With the immense and widespread success of the film, a sequel was commissioned and eventually created, turning the movie into a franchise. Even though spoiler alert essentially all 300 spartans were killed at the end, news of a possible sequel began to emerge. Based on frank millers latest graphic novel xerxes and. Zack snyder has begun work on 300 sequel xerxes and he gives story details movie 300 zack snyder comiccon about 9 years ago by joey paur its been officially confirmed that director zack snyder has started working on the film for frank miller s prequelsequel to 300 called xerxes. Mar 19, 2016 essentially what hes trying to say is that a future 300 film could act more as a spiritual successor than a genuine sequel. Rise of an empire director breaks down actionpacked. Rise of an empire images featuring star sullivan stapleton. The perfect sequel contains new and old tricks that blend to make a new movie with characters and stories that genuinely deserved closure or extension. King leonidas of sparta and a force of 300 men fight the persians at thermopylae in 480 b. The film was directed by zack snyder, while miller served as executive producer and consultant. New details on 300 sequel battle of artemisia from xerxes. New details on 300 sequel battle of artemisia from xerxes himself.
It is unclear if 300 sequel will be a prequel or a sequel but since the battle of artemesia is being talked about, it seems that it is going to be a sequel. Rise of an empire soundtrack list 2014 tracklist, film score list details, all songs played in the movie playlist and who sings them. Rise of an empire trailer 2 2014 300 sequel movie hd duration. First look at frank millers 300 prequel, xerxes fandango. Superman and finally justice league, while still mourning for his lost. Apparently the film will take place between the battle of thermopylae and the battle. Rise of an empire is the sequel to the violent hit 300, with the story taking place before, during, and after the events of the original. Jun 29, 2009 the perfect sequel contains new and old tricks that blend to make a new movie with characters and stories that genuinely deserved closure or extension. The next installment in frank millers legendary graphic novel series 300.
Sin city author frank millers sweeping take on the historic battle of thermopylae comes to the screen courtesy of dawn of the dead director zack snyder. But instead of setting the prequel during a time where the same actors in 300 can reprise their roles, miller is going back a little further to introduce new characters and focus on the rise of xerxes. Frank millers xerxes 300 sequel details the mary sue. Persians under the rule of king xerxes have already taken over some of the hellenic citystates, and now threaten sparta and athens. Rise of an empire isnt a sequel to 300 as much as a parallelquel, catching up with the athenianled grecian forces at the same time that 300s king leonidas and his. Jul 05, 2009 even though spoiler alert essentially all 300 spartans were killed at the end, news of a possible sequel began to emerge. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Not because i feel that such research is above my pay grade, but because no matter how much research the filmmakers might say went into their subsequent visions, i know that. And with an eyecatching use of a superimposition chroma key camera technique, it proved to be one of the most visually striking movies in the 21st century. The movie 300 1 is a film adaptation of frank millers graphic novel, which retells the battle of 300 spartan warriors against the vastly superior persian army led by xerxes i. It was filmed mostly with a superimposition chroma key technique, to help replicate the.
The historical inaccuracies in 300 today i found out. Dilios and a 10,000 strong spartan army is a great idea for sequel or semi sequel. Its bound to hit some viewers as an empty exercise in stylish gore, and despite a gonzo starring performance from eva green, 300. May 10, 20 on this episode of amc movie talk friday may 10, 20 with guest dan deevy from, we discuss. Amc movie talk pirates of the caribbean 5 details, 300. It seems the director has plans for another film set after leonidas death.
Rise of an empire website has been updated with some info on the lead good guy and bad girl, themostikles and artemisia here are the salient bits and. Rise of an empire reveals more stylized action and story details from the 300 prequel sequel. Greek general themistokles leads the charge against invading persian forces led by mortalturnedgod xerxes and artemisia, vengeful commander of the persian navy. On this episode of amc movie talk friday may 10, 20 with guest dan deevy from, we discuss. Based upon the writings of the greek historian herodotus and drawing inspiration from the 1962 film the 300 spartans, frank millers 300 told the. Iesb uncovered new details about zack snyders 300 sequelprequel. With sullivan stapleton, eva green, lena headey, hans matheson. Frank millers 300 sequel finally arrives in april screen rant. Zack snyder has begun work on 300 sequel xerxes and he gives story details movie 300 zack snyder comiccon about 9 years ago by joey paur its been officially confirmed that director zack snyder has started working on the film for frank miller s prequel sequel to 300 called xerxes. Have a look below to see the official score list and the songs playing in the trailer for the 2014 action movie, 300. Rodrigo santoro, who memorably played the kinky and goldladen xerxes in zack snyders glossy gore fest 300, has revealed some surprising new details about the films indevelopment sequel, 300. Rise of an empire starring sullivan stapleton by dave trumbore april 8, 20. Rise of an empire reveals more stylized action and story details from the 300 prequelsequel. Santoros dangerous leader, xerxes, takes center stage, though it looks like the star of murros sequel will be eva green, who slinks sexily through the part of.
Rise of an empire, the sequel to zack snyders sandals n slaughter epic 300, which sees the greek general themistocles sullivan stapleton take on a. Zack snyer, the man with the vision behind watchmen and 300 understands this, and has the foresight to see when a sequel could strike gold, or when it will just strike bottom. Zack snyder reveals 300 sequel details apr 6, 2009. Its a different perspective and characters in the battle between the persians and the greeks.
