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. Historically, the number would have been around 7,000 soldiers. Herodotus, the father of history, told many good stories, but there are few tales in his repertoire that surpass his narrative of the lastditch stand of the greeks against numerically superior forces at the pass of thermopylae in august, 480 b. Youll also find documentaries, independent films, media and communication videos, businesscentered films, and more. Across myriad eras and cultures, heroes have always risen to stand for their homes often at the cost of their own lives. Another likeness between the two is the leader of the spartan hoplites, leonidas. Those films are the sort likely to be hits overseas. The fall of the house of darius and the rise of alexander, finally gets a release date. Well with any movie franchise they need money and views. What has encouraged speculation about there being another 300 movie is the fact that one of the sequels main stars, sullivan stapleton, has.
What, exactly, was its relationship with the second 300 movie, rise of an empire. Frank miller returns to the world of 300 with xerxes vulture. Now, as i deserve, i get 300, based on another work by miller. 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. It was filmed mostly with a superimposition chroma key technique, to help. 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. Gerard butler on 300 sequel, olympus has fallen and his. 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. Aug 15, 2016 300 graphic novelist frank miller explained this by saying, another liberty i took was, they all had plumes, but i only gave a plume to leonidas, to make him stand out and identify him as a king. Separating fact from fiction grossing over 70 million dollars in its first week of release, the movie 300 is set to crash into the list of highest grossing hollywood blockbusters. The fall of the house of darius and the rise of alexander, finally gets.
Whats really been holding things up was that zach snyder was so busy for years with man of steel, suicide squad, batman vs. There are lots of good and inspiring movies related to such fights or wars. Despite everything, it would only make sense to have another sequel in. There was a lot in the original 300, but theres fountains and geysers of it here, almost to the point of nausea. It remains to be seen how much interest there will be in xeres. Sep 02, 2016 there are lots of good and inspiring movies related to such fights or wars. While the odds of joining the 300 win club are stacked against every man who takes the mound, there does seem to be a recipe for getting there. But it could also follow another path and focus on ano. There are very few epic movies, whose sequels are going to bereleased in future and 300 is one of them. Identifying some of these historical inaccuracies, starting from spartas then. The film was directed by zack snyder, while miller served as executive producer and consultant. Herodotus is accepted blindly by virtually all western demographics. There are science fiction, fantasy, drama, classic, romance, war, comedy, and other movie genres, including tv series.
Including photons and neutrinos, it contains some 1090 particles, clumped and clustered. 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. On the other side, a positive i can find was the score, which hit all the right beats and fit the movie quite well. The movie 300 has way more historical value than you might. First there was alexander, now 300, next could well be the battle of marathon, another one of herodotuss glowing accounts of ancient persia. 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. After the 2 parts of this movie franchise, audience is waiting for the next installment of this movie, 300 part 3.
Its a wonder that it took seven years to get a sequel to zack snyders 300 into theatres after the original was so financially successful at the worldwide box office. 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. The spartans only took the front line the first day, each following day that spot was taken by another group of soldiers. The problem is that 300 is not at all meant to transport a viewer to another time, it is meant to tell a story. Is there going to be another 300 based movie answers.
Its strong opening is a clear indicator of its success with the north american and by implication, european audiences. Greek general themistokles leads the charge against invading persian forces led by mortalturnedgod xerxes and artemisia, vengeful commander of the persian navy. Were they up against ron weasley, hermione granger and hyacinth bucket we would see 300 arses that is to say 600 tastefully smudged, semirevealed spartan buttocks getting well and truly kicked. Plumes were the red bands of horsehair that were affixed to the top of the.
It is a fun ride, though, as long as you dont see it on a full stomach. Is there another you out there in a parallel universe. The huge success of this film led to a 2014 sequel called 300. For the third part of 300, the plot will mostly not involve spartans fighting against the persians as the battle of. Identifying some of these historical inaccuracies, starting. Plumes were the red bands of horsehair that were affixed to the top of the helmets. A technically exciting videogame of a film, 300 loses touch with a critical and moving event in greek history. The movie clocks in at 117 minutes, but i cant help wondering if maybe theres a longer cut of it out there somewhere, one which does a better job of creating depth by putting more in those gaps. Frank miller returns to the world of 300 with xerxes. The largest aspect you see in both the movie 300 and the battle of thermopylae is the number of spartan hoplites. If there is another 300 movie i hope it goes straight to video. In the movie, there were only 300 soldiers preventing the persian army from invading. But the athenians can hold their own in the battlefield.
