300: Rise of an Empire 300: Rise of an Empire
Directed by Noam Murro
Produced by Gianni Nunnari, Mark Canton, Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder & Bernie Goldmann
Screenplay by Zack Snyder & Kurt Johnstad
Based on: Xerxes (unpublished) by Frank Miller
Starring: Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey, Hans Matheson, Rodrigo Santoro
Music by Tom Holkenborg
Cinematography by Simon Duggan
Editing by Wyatt Smith, David Brenner
Studio: Legendary Pictures, Virtual Studios, Cruel and Unusual Films, Atmosphere Pictures Hollywood Gang Productions
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date: March 7, 2014
Country: United States
Language: English

Synopsis
300: Rise of an Empire is an upcoming 2014 American-Israeli action film directed by Noam Murro. It is a follow-up to the 2007 film 300, taking place before, during, and after the events of that film. The cast includes Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Callan Mulvey, Hans Matheson, and Jack O'Connell. The cast also includes Lena Headey, Rodrigo Santoro, and David Wenham, reprising their roles from the first film. It is scheduled to be released in 3D and IMAX 3D on March 7, 2014. The composer for the film is Junkie XL.
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".
Cast
Sullivan Stapleton as Themistocles, Eva Green as Artemisia & Rodrigo Santoro as King Xerxes (Achaemenid King of Persia). Also Lena Headey as Queen Gorgo of Sparta, Hans Matheson as Aeskylos, Callan Mulvey as Scyllias, Andrew Tiernan as Ephialtes, David Wenham as Dilios, Jack O'Connell as Calisto, Yigal Naor as Darius I & Andrew Pleavin as Daxos.
Production
In June 2008, producers Gianni Nunnari, Mark Canton and Bernie Goldmann revealed that work had begun on a sequel to 300. Legendary Pictures announced that Frank Miller, who wrote the 1998 comic book limited series on which the film 300 was based, 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. Noam Murro has signed as the director, while Snyder is set to produce. The film will be centered on the Greek leader Themistokles, portrayed by Australian actor Sullivan Stapleton. During pre-production, the film was titled 300: Battle of Artemisium (although this was widely misreported as "Battle of Artemisia"; the film was retitled 300: Rise of an Empire in September 2012. Filming commenced early July 2012 at the Nu Boyana Film Studios in Sofia, Bulgaria. On May 10, 2013, it was announced the film's release date would be pushed back from August 2, 2013, until March 7, 2014.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/300:_Rise_of_an_Empire

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