Gyllenhaal ready to PoP?

[Alternate titles for this post include: Prince of Sparta and Pineapple Prince]

Holy Creatine! Apparently after being rejected as a 300 extra, Jake Gyllenhaalafdasfealll decided he rather liked those bulging muscles and washboard abs. New pictures surfaced on JustJared of the topless Adonis on the set of the new Prince of Persia movie, and boy, Prince looks pissed. Remember when he was the wistful, wisecrackin' acrobat with a heart of gold? Well, apparently, we've gone from "Who does that Princess think she is..." to PRINCE ANGRY, PRINCE SMASH!

I'm a big fan of Mr. Gylelkjasahalllsmith but, man, he looks more like my stoner roommate with a glandular issue than my lovely, adoring memory of the willowy Prince of Persia. Maybe my boycrush was doomed to finally come crashing into a brick wall. I mean, the brakes had gone out years ago with the PoP sequels. Sadly, it's tough to let go of that charm and romance present in early relationships, but I guess I need to just listen to my friends. The Prince is a dick.

Of course, I'm coming down hard on some early snaps off of a movie set. Things could be going swimmingly, possibly with an amazing script, topnotch direction and superb acting. Sometimes things just looks all out of whack when you see them out of context. You know how you fantasize about a supermodel or actress and then you meet them in real life and they just look like a too-tall-too-skinny-smells-like-radishes alien? Maybe that's what is happening here.

Right now, though, my initial reaction is to steal a quote from the Prince and lament, "That's not how it happened..."

Thanks to Joystiq for the find.