The first trailer for Jerry Bruckheimer’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time movie has been released, and, well, it looks fantastic. I know, I know, I said the same thing about the Max Payne trailer, but this one manages to be exciting looking without using Marylyn Manson music, and that’s really hard to do.

Everything just… fits. The characters all look their part (for as much as Jake Gyllenhaal can look like a Persian prince), Ben Kingsley looks imposing, Gemma Arterton is violently attractive, and the setting really appears to capture what makes Prince of Persia so unique: sand. The video is below.

Not that there was any question, but the special effects also look fantastic. I’m really happy to see Disney throw this movie the budget it needs to succeed. It’s like they’re treating this film as the next Pirates of the Caribbean, and that should mean they aren’t going to let it suck too much.

What do you think? It looks like it has the potential to finally blow gaming films out of the rut they've been in ever since... ever. With few exceptions, every gaming movie has been awful, topping out at "Good for a movie based on a game." If this turns that around, be prepared for video game adaptations to be in 2010+ what comic book adaptations were in 2000+. Hopefully.