My friend Holly has recently had a thing for Gerard Butler. I'd never seen Phantom of the Opera—not the movie, anyway; I did see the musical with Robert Guillaume, of all people, as the Phantom—so I never got the appeal. (I'd forgotten that he was the love interest in...

Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with yet another glowing review of 300. This one is so glowing, so delerious in love that it should be a plant. If it were any other movie, I'd probably just print this out and use it to fertilize the lawn, but not only is this review echoing...

Gerard Butler has put his braces behind him and has been talking about his role in Zack Snyder's 300 as King Leonidas. He talks about the usual stuff of an actor wanting the role so badly, but then he talks about how Snyder almost didn't use him in a scene until he...

December 2006 Issue In the Year 480 B.C., a detachment of just 300 Spartan warriors led a doomed, heroic stand against Persia's massive invading army. "They're so cocky," says Butler (Phantom of the Opera), who plays Leonidas, the Spartan King, in the adaptation of...

Gerard Butler, who stars as the supremely fit King Leonidas of Sparta in the upcoming 300, told SCI FI Wire that the film's director, Zack Snyder, also worked himself into fighting trim during the shoot in sympathy with the cast. Snyder (Dawn of the Dead) worked out...

The big-screen adaptation of Frank Miller's acclaimed graphic novel '300' doesn't hit theaters until March 9, 2007, but we here at Moviefone got a chance to see a big chunk of the film this past Monday -- and, frankly, it looks amazing. Director Zach Snyder ('Dawn of...

Merrick here... Wowzers. Just…wowzers. To the best of my memory, we’ve heard almost nothing negative about this movie – even from folks who weren’t predisposed towards embracing it. Can it actually be this…friggin’…cool? Is this the kind of movie Peter Grave’s...

'It's not my dad's swords-and-sandals movie, that's for sure,' director Zack Snyder says at NYC preview. NEW YORK — The movie "300" rocks — and not just because Nine Inch Nails' "Just Like You Imagined" is used in a pivotal battle scene. Actually, when you think about...

Frank Miller and Zack Snyder bringing 300 to the big screen makes me so happy I almost want to cry. When one of the biggest names in comics figuratively weds the director of the great modern zombie movie, and they decide to bring an child into this world together --...

Actor discusses the upcoming graphic novel adaptation. Gerard Butler has had the distinction of starring or co-starring in many big-budget Hollywood productions, from The Phantom of the Opera to Timeline, Tom Raider II to Reign of Fire, and yet he still hasn't quite...

GERARD Butler needed all his strength when it came to filming a new sword and sandals blockbuster - for a marathon sex scene with leading lady Lena Headey. The Paisley-born actor, who spent six months pumping iron to prepare for bigbudget Spartan wars saga 300, told...

Spartans! Tonight We Dine in Hell! In 480 BC the Persian empire was poised to conquer all of Greece. While their countrymen turned and fled from their invaders, a band of 300 Spartan warriors faced off against the largest army the world had ever seen. Led by King...

Warner Bros. treats the press to a sneak to next year's blockbuster. When Warner Bros. decided to bring the film “300”, based on a graphic novel by Frank Miller, to San Diego Comic Con this summer, I don’t think anyone had any idea as to how it would be perceived....

Frank Miller, the graphic novelist whose fantastical 300 has been adapted into a movie, told SCI FI Wire that the film may inspire youngsters in the same way that an earlier movie version of the same true story inspired him to create the book in the first place....

Our correspondent Levy recently had the opportunity to watch a half hour of '300' and listen to director Zack Snyder comment on the many aspects of the film. Below, you will find Levy's comments on what he saw and heard. Enjoy. A few weeks ago I had the chance to...

The latest in movie trailers -- See what we thought of ''300,'' ''The Good German,'' ''Smokin' Aces,'' and ''Notes on a Scandal'' by Marc Bernardin 300 Remember how Sin City looked so cool but didn't hold together, story-wise? (I know I'm not alone.) Here's another...

Nov. 10, 2006 Mainstream America got a taste of Frank Miller's talents when he co-directed an adaptation of his own comic book, the noir-thriller "Sin City," two years ago. This spring the comic legend will show a different side with "300." The picture is a loose...

300 Starring Gerard Butler, David Wenham, and Lena Headey; Directed by Zack Snyder In the year 480 B.C., a detachment of just 300 Spartan warriors led a doomed, heroic stand against Persia's massive invading army. "They're so cocky," says Butler (The Phantom of the...

Most comic book fans have heard of the legendary Frank Miller. His work has appeared in comics since the late 70's, but his visionary look on Daredevil and the gritty Batman: The Dark Knight Returns shot him to instant fanboy stardom and he hasn't looked back since....

Yesterday evening, Warner Bros. invited press to catch a glimpse of Frank Miller’s 300 and it was absolutely mind blowing. We were in the audience, in complete awe, as director Zack Snyder began showcasing footage from the film. No doubt, this is by far, a movie I can...

Last night (Nov. 8, 2006), 300 director Zack Snyder introduced 30 minutes of footage for his upcoming feature based on Frank Miller’s graphic novel about the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C. Set for release March 9, 2007, by Warner Bros., there was plenty of gory...

RT-News writes: "RT had a man on the inside when WB sneak screened scenes from the upcoming eye-popping battle pic, "300." Read on to hear about the blood-soaked footage, and what creator Frank Miller and director Zack Snyder had to say about the flick! It's a story...

Director Zack Snyder previews a collection of clips from his incendiary adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel. November 9, 2006 - In advance of the March 2007 release of the Frank Miller adaptation 300, Warner Brothers Pictures previewed footage from the film in...

There has been a short screening of about half an hour of footage from the upcoming film 300 by Zack Snyder, and a surprise attendee was Frank Miller himself. According to SciFi Wire, the screening showed never before scenes of the battle sequences, and included a...