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300: Rise of an Empire

  • 2014
  • R
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Sullivan Stapleton in 300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
Greek general Themistokles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge against invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes and Artemisia vengeful commander of the Persian navy.
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Greek general Themistocles of Athens leads the naval charge against invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy.Greek general Themistocles of Athens leads the naval charge against invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy.Greek general Themistocles of Athens leads the naval charge against invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy.

  • Director
    • Noam Murro
  • Writers
    • Zack Snyder
    • Kurt Johnstad
    • Frank Miller
  • Stars
    • Sullivan Stapleton
    • Eva Green
    • Lena Headey
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    323K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,848
    25
    • Director
      • Noam Murro
    • Writers
      • Zack Snyder
      • Kurt Johnstad
      • Frank Miller
    • Stars
      • Sullivan Stapleton
      • Eva Green
      • Lena Headey
    • 694User reviews
    • 392Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Sullivan Stapleton
    Sullivan Stapleton
    • Themistokles
    Eva Green
    Eva Green
    • Artemisia
    Lena Headey
    Lena Headey
    • Queen Gorgo
    Hans Matheson
    Hans Matheson
    • Aeskylos
    Callan Mulvey
    Callan Mulvey
    • Scyllias
    David Wenham
    David Wenham
    • Dilios
    Rodrigo Santoro
    Rodrigo Santoro
    • Xerxes
    Jack O'Connell
    Jack O'Connell
    • Calisto
    Andrew Tiernan
    Andrew Tiernan
    • Ephialtes
    Igal Naor
    Igal Naor
    • King Darius
    Andrew Pleavin
    Andrew Pleavin
    • Daxos
    Peter Mensah
    Peter Mensah
    • Persian Emissary
    Ben Turner
    Ben Turner
    • General Artaphernes
    Ashraf Barhom
    Ashraf Barhom
    • General Bandari
    Christopher Sciueref
    Christopher Sciueref
    • General Kashani
    Steven Cree
    Steven Cree
    • Decapitated Greek Marine
    Caitlin Carmichael
    Caitlin Carmichael
    • 8-Year-Old Artemisia
    Jade Chynoweth
    Jade Chynoweth
    • 13-Year-Old Artemisia
    • Director
      • Noam Murro
    • Writers
      • Zack Snyder
      • Kurt Johnstad
      • Frank Miller
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Because of the complicated effects involved in making Xerxes a 10 foot giant, Rodrigo Santoro filmed almost all of his scenes alone in a green-screen room and had little/no interaction with the rest of the cast. He said it was difficult but he got used to it as he had also done it on the first film.
    • Goofs
      The Greek soldier considered the "Hero of Marathon" was Miltiades, not Themistocles. Themistocles was the main General of the Greeks in the Battle of Salamina.
    • Quotes

      [from trailer]

      Themistocles: Better we show them, we chose to die on our feet, rather than live on our knees!

    • Crazy credits
      The Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures logos are seen on doors that open up to reveal the mural of Leonidas and the 300 Spartans.
    • Connections
      Edited from 300 (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      War Pigs
      Written by Ozzy Osbourne (as John Osbourne), Bill Ward (as William Ward), Geezer Butler (as Terence Butler) and Tony Iommi

      Performed by Black Sabbath

      Courtesy of Downlane Limited

    User reviews694

    Featured review
    7/10

    One for fans of mindless action

    Making a sequel to 300 must have been a daunting prospect. After all, the story of the Battle of Thermopylae was a self-contained war film with a very definitive ending seemingly at odds with the idea of a sequel. However, the makers of 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE have done a good job with this film, which offers more of the same while something different at the same time.

    300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE is a deeply flawed film with plenty of problems, but nonetheless I enjoyed it. The film is packed full of war action - with a distinctive naval slant this time around - filmed in the same highly stylised way as in the first film. Thus we get lots of CGI blood sprays, slow motion hits, and superhuman feats. I'm easily pleased when it comes to well directed action, and this film doesn't disappoint in that respect.

    Although the central characters lack the gravitas of Gerard Butler, Vincent Regan, and Michael Fassbender from the original film - and Sullivan Stapleton as the protagonist is seemingly devoid of charisma - this film does boast an excellent villainous performance from Eva Green. Green seems to be giving her all with her character in this one, relishing the opportunity to play a hard-bitten, ass-kicking female commander. She's by far the best character in the thing.

    Elsewhere, RISE OF AN EMPIRE has some prequel stuff showing the rise of the Persian god king Xerxes, some concurrent stuff (a CGI composite of Butler is brought back in the same way they brought Schwarzenegger back in TERMINATOR SALVATION) and sequel antics. Unfortunately the storyline is very predictable and Lena Headey's character shouldn't have been included at all. But there are some spectacular set-pieces here, particularly the fiery attack in the water, and as mindless action it works well.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 7, 2014 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Bulgaria
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 300: el nacimiento de un imperio
    • Filming locations
      • New Boyana Film Studios, Sofia, Bulgaria
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Legendary Entertainment
      • Cruel & Unusual Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $110,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $106,580,051
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $45,038,460
      • Mar 9, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $337,580,051
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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