Disney’s film adaptation of Ubisoft’s hit video game Prince of Persia: Sands of Time arrives in theaters on May 28, 2010. The fantasy-actioner is directed by Mike Newell (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) and scripted by Jordan Mechner, creator of the Prince of Persia game. Jerry Bruckheimer (Transformers) produces.

The following is BTS footage of the film focusing on star Jake Gyllenhaal (Zodiac, Donnie Darko):

I gotta say, up until now, the only Persian thing that got me excited was the Soltani dish at Darband’s in LA. But, this flick looks pretty fun. To see a trailer, click here.

Also, a happy birthday to Mr. Gyllenhaal! He turns 29 today.

This is the official poster for Film Koncept Scandinavia’s upcoming chiller Mara. The film stars Scandinavian Playboy model Angelica Jansson and features a supporting cast of hot Swedish babes.  To see images and some sexy vids featuring Jansson, click here.

(UPDATE: To see Angelica Jansson in ‘Mara’ trailer & BTS photos, go here.)

(UPDATE: To see nude & semi-nude pictures of Angelica Jansson, go here)

The synopsis reads:

Jenny (Angelica Jansson) is a young woman with a dark past. During her childhood she witnessed something terrifying that scarred her for life. Now, ten years later years later, Jenny has created a new life of her own.

In the last days of summer, in the deep, dark woods of Sweden, Jenny and four friends gather in a cozy cottage for a weekend of partying, fun and relaxation.  This abruptly ends when Jenny wakes up in the morning to find herself alone in the cottage. Thinking that her friends are playing a prank on her she goes searching for them- but they are gone without a trace. Yet, where would they go in the middle of the woods? And why is the car still parked out front?  Jenny spends a torturous day waiting for her friends to return.

As darkness once again engulfs the cottage, Jenny must face the fact that she has been left alone. In the darkness. In the middle of nowhere. Or has she?  Is she really all alone?  No. SomeTHING is out there in the woods. A ghost, perhaps. Or a creature. Or somebody from Jenny’s frightening past.  As the night grows darker, shadowy figures haunt the cottage. Unrecognizable voices whisper Jenny’s name. Nightmares come to life. Is Jenny losing her mind?  Evil closes in as the story reaches its blood-soaked, twisted conclusion.

Mara is slated for a Feb. release.

Following in Slayer’s very heavy footsteps, Iowa-based metal outfit Slipknot have released a film short for their latest single “Snuff.” Directed by M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan and photographer P.R. Brown, the short features cameos from Ashley Laurence (Hellraiser, Warlock 3) and Malcolm McDowell (Book of Eli, Clockwork Orange).

The synopsis reads:

There’s nothing more complicated in life than love. To be in love makes you do strange things. To lose that love, well, you might go crazy.

Slipknot is celebrating their 10th year anniversary. “Snuff” is the fifth single from the band’s All Hope is Gone disc.

Check out the short:

Images from Tara Reid’s topless six-page Playboy spread are starting to leak online and they look stroke-able artistic. I’m too chicken shit to post any here being that Playboy is going broke and would most likely sue me for all I’m worth ($50, a PS3, and a couch). But, you can skip over to the brave souls at Totally Crap to masturbate take a peek while you can.

Reid can be seen in the 1998 thriller Urban Legend and in the direct-to-video horror flicks Vipers, Incubus, Alone in the Dark, Devil’s Pond, and The Crow: Wicked Prayer. She’s best known, however, for her role in the original American Pie trilogy and her drunken public behavior.

To see an interview with Tara about her Playboy appearance, go here.

I am doing my best to catch up on season 4 of “Dexter” during  Showtime’s free trail run on my cable provider. The following vid features Michael C. Hall and John Lithgow discussing the season ender. I can’t watch it yet, but that doesn’t mean you can’t. I’m here for you. Remember that.  Enjoy:

To see interviews with other “Dexter” cast members, click here. And, if you just want to stare at Julie Benz for awhile, go here.

OK, I’m guessing that, if you have a penis and acne, you probably caught the first official Iron Man 2 trailer the minute it hit the web. But, for those of you that have jobs and female companionship, here it is to enjoy at your leisure:

Why do superhero movies always have like 50 added heroes and villains in their sequels? It’s ridiculous. All you need is one bad guy per film and maybe one new hot chick in vinyl and thigh-high boots. Anything more than that is overkill. Even the Dark Knight, arguably the best comic book movie ever made, walked the line by throwing Two-Face into the mix.

Still, I gotta admit, this trailer looks pretty bad-ass. Guess, I’ll be in line come May 7.

Warner Bros. held a test screening on Tuesday for director Chris Peckover’s sure to be controversial thriller Undocumented. I was fortunate enough to be in attendance and, while I can’t discuss the film at length (it’s still a work-in-progress), I will say this: Peckover is one sick bastard … and that’s good news for horror fans.

OK … I’ll say a little more.

