WEST HOLLYWOOD — Few modern men can look into the face of death and gladly accept their fate. Except maybe those masochistic bozos from the Jackass movies. But in 480 B.C., an elite band of 300 lean, mean fighting machines known as the Spartans faced off against...
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Gerard Butler and Lena Heady Interviews (Video)
Gerard Butler and Lena Headey discuss the action movie "300" at the film's Hollywood Premiere. "300" is presented by Warner Bros Pictures and is rated R for graphic battle sequences throughout, some sexuality and nudity. Click link above for video.
300: Bloodshed made beautiful
The violent epic ‘300’ opens this week. The Weekender talks to its star-on-the-verge Gerard Butler about becoming Spartan King Leonidas and laying low in Hollywood. There are scores of eye-popping special effects in “300,” the latest account of the battle to the...
Of History and Comic Books
Since "Gladiator" put back the peplum in fashion, we cannot stop counting the number of productions bidding on a kind of historical reconstitution of the Antiquity. After Gladiator, Troy and Alexander, here is then 300, a war drama which takes root in the Spartans...
300 Star – Gerard Butler
In 480 B.C., King Leonidas of Sparta led his army of 300 to one of the greatest battles in history, the Battle of Thermopylae. The soldiers fought to the death against Xerxes I and his colossal Persian army. Their courage and fearless altruism led to all of Greece...
Of History and Comic Books
Since "Gladiator" put back the peplum in fashion, we cannot stop counting the number of productions bidding on a kind of historical reconstitution of the Antiquity. After Gladiator, Troy and Alexander, here is then 300, a war drama which takes root in the Spartans...
300 Star – Gerard Butler
In 480 B.C., King Leonidas of Sparta led his army of 300 to one of the greatest battles in history, the Battle of Thermopylae. The soldiers fought to the death against Xerxes I and his colossal Persian army. Their courage and fearless altruism led to all of Greece...
Of History and Comic Books
Since "Gladiator" put back the peplum in fashion, we cannot stop counting the number of productions bidding on a kind of historical reconstitution of the Antiquity. After Gladiator, Troy and Alexander, here is then 300, a war drama which takes root in the Spartans...
300 Star – Gerard Butler
In 480 B.C., King Leonidas of Sparta led his army of 300 to one of the greatest battles in history, the Battle of Thermopylae. The soldiers fought to the death against Xerxes I and his colossal Persian army. Their courage and fearless altruism led to all of Greece...
300 Premiere (Video)
Click link above for video.
300 creators bang heads for glory
With Gladiator, Alexander, and Troy, recent Greco-Roman epic films have risen in prominence. At the same time, comic book movies have become a Hollywood staple. The film 300 is the first work to combine the two concepts, retelling the battle of Thermopylae in the...
300: Of Mythology and of Montreal
To lend shape to the mythological vision of a battle from Antiquity created by the author of Sin City, the 300 crew came to Montreal. You are in the City of Angels to attend a press meeting organised around the coming release of 300, an adaptation of a graphic novel...
Gerard Butler transforms in the epic Frank Miller adaptation
You are soon about to know all about Gerard Butler - the actor stars in the new graphic novel adaptation, 300, as King Leonidas. As the leader of the Spartans, Leonidas fought for his country with honor and valor. Zack Snyder directed and wrote the epic Frank...
Of History and Comic Books
Since "Gladiator" put back the peplum in fashion, we cannot stop counting the number of productions bidding on a kind of historical reconstitution of the Antiquity. After Gladiator, Troy and Alexander, here is then 300, a war drama which takes root in the Spartans...
300 Star – Gerard Butler
In 480 B.C., King Leonidas of Sparta led his army of 300 to one of the greatest battles in history, the Battle of Thermopylae. The soldiers fought to the death against Xerxes I and his colossal Persian army. Their courage and fearless altruism led to all of Greece...
Will Gerard Butler Have a Role in Zack Snyder’s “Watchment?”
While the cast and writer-director Zack Snyder were at the San Francisco Wonder Con, Snyder was asked by a couple of journalists for different online outlets (including SciFi.com and IESB) about the status of Watchmen. He was also asked if he’d like to reunite with...
300 Star Gerard Butler
In 480 B.C., King Leonidas of Sparta led his army of 300 to one of the greatest battles in history, the Battle of Thermopylae. The soldiers fought to the death against Xerxes I and his colossal Persian army. Their courage and fearless altruism led to all of Greece...
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ZACK SNYDER (300)
Zack Snyder has had to really earn his respect. The guy came out the gate with a remake of Dawn of the Dead, for the love of God – that’s a big obstacle to face. And he pulled it off, somehow – the movie, while nothing near the original, works on its own as a zombie...
Zack Snyder on Directing 300
It's one of the most anticipated films all year - 300. From the mind of Frank Miller, Zack Snyder wrote and directed the graphic novel adaptation starring Gerard Butler, Lena Headey. The film shows the early demise of the Spartan army in ancient times; Snyder used the...
300 premieres in Hollywood
Imagine epic fight scenes and some very cute men in leather Speedos - and you have 300, which had its US premiere in Hollywood last night. The film is based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, and looks at the 480BC Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his...
That Film’s Real Message? It Could Be: ‘Buy a Ticket’
LOS ANGELES, March 4 — Three weeks ago a handful of reporters at an international press junket here for the Warner Brothers movie “300,” about the battle of Thermopylae some 2,500 years ago, cornered the director Zack Snyder with an unanticipated question. “Is George...
NHL promotes ‘300’
League mixes game footage with scene '300' Warner's action pic `300,' based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, is teaming with the NHL on blurbs. The Spartan swords of Warner's "300" are mixing it up with the slashing sticks of the National Hockey League. Marking the...
Movie Swords and Collectibles From the Movie 300 Now Available
Rocky Mount, NC (PRWEB) March 5, 2007 -- Based on the epic novel by Frank Miller, the movie 300 depicts the historical battle of 300 Spartans versus a massive Persian army in hopes to spark Greece to fight for democracy. Now you can own a piece of this history by...
Gerard Butler Discusses 300
Warner Bros Pictures' 300 has generated more buzz leading up to its release than particularly any other film of the last dozen or so years - and with good reason. The big screen adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel delivers something we haven't seen before. The...
Unmasked Avenger: Frank Miller
Moviegoers who never discovered comic-book artist and author Frank Miller through such geek-culture touchstones as Batman: The Dark Knight Returns got a crash course in his penchants for bullets, babes, and blood in Sin City, a stylish adaptation of his neo- noir...