300: Rise of an Empire Trailer
PLOT
The film centers on Themistocles and Artemisia I of Caria, as well as Xerxes I of Persia. The Battle of Artemisium was a naval engagement, concurrent with the battle of 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 the northern tip of the island of Euboea (modern Evvia). 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. The Battle of Salamis (home of the mythical hero Ajax) was fought after the Persian Empire had advanced into southern Greece and occupied Athens.
The film will also cover some of the backstory of Xerxes, and will explain how he became “the God King”
300: Rise of an Empire will be released to theaters March 7th, 2014
Directed by | Noam Murro |
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Produced by | Gianni Nunnari Mark Canton Zack Snyder Deborah Snyder Bernie Goldmann |
Screenplay by | Zack Snyder Kurt Johnstad |
Based on | Graphic Novel by Frank Miller |
Starring | Sullivan Stapleton Eva Green Lena Headey Hans Matheson Rodrigo Santoro |