As adults, the two enjoy teasing one another. Malik is the Princes brother and was a mentor to him when they were younger. The older brother of the Prince and son of King Sharaman and Queen Mehri of Persia, Malik ruled over the former kingdom of King Solomon.
Before the mobile title, the last core game in the series was The Forgotten Sands.
On the one hand, this is a broad fantasy that does little to develop its own version of ancient Persia.(Admittedly, the ostrich races are a nice touch and bound to offend some animal rights activist.) By contrast, the movie takes itself too seriously and desperately wants to have something important to say about current events, thus possibly explaining the lack of irony in Jake Gyllenhaal's performance.(Keeping his American accent intact would have helped Dastan stand out as the outsider he is.) Not helping matters is the lack of chemistry he shares with Gemma Arterton which is important if you are going to try and pull off some quality romantic bickering. Youve picked a bad time for a visitMalik to the Prince Malik is a supporting character in Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands. The most recent Prince of Persia-related title to come out was 2018's Prince of Persia: Escape, which was a mobile game that wasn't quite as well-received as previous entries in the series. "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" is a wildly uneven movie that has little idea what it wants to be. But then the king is murdered and Nizam(Ben Kingsley), the king's brother, blames Dastan, causing him to flee with Princess Tamina(Gemma Arterton) and a magic dagger. So while the Persian army is planning on attacking via the front door, the king's adopted son Dastan(Jake Gyllenhaal) takes his irregulars through the side door, allowing the city to be taken without much loss of life.
Stop me if you have heard this before, but "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" starts with King Sharaman(Ronald Pickup) receiving intelligence that the holy city of Alamut is stockpiling weapons in aid of a planned revolt.