Q&A: 'Prince of Persia' director Mike Newell

6:03 PM PDT 5/25/2010 by Zorianna Kit, AP

Helmer talks about working on his first Bruckheimer prod'n

Illustration by Chris Morris

Mike Newell has proven one of Hollywood's most versatile directors. After graduating from TV to movies with such hits as "Enchanted April" and "Four Weddings and a Funeral," the British helmer has jumped from a franchise tentpole ("Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire") to a literary drama ("Love in the Time of Cholera") and now a Jerry Bruckheimer extravaganza, Disney's "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time," which opens Friday.