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300: Rise of an Empire

  • 20142014
  • RR
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Sullivan Stapleton in 300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
Greek general Themistokles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge against invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes and Artemisia vengeful commander of the Persian navy.
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Greek general Themistocles of Athens leads the naval charge against invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy.Greek general Themistocles of Athens leads the naval charge against invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy.Greek general Themistocles of Athens leads the naval charge against invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
298K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,986
129
  • Director
    • Noam Murro
  • Writers
    • Zack Snyder(screenplay)
    • Kurt Johnstad(screenplay)
    • Frank Miller(graphic novel "Xerxes")
  • Stars
    • Sullivan Stapleton
    • Eva Green
    • Lena Headey
Top credits
  • Director
    • Noam Murro
  • Writers
    • Zack Snyder(screenplay)
    • Kurt Johnstad(screenplay)
    • Frank Miller(graphic novel "Xerxes")
  • Stars
    • Sullivan Stapleton
    • Eva Green
    • Lena Headey
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    • 665User reviews
    • 386Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 7 nominations

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    "The Heroes of 300"
    Featurette 3:30
    "The Heroes of 300"
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    "Villians of 300"

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    Noam Murro in 300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
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    Rodrigo Santoro in 300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
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    300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
    Sullivan Stapleton in 300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
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    Top cast

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    Sullivan Stapleton
    Sullivan Stapleton
    • Themistoklesas Themistokles
    Eva Green
    Eva Green
    • Artemisiaas Artemisia
    Lena Headey
    Lena Headey
    • Queen Gorgoas Queen Gorgo
    Hans Matheson
    Hans Matheson
    • Aeskylosas Aeskylos
    Callan Mulvey
    Callan Mulvey
    • Scylliasas Scyllias
    David Wenham
    David Wenham
    • Diliosas Dilios
    Rodrigo Santoro
    Rodrigo Santoro
    • Xerxesas Xerxes
    Jack O'Connell
    Jack O'Connell
    • Calistoas Calisto
    Andrew Tiernan
    Andrew Tiernan
    • Ephialtesas Ephialtes
    Igal Naor
    Igal Naor
    • King Dariusas King Darius
    Andrew Pleavin
    Andrew Pleavin
    • Daxosas Daxos
    Peter Mensah
    Peter Mensah
    • Persian Emissaryas Persian Emissary
    Ben Turner
    Ben Turner
    • General Artaphernesas General Artaphernes
    Ashraf Barhom
    Ashraf Barhom
    • General Bandarias General Bandari
    Christopher Sciueref
    Christopher Sciueref
    • General Kashanias General Kashani
    Steven Cree
    Steven Cree
    • Decapitated Greek marineas Decapitated Greek marine
    Caitlin Carmichael
    Caitlin Carmichael
    • 8 Year Old Artemisiaas 8 Year Old Artemisia
    Jade Chynoweth
    Jade Chynoweth
    • 13 Year Old Artemisiaas 13 Year Old Artemisia
    • Director
      • Noam Murro
    • Writers
      • Zack Snyder(screenplay)
      • Kurt Johnstad(screenplay)
      • Frank Miller(graphic novel "Xerxes")
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Because of the complicated effects involved in making Xerxes a 10 foot giant, Rodrigo Santoro filmed almost all of his scenes alone in a green-screen room and had little/no interaction with the rest of the cast. He said it was difficult but he got used to it as he had also done it on the first film.
    • Goofs
      The Greek soldier considered the "Hero of Marathon" was Miltiades, not Themistocles. Themistocles was the main General of the Greeks in the Battle of Salamina.
    • Quotes

      [from trailer]

      Themistocles: Better we show them, we chose to die on our feet, rather than live on our knees!

    • Crazy credits
      The Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures logos are seen on doors that open up to reveal the mural of Leonidas and the 300 Spartans.
    • Alternate versions
      The Indian theatrical release was cut in order to obtain an A (adults only) rating. The sex scene was trimmed.
    • Connections
      Edited from 300 (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      War Pigs
      Written by Ozzy Osbourne (as John Osbourne), Bill Ward (as William Ward), Geezer Butler (as Terence Butler) and Tony Iommi

      Performed by Black Sabbath

      Courtesy of Downlane Limited

    User reviews665

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    End of the original 300 legacy!
    The film is based as a backdrop to the original 300 storyline and paves a wave for the next part in the franchise but all the way it just drained the legacy of 300. The hero gives uninspiring talks with beats in the background score rising to make the army automatically charged up to start fighting and die... its very nonsensical just like Themistokles saying " Today is the day we water the plants" and with rising music the army responds hu rahhh and they get into the battle.

    Zack Snyder after delivering the man of steel just seems to have treated this franchise as a step son by doing the screenplay but giving away the direction at Murro's hands who just couldn't pull it off. The casting of suvillian stapleton as a lead actor who clearly fumbles in dialogue delivery and acting was the biggest stupidity. The only silver lining was Eva Green and she delivered right on the money as expected with lena heady who just has a few scenes.

    guess people will just have to watch this part hoping something better will come in the third. So in all a disappointing experience for one of the awaited films in my list of 2014.
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    • ash-san
    • Mar 9, 2014

    FAQ16

    • Is this set before or after "300"?
    • Who else will return from "300"?
    • Did Artemisia really have a hunger for warfare?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 7, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 300 2
    • Filming locations
      • New Boyana Film Studios, Sofia, Bulgaria
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Legendary Entertainment
      • Cruel & Unusual Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $110,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $106,580,051
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $45,038,460
      • Mar 9, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $337,580,051
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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