Jake Gyllenhaal and Gemma Arterton will star in “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,” Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ adaptation of Ubisoft’s popular video game. Mike Newell is directing.

In the fantasy adventure, Gyllenhaal will play Dastan, a young prince in sixth century Persia who must join forces with Tamina (Arterton), a feisty and exotic princess, to prevent a villainous nobleman from possessing the Sands of Time, a gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world.

Doug Miro & Carlo Bernard, Jordan Mechner and Boaz Yakin wrote the script, which is based on the many games created by Jordan Mechner.

Bruckheimer is producing, while Mike Stenson, Chad Oman and Patrick McCormick are exec producing.

Production is set to start in July.

Gyllenhaal will next appear in Jim Sheridan’s “Brothers” with Tobey Maguire. He is repped by CAA and Management 360.

British actress Arterton is relatively new on the film scene but is already generating heat for her work in Guy Ritchie’s upcoming “RocknRolla” and the new James Bond movie, “Quantum of Solace.” She is repped by Independent Talent Group.

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With two new Bond girls, Gemma Arterton and Olga Kurylenko, Entertainment Weekly polled readers for their opinions on the best and worst Bond girls ever.

Gemma Arterton is set to play Agent Fields and Olga Kurylenko will play Bond’s love interest in the new movie, set for a fall ‘08 release.

Denise Richards has topped the list of the worst of the Bond girls. She played Dr. Christmas Jones in The World Is Not Enough. Topping the best of the Bond girls was Ursula Andress as the publlications favorite.

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British newcomer Gemma Arterton has joined the ranks of Famke Janssen, Honor Blackman, and Ursula Andress as the new Bond girl in the next installment of the James Bond franchise. Arterton will play Fields in the Marc Forster-directed movie, which is still known only as ”Bond 22” and is currently filming in London for Columbia and MGM for a Nov. 7 release. Daniel Craig will reprise his role as Agent 007. Arterton, 21, is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. Her past movies include a remake of the comedy St. Trinian’s, recently released in the U.K., and Guy Ritchie’s RocknRolla, which is scheduled for release in October. She joins a cast that includes Judi Dench, Giancarlo Giannini, Mathieu Amalric, Jeffrey Wright, and Jesper Christensen. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the new movie is said to pick up where Casino Royale left off.

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