Rise of an empires preceding film, 300, dealt with loads of historical inaccuraciesranging from lobster hands to neanderthals to superhumansyet it was a brilliant cinematic experience. Rise of an empire is a 2014 american action film written and produced by zack snyder and directed by noam murro. Rise of an empire movie hits theaters march 7, 2014. D a 300 sequel was an inevitability as certain as death and taxes. Themistocles sullivan stapleton leads the charge against the invading persian army.
I say companion piece, because the events of this film take place before, during and after the events of 300. Greek general themistocles attempts to unite all of greece by leading the charge against the massive invading persian forces led by mortalturnedgod xerxes, and artemisia, vengeful commander of the persian navy. Rise of an empire movie trailer and videos tv guide. Rise of an empire was a little different from what i initially expected. Rise of an empire was released in 2014 on friday, march 7, 2014 in nationwide movie theaters. Rise of an empire full length movie by zacm november 24, 2014 0 comments related tags. Not because i feel that such research is above my pay grade, but because no matter how much research the filmmakers might say went into their subsequent visions, i know that. Of course, i saw the trailer for rise of an empire and was completely taken, hoping that it would continue the story from where the original film left off. Movie story king leonidas is dead, persian empire rising a new invasion. Rise of an empire eva green commands the screen and a large persian naval fleet in the highly entertaining notquite sequel to zack snyders 300. Crowdfunded movie adaptation posts underwhelming numbers on debut, as dreamworks animation shoves 300. That, and the following battle of plataea the next year, were the. I dont have official budget numbers, but id presume overunder.
Rise of an empire based on frank millers latest graphic novel xerxes and told in the breathtaking visual style of the blockbuster 300, this new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefieldon the seaas greek general themistokles sullivan stapleton attempts to unite all of greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. It is a sequel to the 2007 film 300, taking place before, during, and after the main events of that film, and is very loosely based on the battle of artemisium and the battle of salamis with considerable altering of historical facts. Based on frank millers graphic novel xerxes, and told in the breathtaking visual style of the blockbuster 300, this new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield on the. In this clip she tries to convince themistocles an admiral of athens to surrender instead of fighting against the might of the persian. No plans are in motion yet to develop a followup, but the actor is. Based on frank millers graphic novel xerxes, and told in the breathtaking visual style of the blockbuster 300, this new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield on the sea as greek general themistokles attempts to unite all of greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. Senseless and violent as it may have been, 300 was an entertaining and quotable pop culture sensation that revitalized the swordandsandal genre. What set apart the first 300 movie was its manipulation of historical events to create a box office spectacle of the grandest kind. Narrated by lena headeys spartan queen gorgo, rise looks at the persian invasion of greece, in the late summer of 480 b. Rise of an empire was an interesting movie that carries the same stylish bravado from the first film. Themistokles attempts to unite all of greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. With sullivan stapleton, eva green, lena headey, hans matheson. As scripted and filmed, the 300 mirrored the graphic novel by presenting strange looking beasts and demonic looking humanoid combatants. In this show, aom hosts phil svitek, sara stretton, demetri panos, and marisa serafini discuss the 2014 film 300.
Rise of an empire movie to download, download dvd movie 300. 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. Nevertheless, its apologetic plot may be another symptom of frank millers creative decline. Based on frank millers latest graphic novel xerxes, and told in the. Rise of an empire is set at the time when the persian empire invades greece. Rise of an empire is the sequel to the violent hit 300, with the story taking place before, during, and after the events of the original. Based on frank millers latest graphic novel xerxes and told in the breathtaking visual style of the blockbuster 300, this new.
Rise of an empire arrives eight years after zack snyders original 300 wowed audiences with slick slowmotion fight sequences, an illustrative visual aesthetic, and an intriguing fantasy tale variation on the reallife battle of thermopylae. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including mr. Queen gorgo lena headey arrives in the nick of time to bring reinforcements to themistocles sullivan stapleton and his. The upcoming 3d film has been pushed back from this summer to march 7th, 2014 release. Rise of an empire pits themistokles against the massive invading persian forces led by mortalturnedgod xerxes, and artemesia, vengeful commander of the persian navy. Rise of an empire 2014 noam murro on allmovie greek general themistokles sullivan stapleton. Rise of an empire movie in dvd quality, where to download 300. Rise of an empire movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. To be fair to 300, however, it is a fictional adaptation of a graphic novel and was stylized as such. Rise of an empire is a frustrating, but fitfully entertaining companion piece to 300. Rise of an empire sequel a possibility teases sullivan stapleton mar 12, 2014. The big final battle was the battle of salamis which happened after, but in the same year, as thermopylae.
After youve finished reading our analysis of the 300. Rise of an empire, you pretty much get the same thing, except a slightly different slice of history and that kickass thrumping song that the gameboy trailers cut to, happens to be. Rise of an empire is a fun expansion to the universe created by zack snyder. Rise of an empire is an american film, sequel to 300, directed by noam murro, produced by zack snyder man of steel, 300 and starred by sullivan stapleton, eva green, and lena headey. Rise of an empire trailer by luis villacrez on january 16, 2014 it is a followup to the 2007 film 300, taking place before, during, and after the events of that film. After its victory over leonidas 300, the persian army under the command of xerxes. Sullivan stapleton, rodrigo santoro, eva green, lena heady, hans matheson rating. Rise of an empire fact and fiction the sequel to 300 lives up to its predecessors reputation, with more than enough blood, gore and sex to sooth the most fervent of fans. As such, this movie cant really stand on its own and suffers by comparison to the original, which was a muchbettertold story.
In 2007 a film hit our screens that would change how we viewed visual effects. Rise of an empire pits themistokles against the massive. However, it is more of a companion movie a different view point of the events in 300 and the events after and some events before. No, it shows events that happened before, during and after thermopylae. Snyder returns as executive producer but handed directorial duties over to noam murro smart people, who does his best to imitate. But rise of an empire is no fun at all even those famous sixpack abs from 300 seem to be missing a can or two in this desperate attempt to up an already dubious ante. Rise of an empire full movie download hd,avi,dvd,divx torrent, download 300. Rise of an empire full movie download hd,avi,dvd,divx. Rise of an empire is again visually stunning, wickedly entertaining. Rise of an empire interview writer zach snyder, lena headey, sullivan stapleton, and eva green discuss their new film 300. Broll provides a compilation of behind the scenes footage from the film.
Watch 300 rise of an empire online free full movie billy shmilly. The violence in the new movie is artificial and fantasybased, but extremely bloody, with many fight scenes, slicedup bodies, severed heads and limbs, and huge gushes of. Themistocles, an athenian warrior and politician must unite greece in fight for freedom. Rise of an empire i didnt bone up on my ancient greek history before seeing 2006s 300, nor did i do so before seeing its new followup, 300. Greek general themistokles leads the charge against invading persian forces led by mortalturnedgod xerxes and artemisia, vengeful commander of the persian navy. Watch 300 rise of an empire online free full movie youtube.
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