The historical inaccuracies in 300 today i found out. There are very few epic movies, whose sequels are going to be released in future and 300 is also one of them. Both are fictionalized retellings of the battle of thermopylae within the persian wars. It didnt collect more than the 1 st part, but managed to collect large amount at boxoffice.
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. A quick look at the 300 spartans history reveals that all of the spartan soldiers had plumes on their helmets. 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. Mar 19, 2016 will 300 get another sequel, heres what zack snyder says.
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. It was filmed mostly with a superimposition chroma key technique, to help replicate the. Rise of an empire is a 2014 american action film written and produced by zack snyder and directed by noam murro. Ascendant was supposed to wrap up the scifi saga but was eventually abandoned, and heres why that cancellation occurred. It didnt collect more than the 1 st part, but managed to collect large amount atboxoffice. Both the 300 films are essentially about spartans going to war.
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. 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. He was also the one that essentially kick the war off. This happens to be another major historical inaccuracy of the film, since sparta has always been known as the only greek citystate at the time with two kings. Apr 30, 2018 the huge success of this film led to a 2014 sequel called 300. 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. This kindof parallelquel to zack snyders thermopylae outing is both bloody and. Gerard butler on 300 sequel, olympus has fallen and. Rise of an empire there have been rumors of a third film. Following the huge success of the hunger games franchise starring jennifer lawrence, there was a shortlived fad of movie adaptations of ya scifi novels. I gave a fourstar rating to sin city, the 2005 film based on a graphic novel by frank miller.
Thats something that director zack snyder tried to emphasize when his spartans defended their homeland in 2006s 300. While an american revolutionary war movie featuring 300s signature camera technique would no doubt be. May 30, 2019 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. With sullivan stapleton, eva green, lena headey, hans matheson. They must have been buying steroids wholesale for 300. This isnt an adaptation of a comic book, its like a comic book brought to life and pumped with steroids. Each weekend thereafter brings another actionoriented competitor targeting many of the same demographics 300.
Battle of thermopylae, where the king of sparta led his army against the advancing persians. Will 300 get another sequel, heres what zack snyder says. Rise of an empire, was released in 2014 and collected huge profit atboxoffice. Russell crowe the lead actor won an oscar for his act as a gladiator and movie. Anything else would thus be at best undirectly related and the 300 label would only be franchising americanstyle peplum movies. The movie 300 is based on the attempted invasion of greece by persia, which failed. Superman and finally justice league, while still mourning for his lost. Gladiator britishamerican epic historic drama directed by ridley scott. 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.
Mar 19, 2007 there are some movies that by the end of it you just know they couldnt possibly do a sequel to it. The movie 300 has way more historical value than you might think. Rise of an empire, was released in 2014 and collected huge profit at boxoffice. Jan 21, 2017 there are very few epic movies, whose sequels are going to be released in future and 300 is also one of them. 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. Weve been talking about is there a way, possibly, we move out of ancient greece and use it. King leonidas of sparta and a force of 300 men fight the persians at thermopylae in 480 b. There are some movies that by the end of it you just know they couldnt possibly do a sequel to it. The number of spartan hoplites came to 300 in both the movie and history. In the movie 300, how much truth was there to the story of sparta. What are the major differences between frank millers 300. 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.
Frank millers 300 sequel finally arrives in april screen rant. I think thats going to be a great movie, and i love that team of people. The movie 300 often depicts large groups of soldiers standing side by side in a horizontal linear formation which would not be possible with a 4. Most importantly of all, the movie 300 is intended to be the story as the spartans of that time would tell it. I admit, rise of an empire was a step down from the first 300, but it was still a solid action movie. Nov 18, 2016 the universe, as far as the most powerful telescopes can see even in theory, is vast, huge and massive. The universe, as far as the most powerful telescopes can see even in theory, is vast, huge and massive. There is an intelligent movie to be made about spartan warrior culture, but 300 is not it. 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. Historically, the grecopersian war concerning the battle of thermopylae ended with the naval battle at salamis. Mar 30, 2009 how about lets see something new and different.
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