Tag: Xerces

It’s been quite some time since we’ve heard news from anyone involved with 300: Rise of an Empire. Some were even concerned that the project (first announced in 2008) had hit a brick wall, and that we wouldn’t be seeing it any time soon.

If you were concerned, feel free to lay those worries to rest; as far as the film’s official Facebook page is concerned, 300: Rise of an Empire will still release in 2013.

Late yesterday, the page revealed the logo for the film via its banner image (with a clear 2013 date underneath). It’s nothing too exciting, with the subtitle simply pasted below the old logo, but at least it’s something.

300: Rise of an Empire stars Eva Green, Rodrigo Santoro, Sullivan Stapleton, and more, and is currently scheduled to hit theatres on August 2nd. Check out the logo below, and let us know what you think!

You remember 300 right? The 2006 ultra bloody, ultra stylized adaptation of the classic Frank Miller adaptation of the battle of Thermopylae? The film that really put Zack Snyder (now doing Man of Steel) on the map?

You probably also know that a prequel has been in the works for some time. It began production in 2008, shortly after the wild success of 300. Since then, we’ve had a change of director (Snyder left to do Man of Steel, replaced by Smart People’s Noam Murro), some plot changes, and now we get a title change too!

300: Battle of Artemisia has become 300: Rise of an Empire. This title change seems like a great fit; the new title gives you a much better idea that the film is a prequel. We’ll be seeing just how Xerces gets his God-King status here, and as the title now describes, just how his empire came to be.

What do you think of the title? Are you a 300 fan?