The movie spawned a best forgotten sequel in 2014s 300. In december 2007, 300 won igns movie of the year 2007, along with best comic book adaptation and king leonidas as favorite character. Audiences should not confuse this movie to be innocent, 300. 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. Just short of one week in theatres and noam murros sequel 300. That, and the following battle of plataea the next year, were the. Eva green has entered negotiations to play artemisia in the movie.
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. Will there be a third 300 sequel, is the movie based on a. Rise of an empire is a 2014 american period action film written and produced by zack snyder and directed by noam murro. With the immense and widespread success of the film, a sequel was. But what will feature in the next 300 movie remains a mystery. The fall of the house of darius and the rise of alexander, the longawaited sequel to frank millers 300, gets a release date. The movie 300 wasnt trying to be accurate by history it was trying to be accurate by the graphic novel which is one of the first movies to do it perfectly. It always seemed like a strange idea anyway, doing a sequel to a movie about all of the storys. Based on the epic graphic novel by frank miller, 300 is a ferocious retelling of the ancient battle of thermopylae in which king leonidas gerard butler and 300. The director of knives out talks about getting daniel craig for his hit whodunit, and teases more of its main character in the future. A sequel of sorts to 2007s 300, the film based on the frank miller and lynn varley comic book, 300. Yup, the sequel which sorta takes place within the timeline of 300, but not really will shine a spotlight on the events that took place during that one year. Gerard butler on 300 sequel, olympus has fallen and his.
He says, the story will be the same heft as 300 but it covers a much, much greater span of time its 10 years, not three days, miller said. In march 2007, 300 reached theaters with fairly modest expectations. Rise of the empire is less of a sequel and more of an expansion of the first film. Jun 30, 2008 a followup to the 2007 blockbuster 300 is getting rolling, with frank miller writing. After the 2 parts of this movie franchise, audience is waiting for the next installment of this movie, 300 part 3. Frank millers 300 sequel will twist alexander the great. Rise of an empire will be in theaters on march 7, 2014, so this is a longlead tease. Rise of an empire there have been rumors of a third film. Oct 02, 2008 the movie 300 wasnt trying to be accurate by history it was trying to be accurate by the graphic novel which is one of the first movies to do it perfectly. Rise of an empire on dvd june 24, 2014 starring eva green, jamie blackley, sullivan stapleton, rodrigo santoro. Is it a 300 prequel, sequel, or set concurrently with the events of 300. The huge success of this film led to a 2014 sequel called 300.
Despite being a massive box office success and arguably one of the most influential films of the past ten years, zack snyders 300 has yielded only one sequel so far, the tepidly received 300. Mar 19, 2016 will 300 get another sequel, heres what zack snyder says mar. Rise of an empire pits themistokles against the massive invading. Based on frank millers latest graphic novel xerxes, and told in the breathtaking visual style of the blockbuster 300, this new chapter of the epic saga takes the action. Rise of an empire have hit the sweet spot in american culture, occupying the coveted space where straight dudebros, neocons, and flagrant homosexual men meet. The big final battle was the battle of salamis which happened after, but in the same year, as thermopylae. This new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefieldon the seaas greek general themistokles sullivan stapleton. Because this project is categorized as in development, the data is only available on imdbpro and is subject to change.
No one reads frank millers 300 for an accurate history lesson on the persian wars. However, it progressed the origins of xerxes and his power. It somehow manages to be all of the above, and manages to come up with a story that leads up to the events of the original and sorta what happens afterwards as well as creating a storyline of what was happening at the same time somewhere else. If wenham is back, if snyder is directing, and if they can bring back gerard butler as leonidas. The first movie directed by zack snyder made a killing, and now miller is working on a followup graphic novel that, according to him, will be named xerxes and will take place 10 years prior to the events in 300.