Mar 15, 2012 rodrigo santoro, who memorably played the kinky and goldladen xerxes in zack snyders glossy gore fest 300, has revealed some surprising new details about the films indevelopment sequel, 300. Rise of an empire i didnt bone up on my ancient greek history before seeing 2006s 300, nor did i do so before seeing its new followup, 300. Santoros dangerous leader, xerxes, takes center stage, though it looks like the star of murros sequel will be eva green, who slinks sexily through the. And seeing as many of the lead characters such as themistocles, queen gorgo and xerxes managed to survive the 2014 movie, its clear that there are. But they might move out of ancient greece to focus on other historical battles. Noam murros followup to zack snyders movie gets a new subtitle. No plans are in motion yet to develop a followup, but the actor is.
Essentially what hes trying to say is that a future 300 film could act more as a spiritual successor than a genuine sequel. Details remained miniscule for the time being, with only the idea it would be based off of a new graphic novel to be written by frank miller. When 300 was released in march 2007 to enormous box office success, hollywood decided to be hollywood. Its not a prequel or a sequel, says director noam murro told usa today. This swordsandsandals epic starring rodrigo santoro and eva green opened at no. Rise of an empire director breaks down actionpacked new trailer noam murro talks helming the epic sequel, battles at sea and taking over for zack snyder. Those who remember 300 know that xerxes was the godlike villain of the film who led the persian army into battle against 300 oiledup spartans. Battle of artemisia opens august 2, 20 guillermo del toro s monster movie pacific rim has been moved from may 10, 20 to july 12, 20. Will 300 get another sequel, heres what zack snyder says.
More 300 sequels could be coming, says zack snyder. It is a sequel to the 2007 film 300, taking place before, during, and after the main events of that film, and is very loosely based on the battle of artemisium and the battle of salamis with considerable altering of historical facts. Now, as i deserve, i get 300, based on another work by miller. Its a wonder that it took seven years to get a sequel to zack snyders 300 into theatres after the original was so financially successful at the worldwide box office. Apr 08, 2017 the movie 300 1 is a film adaptation of frank millers graphic novel, which retells the battle of 300 spartan warriors against the vastly superior persian army led by xerxes i. Rise of an empire movies, videos, trailers, clips, cast interviews and more at ign. Rise of an empire is arriving on bluray 3d combo pack, blu. But what will feature in the next 300 movie remains a mystery. There are very few epic movies, whose sequels are going to be released in future and 300 is one of them. Warner brothers home entertainment has announced that dark horse comic book movie sequel 300. Rise of an empire sequel a possibility teases sullivan stapleton mar 12, 2014. May 25, 2009 the next installment in frank millers legendary graphic novel series 300.
The violence in the new movie is artificial and fantasybased, but extremely bloody, with many fight scenes, slicedup bodies, severed heads and limbs, and huge gushes of spraying blood. And yet, as much as i want to laugh at it and dismiss it as stupid fun which is easily done with the sequel, rise of an empire, this is actually an excellent film with some amount of depth to it. Whats really been holding things up was that zach snyder was so busy for years with man of steel, suicide squad, batman vs. Rise of an empire is arriving on bluray 3d combo pack, bluray combo pack, dvd special edition and. The violence in the new movie is artificial and fantasybased, but extremely bloody, with many fight scenes, slicedup bodies, severed heads and limbs, and huge gushes of. Details remained miniscule for the time being, with only the idea it would be based off of a new graphic novel to be written by frank miller himself, and may be a hybrid of a sequel prequel. Gerard butler turned down an offer to reprise his role as leonidas in the film. Dilios and a 10,000 strong spartan army is a great idea for sequel or semisequel.
They must have been buying steroids wholesale for 300. Nov 29, 2016 what has encouraged speculation about there being another 300 movie is the fact that one of the sequels main stars, sullivan stapleton, has repeatedly expressed his wish to do another sequel. New images and character details from 300 sequel, rise of. Lena headey, rodrigo santoro and david wenham will reprise their 300 roles, though the story of empire reportedly is going to take place before, during and after the events of 300. The movie 300, which was released in 2006, is one of the best epic movies of hollywood. Mortalturnedgod xerxes is back, leading the persian forces in their invasion of greece in this prequel to 300. A few characters will be back in the fold, as you can tell. Despite the awesomeness that is the 300 film and the sequel the epic battles, the amazing directing, the incredible cinematography by zack snyder, and all the impressive special effects our mission in this site is very specific, and thus, this article focuses on the historical inaccuracies of this movie. Rise of an empire is a 2014 american action film written and produced by zack snyder and directed by noam murro. I gave a fourstar rating to sin city, the 2005 film based on a graphic novel by frank miller.
The original film delighted in a gory retelling of ancient spartans locked in an epic battle against a brutal persian invasion. Reporting from the 34th annual saturn awards, talked to mark canton, gianni nunnari and bernie goldmann, the. Both are fictionalized retellings of the battle of thermopylae within the persian wars. Identifying some of these historical inaccuracies, starting from spartas then. This isnt an adaptation of a comic book, its like a comic book brought to life and pumped with steroids. Rise of an empire, was released in 2014 and collected huge profit at boxoffice. New images and character details from 300 sequel, rise of an. Rodrigo santoro, who memorably played the kinky and goldladen xerxes in zack snyders glossy gore fest 300, has revealed some surprising new details about the film s indevelopment sequel, 300.