![]() But Frank Miller, who wrote the graphic novel upon which the first 300 was based, revealed that he was writing a follow-up that Zack Snyder and Kurt Johnstad would adapt for the big screen. ![]() However, a sequel was considered out of the question since most of the characters died, including the main character, played by Gerard Butler. Snyder’s 300, earning $456.1 million worldwide, was considered groundbreaking for its visual effects and greenscreen work. ![]() Stapleton, who plays a Greek general, hasn’t been available to do prerelease press for Rise of an Empire because of an accident in which he suffered a concussion, forcing his new Cinemax primetime drama Strike Back to go on hiatus. While it is trailing 300 domestically, Rise of an Empire is pacing 9 percent ahead of the original film internationally, taking in $32.8 million in its first three days.ĭirected by Noam Murro this time out, Rise of an Empire stars Sullivan Stapleton and Eva Green and is set during the second Persian invasion of Greece. STORY: The Making of an Impossible ‘300’ Sequel
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