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. As we have said before, 300 is the movie adaptation of the graphic novel by frank miller sin city. Its hard to say whether well ever really see the long promised sequel to zack snyders 300. Mar 07, 2014 between the release of 300 in 2007 and its sequel, 300. Considering the fact that the whole 300 franchise is based on a true story that occurred thousands of years ago, many would want to know if a third 300 sequel if it is finally produced will be based on a real story. Will the third 300 sequel be based on the same story. Upcoming movie sequels list up to 2020 movie moron. Greece with a halfmillion infantrymen and sailors through the pass of thermopylae, the setting for the recent hit movie 300, only later to be ruined at salamis and plataia by the athenianspartan alliance. Rise of an empire the title is meaningless is a follow up to the first film where the spartans have died. Based on a frank miller graphic novel, the story is a fictional account of an ancient battle in. Expect to see plenty more on the sequel as we get closer to release, but for now, are you ready to stand shoulder to shoulder with these hulking soldiers and march into battle once again. If the movies action recalls video games, the dramatically artificial.
I agree, the last starfighter is a great movie, also contact needs a sequel. So thats why the internet has been awash with rumors about how we could eventually see a third installment of the 300 movies. 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. Sep 08, 2019 will the third 300 sequel be based on the same story. 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. I think thats going to be a great movie, and i love that team of people. Filled with blood and gore, 300 sequel is actionpacked. Will 300 get another sequel, heres what zack snyder says mar.
Mar 12, 2014 following its big box office win over the weekend, its possible that we could be seeing a sequel to 300. Nov 29, 2016 so thats why the internet has been awash with rumors about how we could eventually see a third installment of the 300 movies. The historical inaccuracies in 300 today i found out. Looking through all the upcoming movie sequels here, they should really do a follow up to the last starfighter. Jan 17, 2018 no one reads frank millers 300 for an accurate history lesson on the persian wars. 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. With frank miller releasing his own comicbook sequel to 300 this year, fans are asking whether there will be a third 300 film to make a spartan trilogy.
Rise of an empire, saw a great performance from eva green as artemisia, it suffered from many historical. The fall of the house of darius and the rise of alexander, finally gets a release date. Theres already a fairly minimal imdb page in existence that suggests that the third film will be called 300. No, it shows events that happened before, during and after thermopylae. Its a relief to hear that the sequelprequel will be an original comic turned into a movie rather than a movie turned into a comic. This should serve as a stand alone movie only and not be tainted by the sequel curse. Rise of an empire, but a proper comic book followup has been slow to arrive. Right on the heels of me pondering on movies getting sequels before the first one is even out, we hear there may be a sequel to 300. President mahmoud ahmadinejad accused the movie of serving as a u. Jordan never knew his famous father, world heavyweight champion apollo creed, who died before he was born. Sounds like theres some room to play around, assuming miller whos busy building his own career behind the camera takes the time to create a followup graphic novel. 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. Its also a relief to hear that snyder will again helm the film.
The director sees the 300 style carrying out to other famous battles. See additional info such as project notes, plot summary and industry news. Heads are rolling again in the visually stunning, ultrabloody 300. Jun 27, 2008 i quite enjoyed the first movie, but a sequel is absolutely unnecessary. Mar 03, 2014 few recent tentpoles have lent themselves less naturally to a sequel than zack snyders 300, a movie in which nearly all the major characters died, while a brief coda showed a unified. Rise of an empire in 2014, dozens of imitators dipped their heroes in gold, cranked camera speeds up and down, and mutilated human bodies in. The fall of the house of darius and the rise of alexander, is no different. 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. Following its big box office win over the weekend, its possible that we could be seeing a sequel to 300.
Gerard butler on 300 sequel, olympus has fallen and. With frank miller releasing his own comicbook sequel to 300. Will 300 get another sequel, heres what zack snyder says. 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. May 30, 2019 after the 2 parts of this movie franchise, audience is waiting for the next installment of this movie, 300 part 3. Mar 05, 2014 zack snyder, who directed the first 300 and produced the sequel, recalls fassbender as the type of actor who gets into the mind and body of his character. Next 300 sequel set during the revolutionary war or the. Frank millers 300 sequel finally arrives in april screen rant. A followup to the 2007 blockbuster 300 is getting rolling, with frank miller writing.
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