Disney Says: Orlando Bloom Not the Prince of Persia

Yesterday’s rumor that Orlando Bloom was cast as the new Prince of Persia along with being given a nice fat $40 million dollar paycheck has been slapped aside by Disney – well for the time being at least. The rumor originated on the World Entertainment News Network, aka WENN and was subsequently picked up everywhere, and the site we got our sources from has recently had that bit of news taken down.

According to the website Coming Soon:

“Walt Disney Pictures [said] that there is no truth to these rumors,” said the site. “What we do know so far is that Mike Newell (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) is expected to start shooting Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time soon at Pinewood Studios in the UK and in Morocco as well. Jerry Bruckheimer instead is producing the film, which the studio is targeting for a June 19, 2009 release.”

So until anything is denied or confirmed, we all need to settle down and hope and pray to every legitimate and imagined all encompassing powers that surround us that Zac Efron will not be in the movie – and if he is, that his character will die a slow painful death during the first three minutes of the film. Plus, who knows, Orlando may actually still be in the movie but be playing a different role.

As soon as we get confirmation on who is and who isn’t starring in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, we will let you know.

Thanks: Coming Soon