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Michael Bay will not direct Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. The latest news is that Disney and Jerry Burckheimer already met with Mike Newell. Mike Newell is not officially signed it but there are high expectations that he will take the offer.

His previous works include Bad Blood, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Donnie Brasco, Mona Lisa Smile, and the latest Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire. He has an extensive range on the movie genres, directed from comedy to romance and fantasy-action.

Disney has set July 10 next year for the movie release date in USA. The script has already been completed. Jefferey Nachmanoff, the writer for The Day After Tomorrow, and video game creator, Jordan Mechner, wrote Prince of Persia movie script.

The movie’s script is based on the video games. The story is about an adventurous prince who teams up with a rival princess to stop an angry ruler from unleashing a sandstorm that could destroy the world.

Source: First Showing