Undocumented follows a group of young filmmakers, led by producer Liz (Alona Tal) and director Travis (Scott Mechlowicz), as they document the hardships faced by Mexican immigrants living illegally in the United States. Fueled by ambition and fist-pumping ideals, they collect hard luck stories from poor, undocumented workers and set out to expose their abusive American employers. Things go terribly wrong, however, when they decide to travel into Mexico to film a group of immigrants as they cross the border into New Mexico with the help of a “coyote.”

(Update: To see photos from the movie, click here)

Ambushed by a group of vigilante “patriots,” the filmmakers are taken hostage and then forced to document the torture and murder of the captured immigrants. The patriots are as zealous as they are cruel and have a very specific purpose in mind for the footage being shot.

The torture scenes, though not overly graphic, are intense and emotionally jarring. Unlike the Saw films—where it’s fun to watch Jigsaw’s victims get maimed and slaughtered in creative ways—Undocumented is one of those rare horror flicks that makes you care about the characters, which in turn makes their torment almost unbearable (yea, I said almost).

The actors, lead and supporting, really drive the drama home. Yancey Arias turns in an especially devastating performance as Alberto, a goofy and well-intentioned husband/father trying to keep his family safe.

Undocumented also benefits from a taut script written by Peckover and Joe Peterson. The dialogue is so good in this movie—not in a Tarantino showoff-y kind of way, but in a very authentic manner. From the patriots’ hate speak to the tension-filled exchanges between Travis and Liz (they share a romantic past) to the playful ribbing between camera man (Greg Serano) and boom guy (Kevin Weisman)—every conversation and reaction is believable and engaging. And, the humor is especially wicked and sometimes highly inappropriate (did I just laugh at a condom joke during a vicious torture bit? WTF is wrong with me?).

A couple of additional notes:

Despite its docu-drama angle, the film never lingers too long during its shaky-cam and infrared moments, making the technique all the more effective (yea, I’m looking at you Oren Peli).

And, finally, I regret to inform you all that Alona Tal (“Supernatural”) does not appear nude in the film.

B-movie queen Tara Reid shows off her publicly maligned melons in the upcoming Jan/Feb issue of Playboy magazine. The 33-year-old actress appears topless in a six-page spread aimed at silencing her detractors. To see a leaked photo from the shoot, go here.

She tells Entertainment Tonight:

A part of the reason I did Playboy was because there’s been so much controversy with my body. I wanted to show everyone, ‘Okay, look at it — this is what it looks like. Leave me alone now.’ And I’m really happy with it.

Reid’s breasts became popular tabloid fodder after a 2004 red carpet boob-slip at a P. Diddy party revealed her botched up boob job to the media.

I'm sure P. Diddy still hit it.

Says Reid:

When I went down [Diddy’s] carpet and the dress fell, I just had my first surgery so I didn’t even feel it … It was a botched surgery so I really wouldn’t want anyone to see that. Then I got a better one and I got healed and I’m good now. But no one wants to say that I’m healed or good. They always want to show that bad picture from 10 years ago.

Reid underwent reconstructive surgery in 2006 to repair the damage done to her breasts and to remove the scars left on her stomach after a similarly bungled liposuction procedure. Unfortunately, her vagina was left perfectly intact during those old surgeries and will, therefore, not be displayed in the pictorial.

Reid is ironically best known for her role as the virginal Vicky Lathum in the 1999 comedy American Pie. However, in recent years, she has starred in a string of direct-to-video horror flicks, including Vipers, Incubus, Alone in the Dark, Devil’s Pond, and The Crow: Wicked Prayer.

Graphic novelist Frank Miller (300, Sin City) is currently at work on a prequel to the 2007 swords-&-sandals epic 300. Entitled Xerxes, the story is set ten years prior to the Battle of Thermopylae.

Miller tells the LA Times:

It’s the Battle of Marathon through my lens. I’ve finished the plot and I’m getting started on the artwork.

Xerxes succeeded his father Darius the Great as ruler of the Persian Empire in 486 BC, four years after the defeat at Marathon. He was portrayed by Rodrigo Santoro (“Lost”) in the film 300. It’s my guess that Miller’s prequel will follow Xerxes’ journey to the throne.

300 director Zach Snyder has already expressed interest in directing the project, though nothing is official as of yet. 300 has grossed over $450 million worldwide.

(UPDATE: PREQUEL GETS NEW TITLE & DIRECTOR)

Looks like director Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight, Momento) will mess with our heads again with his upcoming mind-control thriller Inception.  The impressive cast is led by Leonardo DiCaprio and includes Ellen Page, Joseph Gordan-Levitt, Cillian Murphy, Marion Cotillard, Ken Watanabe, Tom Hardy, and Michael Cain.

DiCaprio plays a business man involved in a process that allows him access into people’s minds and dreams. Things get complicated, however, when a rival (Watanabe) begins to blackmail him. The film opens in theaters on July 16, 2010.

Check out the mind-bending trailer: