

Queen Gorgo of Sparta tells her men about the Battle of Marathon, in which King Darius of Persia was killed by General Themistocles of Athens ten years earlier. It grossed over $337 million worldwide from a $110 million budget. The film was released to mixed reviews, with critics praising the action sequences, music, cinematography, visual effects and Green's performance but criticizing the story and overstylized gore.

The film's score was composed by Junkie XL. It was released in 3D and IMAX 3D on March 7, 2014. The cast includes Lena Headey, Peter Mensah, David Wenham, Andrew Tiernan, Andrew Pleavin, and Rodrigo Santoro reprising their roles from the first film, alongside Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Hans Matheson, and Callan Mulvey. It is a sequel to the 2006 film 300, taking place before, during, and after the main events of that film, and is loosely based on the Battle of Artemisium and the Battle of Salamis. Cast Sullivan Stapleton Genres action, drama, scifi Studio Warner Bros.300: Rise of an Empire is a 2014 American epic action film written and produced by Zack Snyder and directed by Noam Murro.


Outnumbered, but not outmaneuvered, the Greek general gambles everything on a daring plan that could seal the fate of his country and the future of democracy. This action-adventure epic pits Themistokles against the massive invading Persian forces led by the treacherous god-king Xerxes (Lost's Rodrigo Santoro reprising his role), and the seductive, vindictive and ambitious Artemisia (Camelot's Eva Green), vengeful commander of the Persian navy. Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel Xerxes, and told in the same breathtaking visual style of Man of Steel director Zack Snyder's battle blockbuster 300, this new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh arena - on the sea - as statesman-turned-soldier Themistokles (Gangster Squad's Sullivan Stapleton) attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war.
