So far the consensus is, is that the poster looks great, the pose looks good, Jake ‘I’m not Persian in the least’ Gyllenhaal actually looks pretty Prince-like and even the tag-line “Defy The Future” is interesting, mysterious and not too cheesy. The whole thing makes one think that the movie will actually be a serious attempt at telling the Sands of Time story.
I especially enjoyed reading the contrasting comments made by Joystiq’s Griffin McElroy:
…its font choice is delightfully non-cheesy…
and Destructoid’s Hamza CTZ Aziz:
The problem with the posters, though, is the ------ font. Look at that ----. What the ---- am I even looking at? You could make a white guy look Persiany, but you can’t make the damn typeface look Persian? Not even a little?
Sorry Disney, it really looks like you’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t.
Personally, I do find that the font used seems to stick out a little oddly.