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300 (film)
''300'' is a 2007 American epic film, epic historical fiction, historical action film loosely based on the 300 (comics), 1998 comic series of the same name by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley. Both are fictionalized retellings of the Battle of Thermopylae in the Greco-Persian Wars. The film was co-written and directed by Zack Snyder, while Miller served as executive producer and consultant. It was filmed mostly with a superimposition chroma key technique to replicate the imagery of the original comic book. The plot revolves around Leonidas I, King Leonidas (Gerard Butler), who leads 300 Spartans into battle against the Achaemenid Empire, Persian "God-King" Xerxes I, Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) and his invading army of more than 300,000 soldiers. As the battle rages, Gorgo, Queen of Sparta, Queen Gorgo (Lena Headey) attempts to rally support in Sparta for her husband. The story is framed by a voice-over narrative by the Spartan soldier Aristodemus (Spartan), Dilios (David Wenham). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zack Snyder
Zachary Edward Snyder (born March 1, 1966) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer. He made his feature film debut in 2004 with '' Dawn of the Dead'', a remake of the 1978 horror film of the same name. Since then, he has directed or produced a number of comic book and superhero films, including ''300'' (2007) and ''Watchmen'' (2009), as well as the Superman film that started the DC Extended Universe, '' Man of Steel'' (2013), and its follow-ups, '' Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'' (2016) and ''Justice League'' (2017). A director's cut for ''Justice League'' was released in 2021. He also directed the computer-animated film '' Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole'' (2010), the psychological action film ''Sucker Punch'' (2011), and the zombie heist film ''Army of the Dead'' (2021). In 2004, he founded the production company The Stone Quarry (formerly known as Cruel and Unusual Films) alongside his wife Deborah Snyder and producing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
