300: Rise of an Empire

The incredible power of the army of Xerxes, having taken the mighty Spartans under him, moves on. The next city on their way is Athens. Athens is not going to give up either, and they have one of the most powerful fleets under the command of Themistocles. But just as the army of Xerxes is powerful both on land and on water, Athens asks for help from its opponents - the Spartans. The main conflicts that took place at Salamis and Marathon will also be shown. Also, the plot will reveal some details from the past of Xerxes, how exactly he came to the status of "Divine King". Read more Filming of the continuation of the high-profile historical epic "300 Spartans" began in July 2012. For a long time, studios could not decide on a continuation of the plot, which will be directly related to the first film. "300 Spartans: Rise of an Empire" is a free sequel, as it was not based on a comic book, unlike the first film. Initially, the tape was called "300: Battle of Artmesia". Nevertheless, both Frank Miller, the author of the original comic, and Zack Snyder participated in the creation of the sequel. Snyder, despite the desire to work on the sequel, still thought it was better to remain a co-screenwriter and take up the filming of another movie comic, namely "Man of Steel". For Noam Murr, "300 Spartans: Rise of an Empire" became the second full-length film, while the first film was "Smarts" (2008). Initially, Joel Edgerton was supposed to play the main role. As in the case of the first film, bodybuilder and trainer Jim Johnson was invited to train the cast. In addition, according to the former, training was conducted in conditions close to the period when the plot events took place. Cooperation with Jim Jones was only due to his long acquaintance with Snyder.