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300: Rise of an Empire

  • 2014
  • R
  • 1h 42m
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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.

  • Director
    • Noam Murro
  • Writers
    • Zack Snyder
    • Kurt Johnstad
    • Frank Miller
  • Stars
    • Sullivan Stapleton
    • Eva Green
    • Lena Headey
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    308K
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    POPULARITY
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    • Director
      • Noam Murro
    • Writers
      • Zack Snyder
      • Kurt Johnstad
      • Frank Miller
    • Stars
      • Sullivan Stapleton
      • Eva Green
      • Lena Headey
    • 675User reviews
    • 389Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 7 nominations

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    Sullivan Stapleton
    Sullivan Stapleton
    • Themistokles
    Eva Green
    Eva Green
    • Artemisia
    Lena Headey
    Lena Headey
    • Queen Gorgo
    Hans Matheson
    Hans Matheson
    • Aeskylos
    Callan Mulvey
    Callan Mulvey
    • Scyllias
    David Wenham
    David Wenham
    • Dilios
    Rodrigo Santoro
    Rodrigo Santoro
    • Xerxes
    Jack O'Connell
    Jack O'Connell
    • Calisto
    Andrew Tiernan
    Andrew Tiernan
    • Ephialtes
    Igal Naor
    Igal Naor
    • King Darius
    Andrew Pleavin
    Andrew Pleavin
    • Daxos
    Peter Mensah
    Peter Mensah
    • Persian Emissary
    Ben Turner
    Ben Turner
    • General Artaphernes
    Ashraf Barhom
    Ashraf Barhom
    • General Bandari
    Christopher Sciueref
    Christopher Sciueref
    • General Kashani
    Steven Cree
    Steven Cree
    • Decapitated Greek Marine
    Caitlin Carmichael
    Caitlin Carmichael
    • 8-Year-Old Artemisia
    Jade Chynoweth
    Jade Chynoweth
    • 13-Year-Old Artemisia
    • Director
      • Noam Murro
    • Writers
      • Zack Snyder
      • Kurt Johnstad
      • Frank Miller
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    Storyline

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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 reviews675

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    6/10
    A far cry from the first 300
    I can't understand why Zack Snyder didn't direct this sequel, and how someone who has never directed an action sequence before and just one feature film can be entrusted with a production of this magnitude. That would already be a recipe for disaster, even though in reality Snyder was supervising.

    In an attempt to live up to it's predecessor, 300: Rise of An Empire is action-packed, presents impressive visuals and is very bloody. In fact there is more action, more blood, and more nudity than in the original 300. As for the plot, there really isn't much to chew on. A naval commander, Themistocles is supposedly trying to reunite Greece. Since the story takes place before, during and after King Leonidas leads his men to fight the Persians, it can be hard to follow at times.

    Most of the acting was mediocre and couldn't quite compensate for the weaknesses in the story. The Australian actor cast as Themistocles in my opinion was a very bad choice, and comes nowhere close to what Gerard Butler did as King Leonidas in 300. He just doesn't bring that rugged heroic presence on screen as is expected. Interestingly I read somewhere that director Noam Murro insisted it would be Sullivan Stapleton who played this character, claiming he was 'the one'. Eva Green on the other hand is plays an excellent villain as Artemisia.
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    • ronnie1962
    • Mar 6, 2014

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    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

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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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