Director zack snyder seems intent on taking the premise of the 300 franchise and moving the action to different battles throughout recorded history. Frank miller, one of the greatest creators in comics history, returns to the world of 300 with xerxes, a tale about the fall of the persian empire and the rise of alexander the great. Right before battle, a cat messenger arrives at the gates of sparta demanding the submission of sparta to king xerxes. The huge success of this film led to a 2014 sequel called 300. Superman and finally justice league, while still mourning for his lost. Most importantly of all, the movie 300 is intended to be the story as the spartans of that time would tell it. The movie 300 has way more historical value than you might. Allegiant, there were already signs interest in the franchise was waning. The second movie only topped the originals total gross by a tiny margin, and audience interest in ya movies in general appeared to be shrinking rapidly. This isnt an adaptation of a comic book, its like a comic book brought to life and pumped with steroids. Apr, 2007 the original 300 workout used by the cast of the movie 300, with video demonstration.
Based upon the writings of the greek historian herodotus and drawing inspiration from the 1962 film the 300 spartans, frank millers 300 told. Watch 300 trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. What, exactly, was its relationship with the second 300 movie, rise of an. A talented musicianpianist robert dupea nicholson abandons his privileged, welltodo. As more concrete plans for 300s franchise expansion are released. Frank miller returns to the world of 300 with xerxes vulture. The fall of the house of darius and the rise of alexander, finally gets a release date. Soon after the sequel, there were speculations that another part. But that being said, we only saw the land push from the 300 spartans and the naval push by the athenians but we have yet to see both of them push persias land forces back and make them surrender thats what actually happened in the war between greece and persia. Just when fans thought it couldnt get any more epic, the now iconic 2007 movie 300 pretty much changed the way hollywood made action movies based on historical events. Well with any movie franchise they need money and views.
Both are fictionalized retellings of the battle of thermopylae within the persian wars. The movie 300 is based on the attempted invasion of greece by persia, which failed. But, it should be like the first one, where few gallant try to save their tribe from the army of millions, which is controlled by gods. They must have been buying steroids wholesale for 300.
From 300 moviediscover life and success lessons from the great movie 2. Without giving anything away for those of you who havent seen the movie or read the graphic novel 300 just strikes me as one of those movies. Sullivan stapleton as admiral general themistocles in 300 rise of an empire 2014. It was filmed mostly with a superimposition chroma key technique, to help replicate. Following the huge success of the hunger games franchise starring jennifer lawrence, there was a shortlived fad of movie adaptations of ya scifi novels.
The movie 300, which was released in 2006, is one of the best epic movies of hollywood. The film was directed by zack snyder, while miller served as executive producer and consultant. Perhaps the movie 300 was a necessary wakeup call for the iranianpersian community to support responsible filmmakers, who report history with honesty and integrity. May 30, 2019 so, cross your figures and wish to god that its makers should make 300 part 3. I wanted these guys to move and i wanted em to look good. Greek general themistokles leads the charge against invading persian forces led by mortalturnedgod xerxes and artemisia, vengeful commander of the persian navy. Ascendant was supposed to wrap up the scifi saga but was eventually abandoned, and heres why that cancellation occurred. Gerard butler on 300 sequel, olympus has fallen and. It is a sequel to the 2007 film 300, taking place before, during, and after the main events.
But alex jovys movie today sits idle due lack of money. Know your surroundings, and choose the battleground that most suits your strengthsjust as king leonidas chose the hot gates as the perfect location for spartas stand againstthe persians. 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. The movie 300 has the spartan soldiers fighting nearly naked without any form of body armor protecting them. Gerard butler stars as spartan king leonidas and lena headey plays queen gorgo. This movie is one of the best movies on war and the characters of this movie taught us to stand in front of problems, instead of running away from it. Not only did it change the course of action movies, it also brought in a new. Rise of an empire is a 2014 american action film written and produced by zack snyder and directed by noam murro. With sullivan stapleton, eva green, lena headey, hans matheson.
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. This included the maze runner trilogy and the divergent series. The massive army of the persian empire is sweeping across the globe, crushing every force that dares stand in its path. Gerard butler on 300 sequel, olympus has fallen and his. The movie 300 has way more historical value than you might think. Is there going to be another 300 based movie answers. Athenian greek general themistocles leads the charge in battle of artemisium against the persians. In translating 300 to the screen, snyders mandate from the studio, according to producer bernie goldmann, was to create a world that you hadnt seen before, to reinvent the epic movie and do it much less expensively, about a third of the cost of troy and. Frank millers 300 sequel finally arrives in april screen rant. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. Jan 21, 2017 the 1 st part of this movie was based on the comic series, 300, which is written by frank miller and lynn varley, whereas, the 2 nd part of this franchise was based on another unreleased novel of frank miller, xerxes.
Furthermore, hes looking to fasttrack his next movie, and another. I gave a fourstar rating to sin city, the 2005 film based on a graphic novel by frank miller. The movie starts with an introduction into the upbringing of a spartan man. Mar 19, 2007 there are some movies that by the end of it you just know they couldnt possibly do a sequel to it. More so, it creates an image of the attitudes and ideals of one of the most feared and skilled armies in the history of our planet the spartans. Get through this workout and youll build serious amounts of musclefast. Follow the movie on facebook plot summary while king leonidas and his 300 spartans have their date with destiny at thermopylae, another battle against the persians is brewing, this time at sea. Search, discover and share your favorite 300 movie gifs. Now, as i deserve, i get 300, based on another work by miller. 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 was released on the itunes store on june 3, 2014. I think thats going to be a great movie, and i love that team of people. Body armor was a valuable asset to the real spartan soldiers. Legendary pictures has announced that frank filler is writing the followup graphic novel, and zack cnyder was interested in directing the adaptation, but chose to move on to develop and direct the superman reboot man without steel.
The fall of the house of darius and the rise of alexander, the longawaited followup to the book that many consider writerartist frank millers magnum opus has been given an official release date by publisher dark horse comics. 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. Whether the rumored bad boys 4 will follow surely depends on the success of part 3. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. The historical inaccuracies in 300 today i found out. In translating 300 to the screen, snyders mandate from the studio, according to producer bernie goldmann, was to create a world that you hadnt seen before, to reinvent the epic movie and do it much less expensively, about a third of the cost of troy and alexander, and that meant no big, marquee names. The problem is that 300 is not at all meant to transport a viewer to another time, it is meant to tell a story. It comes from the movie 300 telling the story of king leonidas and his lead of 300 spartans into battle against cat king xerxes and his army of more than one million soldiers. 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. Battle artemisia is the 2027 prequel to the 2007 blockbuster film, 300. What has encouraged speculation about there being another 300 movie is the fact that one of the sequels main stars, sullivan stapleton, has. In the movie, there were only 300 soldiers preventing the persian army from invading.
Mar 17, 2014 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. Will 300 get another sequel, heres what zack snyder says. Dec 21, 2018 142 movie sequels currently in the works. Movies 300mb 300mb movie, hd 720p 480p hevc mobile. Mar 19, 2016 director zack snyder seems intent on taking the premise of the 300 franchise and moving the action to different battles throughout recorded history. Identifying some of these historical inaccuracies, starting from spartas then. When a fleet of ancient spartan ships makes its way across the mediterranean, folks are delighted to welcome it, but, all too soon it becomes apparent that there is more to them than meets the eye. Rise of an empire based on frank millers latest graphic novel xerxes, and told in the breathtaking visual style of the bloc. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Rise of an empire, the real story and photo gallery part 3.
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