The sword-swinging brilliance of Zack Snyder’s bloody and brutal take on the Frank Miller graphic novel 300 was another worthy reminder that the period actioners of the 1950s and 60s are not yet dead. Thanks to a mountain of green-screen, the world of Sparta and its 300 fearless warriors was brought to vivid life and went on to make a superstar of Scot, Gerard Butler, as the roaring Leonidas.
The follow-up film, this time directed by Noam Murro, will take place around the same time as those same events, with Sullivan Stapleton’s General Themistocles forced to take to the high seas and battle Xerxes’ Persian navy commander Artemesia, played by the stunning Eva Green as well as contend with the ego-driven brute on land.
Check out this revealing 4-minute featurette and a host of new banners. We’ve also included the awesome limited edition Mondo one-sheet.
300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE is released in cinemas 7th March 2014 and stars Eva Green, Sullivan Stapleton, Rodrigo Santoro, Jack O’Connell, Hans Matheson, Lena Headey, David Wenham, Igal Naor, Callan Mulvey and Andrew Tiernan.
Source: Warner Bros.
