If in 2007, they gloriously dined in Hell, it appears those crazy Spartans are back for an afternoon purgatory brunch.
With its 2014 release date nearing, Warner Brothers is giving us a peak into their 2014 sequel to Zack Snyder’s slow-motion opus:
300: Rise of an Empire details the revenge of the Greeks as they attempt to thwart Xerxes’ westward expansion following the death of 300 Spartans at Thermopylae. Lena Headey, now known more famously for Game of Thrones, returns in the trailer as an impassioned Queen Gorgo, a woman determined to prove her husband’s death was not in vain. David Wenham as the sole surviving Spartan is also due to come back, but the trailer rather focuses on franchise newcomer Eva Green.
Zack Snyder, who also co-wrote the screenplay, is producing the sequel. Directorial duties went to relative new Noam Murro who’s only other feature is the little-seen 2008 quirk-fest, Smart People (the one with Dennis Quaid, Thomas Hayden Church and Ellen Page). Hopefully he can bring all the gore and eye candy 300 fans crave.
This empire will rise March 7, 2014.