300 Trailer
October 17th 2006 09:29
In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in one of the most famous last stands of history.
300 is a historical epic film directed by Zack Snyder, scheduled to be released in the USA on March 9th, 2007. The Australian release date is March 22nd, 2007. The film is adapted from Frank Miller's graphic novel of the same name about the Battle of Thermopylae. The film stars Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Rodrigo Santoro and David Wenham.
The basic plot for the film version of 300 is an adaptation of the ancient Battle of Thermopylae in which King Leonidas (Butler) and 300 Spartans fought to the death against Xerxes (Santoro) and his massive Persian army. Facing insurmountable odds, their valor and sacrifice inspire all of Greece to unite against their Persian enemy, drawing a line in the sand for freedom and leading to the origins of democracy. The trailer is below.
300 was filmed using the "digital backlot" technique which means it was shot with the actors against blue screens with computer generated imagery later being used to create backgrounds. The picture below shows the before and after shots when using this technique.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / War
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Produced by: Frank Miller, Deborah Snyder, Craig J. Flores
Written by: Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad, Michael Gordon
Starring: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham, Dominic West
Cinematography: Larry Fong
Distributed by: Warner Bros.
Release date: USA - March 9th, 2007; Australia - March 22nd, 2007; UK - March 30th, 2007.
Budget: US $60 million
Rating: USA - R; graphic battle sequences throughout, some sexuality and nudity.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia articles 300 (film) and Battle of Thermopylae.
**The above image is used here under fair use. It came from the same Wikipedia page mentioned above.
300 is a historical epic film directed by Zack Snyder, scheduled to be released in the USA on March 9th, 2007. The Australian release date is March 22nd, 2007. The film is adapted from Frank Miller's graphic novel of the same name about the Battle of Thermopylae. The film stars Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Rodrigo Santoro and David Wenham.
The basic plot for the film version of 300 is an adaptation of the ancient Battle of Thermopylae in which King Leonidas (Butler) and 300 Spartans fought to the death against Xerxes (Santoro) and his massive Persian army. Facing insurmountable odds, their valor and sacrifice inspire all of Greece to unite against their Persian enemy, drawing a line in the sand for freedom and leading to the origins of democracy. The trailer is below.
300 was filmed using the "digital backlot" technique which means it was shot with the actors against blue screens with computer generated imagery later being used to create backgrounds. The picture below shows the before and after shots when using this technique.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / War
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Produced by: Frank Miller, Deborah Snyder, Craig J. Flores
Written by: Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad, Michael Gordon
Starring: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham, Dominic West
Cinematography: Larry Fong
Distributed by: Warner Bros.
Release date: USA - March 9th, 2007; Australia - March 22nd, 2007; UK - March 30th, 2007.
Budget: US $60 million
Rating: USA - R; graphic battle sequences throughout, some sexuality and nudity.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia articles 300 (film) and Battle of Thermopylae.
**The above image is used here under fair use. It came from the same Wikipedia page mentioned above.
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Comment by Aaron
300 is going to be amazing, I can feel it.
Aaron.
Comment by Jack
Funny Pictures
Movie Trailers
There seems to be a lot of anticipation for 300, and the trailer doesn't disappoint.
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
I reviewed the original 1962 cinema version of this story on my site the other day.
You can read my review here