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300: Rise of an Empire
Directed byNoam Murro
Screenplay byZack Snyder
Kurt Johnstad
Michael B. Gordon
Produced byZack Snyder
Deborah Snyder
Gianni Nunnari
Mark Canton
Bernie Goldmann
StarringEva Green
Sullivan Stapleton
Rodrigo Santoro
Callan Mulvey
Jack O'Connell
CinematographySimon Duggan
Edited byWyatt Smith
Music byTyler Bates
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • August 2, 2013 (2013-08-02)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

300: Rise of an Empire is a forthcoming 2013 American action film. It is a prequel to the 2006 film, 300. The film stars Eva Green, Sullivan Stapleton, Rodrigo Santoro (reprising his role from the first film), Callan Mulvey, and Jack O'Connell. It is scheduled to be released in 3-D and IMAX 3D on August 2, 2013.[1]

Plot

The film centers on Themistocles and Artemisia I of Caria, as well as Xerxes I of Persia. It originally went under the working title of Battle of Artemisium[2] (widely mis-reported as "Battle of Artemisia").[2] The Battle of Artemisium was a naval engagement, concurrent with the battle at Thermopylae, and was fought between an alliance of Greek city-states and the Persian Empire in September 480 BC, in the straits between the mainland and Thermopylae. The film will probably also focus, in part, on the Battle of Salamis, in which Artemisia played a major role, as well as possibly the Battle of Marathon.[2] Salamis was fought once the Persian Empire had advanced into southern Greece and occupied Athens.

The film will cover some of the backstory of Xerxes, and will explain how he became "the God King".[3]

Cast

Production

In June 2008, producers Gianni Nunnari, Mark Canton and Bernie Goldmann revealed that work had begun on a sequel to 300.[4] Legendary Pictures announced that Frank Miller, who wrote the 1998 comic book limited series the film 300 was based on, was writing a follow-up graphic novel, and Zack Snyder, co-screenwriter and director of 300, was interested in directing the adaptation, but instead chose to develop and direct the Superman reboot Man of Steel.[5][6] Noam Murro has signed as the director, while Snyder is set to produce. The film will be centered on the Greek leader Themistocles, portrayed by Australian actor Sullivan Stapleton.[7]

During pre-production, the film was titled 300: Battle of Artemisium (although this was widely misreported as "Battle of Artemisia");[2] the film was retitled 300: Rise of an Empire in September 2012.[8]

Filming commenced early July 2012 at Nu Boyana Film Studios in Sofia, Bulgaria.[9]

Historical accuracy

During the Battle of Salamis, a female commander from Halicarnassus named Artemisia commanded five ships against the Greeks as an ally of Xerxes.

See also

References

  1. ^ "IMAX and Warner Bros. Partner to Bring 20 New Pictures to IMAX® Theatres". IMAX. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
  2. ^ a b c d "300 Follow-Up Gets Official Title | Movie News | Empire". Empireonline.com. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
  3. ^ Rodrigo Santoro Talks 300: BATTLE OF ARTEMISIA Production, Storyline And More
  4. ^ Frosty (June 25, 2008). "Producers Mark Canton, Gianni Nunnari and Bernie Goldmann Exclusive Video Interview". Collider.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2008. Retrieved June 26, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Diane Garrett (June 29, 2008). "New 300 rallies troops". Variety. Reed Business Information. Archived from the original on 3 July 2008. Retrieved June 30, 2008. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Mike Fleming (June 27, 2011). "'Xerxes' Pic Down To Noam Murro And Jaume Collett-Serra For '300' Spinoff". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  7. ^ "'300' The Prequel: Meet The New Xerxes". Moviepilot.com. February 8, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  8. ^ Kit, Borys (September 13, 2012). "Warner Bros. Gives '300' Sequel a New Title". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  9. ^ "A James Bond girl arrives in Bulgaria". EuroPost. July 13, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
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