Eman Ayaz states that she lost three years of life in what she was calling a "life-changing role." Her comments come just a few days after Ubisoft announced the cancellation of the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake.
Ayaz says that last week was the "most devastating moment" of her career. The statements come from a new video blog the actress put up on her YouTube channel just yesterday. One thing that Ayaz does not say if if the cancelled game in question was, in fact, the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake. However, Ayaz has retweeted several other social posts that have linked her to the role of Farah in the now cancelled remake.
Ayaz says that she is unable to share specifics and additional details due to still being under a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). She did speak in vague terms about what happened. You can probably easily connect the dots between what she's saying and the cancellation of the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake.
Three years ago I booked a life-changing role on a life-changing project. It was a rigorous audition process, including a self-tape audition, an in-person callback, and a chemistry read that I had to fly out of the city for. When I got the role I remember crying my eyes out.
"I've spent the last three years getting to know the team which has become like a family to me. I've watched it grow through countless stages of development and I've waited and waited for it to finally be released so I could talk about it. And this week, I found out through the internet that the project was canceled.
"I've spent the last three years getting to know the team which has become like a family to me. I've watched it grow through countless stages of development and I've waited and waited for it to finally be released so I could talk about it. And this week, I found out through the internet that the project was canceled.
Just two months ago I filmed marketing for this project, everything had been running smoothly and that was the last I had heard. We were all looking forward to it being released this year, so it felt like an emotional whiplash to suddenly find this out in such a random way.
Ayaz says that over the past three years she had to turn down other job opportunities while working on this project.
When I initially booked this role, what it said to me was that all the sacrifices I had made, going against my parents' advice, pursuing my dreams, all the heartbreaks I'd had along the way, all the close calls, all the rejections, they finally had added up to something.(...)
It was the best performance of my career, and now no one will ever see it.
It was the best performance of my career, and now no one will ever see it.
You can see Ayaz's full video below.
