14 DAY TRIAL // The sequel to the 2006 box office hit “300” spent years in production hell and went through at least a couple of name changes and director hands. The final product, called “300: Rise of an Empire,” will be out this summer.
Who would have thought it’d be so soon?
USA Today has the first two official stills from the film, along with some details about how the story runs parallel with the one in “300” and could be described as a “sequel” only in terms of how it’s visually related to the original.
“In the parallel film 300: Rise of an Empire (out Aug. 2), which takes place at about the same time as its predecessor, Greek general Themistokles (Sullivan Stapleton) and his common-man troops fight the rest of the Persian army at sea,” the e-zine says.
“The aquatic setting allows for a completely new dynamic — even if both films take their stylized look from the original graphic novel by Frank Miller,” USA Today adds.
The film is directed by Noam Murro. I’m still not convinced it was a good idea.
Check out the pics in the gallery and let me know: will you be seeing it in theaters on August 2?
