300: Rise of an Empire
Cast: Sullivan Stapleton, Rodrigo Santoro, Eva Green
Director: Noam Murro
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Rated: MA
Running Time: 102 minutes
Pitted against the massed armies of god-King Xerxes and the Persian armada led by the vengeful Artemisia, general Themistokles realises that his only hope of victory lies in uniting the forces of all of Greece.
The film stars Sullivan Stapleton (Gangster Squad) as Themistokles and Eva Green (Dark Shadows) as Artemisia, alongside Lena Headey (Game of Thrones) as the Spartan Queen, Gorgo; David Wenham (Better Man) as Dilios; Andrew Tiernan (Ripper Street) as Ephialtes; Andrew Pleavin (The Borgias) as Daxos; and Rodrigo Santoro (The Last Stand) returns in the role of the Persian God-King, Xerxes. The main cast also includes Hans Matheson (The Christmas Candle) as Themistokles' closest friend and advisor, Aeskylos; Callan Mulvey (Zero Dark Thirty) and Jack O'Connell (Skins) as father and son soldiers, Scyllias and Calisto; and Igal Naor (Ambassadors) as the Persian King Darius.
Adapted from a screenplay by Zack Snyder and Kurt Johnstad, and based on Frank Miller's graphic novel Xerxes, Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures' 300: Rise of an Empire was directed by Noam Murro. Gianni Nunnari, Mark Canton, Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder and Bernie Goldmann produced the film, with Thomas Tull, Frank Miller, Stephen Jones, Craig J. Flores and Jon Jashni serving as executive producers.
300: Rise of an Empire
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