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The 29-year-old actor plays a brave street urchin in new adventure fantasy Prince of Persia. It is his first action role and Jake says he was chosen for the part because he tried to kill the film’s producer Jerry Bruckheimer.

Asked how he convinced Bruckheimer he could handle the coveted role, Jake laughed: “I broke into his office and threatened him with a sword. No, the film’s director Mike Newell always championed me and said he’d always thought of me for the part.”

Jake bulked up considerably for the film, which sees him spending most of his time running around half-naked fighting battalions of enormous soldiers. He was also in a cheeky mood when asked by Total Film magazine how he had toned up for the role.

“Smoking and drinking,” he quipped. “No, I worked out for seven months. I wanted to be able to do this stuff and being intimidating was important, even if it’s just for myself, being confident fighting the stunt men.”

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The 29-year-old actor stars in new action epic Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. It’s a big-budget project and Jake is certain it has the potential to be as good as Harrison’s classic Indiana Jones franchise, even though hundreds of people have told him the chances of critical and box office success are slim.

“Look, I know there is a legacy of these films,” he told Total Film magazine. “People who’ve done them and pulled them off and those who haven’t. Indiana Jones is one of my favourite films ever. That’s what I want to challenge, and that was the pressure I felt. It’s me everyday. I’m the guy.”

Jake worked out for seven months to bulk up his slender frame for the film. He did all his own stunts and thinks some of the fight scenes look truly spectacular on the big screen.

“The bad guys all had different powers, so I fight them in different ways,” he said. “There’s a great fight where one of them has these whips with blades on the end, then I fight another one with blades for hands, and another one who shoots spikes. And there’s some great chase scenes in the movie, involving sword-fighting and humour, which is the hardest part of action.”

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Jake Gyllenhaal was left nursing a string of painful injuries while filming Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time – because he was determined to do his own stunts.

The actor plays sword-wielding Prince Dastan in the upcoming blockbuster, and he was intent on filming the fight scenes himself.

But the 29 year old found himself battered and bruised after the intense shoots.

He tells Britain’s Total Film magazine, “I pulled some shoulders and I strained some backs and I screwed up my ankle a few times but nothing to worry about.

“On one take, I actually punched a guy in the face by mistake. I spent the rest of the takes trying not to punch him in the face.”

Prince of Persia: The Sand of Time is the latest computer game to get the big screen treatment and is set to reach cinemas this summer.

Gyllenhaal teams up with Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley and Alfred Molina in the  Mike Newell directed movie.

The film follows an adventurous prince who teams up with a rival princess to stop an angry ruler from unleashing a sandstorm that could destroy the world.

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Disney-Pixar’s “Toy Story 3” and Walt Disney Pictures’/Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” are headed to ShoWest 2010 which will be held March 15 – 18, 2010, in Las Vegas. “Toy Story 3” will be screened for ShoWest attendees on Tuesday, March 16, while “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” will be screened on Thursday, March 18.

“We are thrilled that Disney has decided to bring two outstanding films to ShoWest 2010,” said Robert Sunshine, managing director of the event. “The opportunity to showcase the story of ‘Prince of Persia’ and the beloved characters of ‘Toy Story 3’ in front of the important professionals of the motion picture industry and owners of theatres demonstrates the significance of this audience to forthcoming blockbusters; and we expect that Disney will only exceed our expectations as they have in years past.”

Hitting U.S. theaters on June 18, 2010, Disney•Pixar’sToy Story 3, is a comical new adventure in Disney Digital 3D. Buzz, Woody and the rest of the toys are troubled by their uncertain future as Andy prepares to leave for college.

Set in the mystical lands of Persia, “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” is an epic action-adventure by Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. In U.S. theaters May 28, 2010, the film features Jake Gyllenhaal as a rogue prince who, along with a mysterious princess, Gemma Arterton, races against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time—a gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world.

ShoWest is the largest annual convention for the motion picture industry. It is the only international gathering devoted exclusively to the movie business and the single largest international gathering of motion picture professionals and theatre owners in the world.

The 2010 edition of ShoWest will be held March 15-18, 2010 at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas and is expected to draw more than 5,000 members of the motion picture industry. Each year, ShoWest attracts delegates from more than 50 countries in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. ShoWest is produced by the Film Group of e5 Global Media. The Film Group also includes ShowEast, CineAsia, Cinema Expo International and Film Journal International. e5 Global Media also produces the Film Group’s sister publication, The Hollywood Reporter.

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