be embedded, but it's a must-see for the nice words Ben Kingsley has for Jake.

Sadly, Sir Ben cannot actually spell Jake's name. See who can and can't:



Good going, Gemma!

Some red carpet moments with Jake:







ITN on the British tinge on PoP:

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If you missed the live stream of the premiere, it was recorded, as was the live chat from Saturday.

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End of the night - Jake looks a bit tired - and he's lost his pocket square. Must have been a wild after party!

Behind the shirt, er scenes: Dastan and Tamina

Still not sure if this is fan-made or official, but there are a few new moments in this behind the scenes Prince of Persia video featuring Gemma Arterton and Jake Gyllenhaal shirtless. Jake, that is. Gemma is a perfect lady throughout.

This is Disney, people!



Gorgeous stills courtesy of JustJared.

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Jake attended the Montreal Canadiens game last night. They played the Washington Capitals and lost. No word on whom Jake was rootiong for, but he did get a nice reception from the crowd.