In the parallel film 300: Rise of an Empire (out Aug. 2), which takes place at about the same time as its predecessor, Greek general Themistokles (Sullivan Stapleton) and his common-man troops ...

300: Rise of an Empire acts as both prequel and sequel to 300, exploring another battle during the same time period as Thermopylae. The film received mixed reviews, with a 45% critic score on ...

Fictionalized action films based on the retellings of the Persian Wars, a series of conflicts between the Empire of Persia and Greek city-states.

Gazing at actor Michael Fassbender's fine tuxedoed self as he celebrated "12 Years a Slave's" historic win at the Academy Awards earlier this week, it was hard to believe that seven years had gone ...

The general rule of thumb is a movie should make 2.5 times its production budget to account for the marketing budget and turn a profit. Luckily, 300: Rise of an Empire hit this mark. The 300 ...

Some of the same criticisms levied at "300" can be applied to its sequel, "300: Rise of an Empire." Both films are superficial, violent, self-important, over-stylized and humorless. But where the ...

“Smurfs 2” opens that Wednesday. In a statement about the date change for “Rise of an Empire,” Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution said “Moving ‘300: Rise of an Empire ...

You want spectacle? By Zeus, “300: Rise of an Empire” will give you spectacle. All you can handle, and more besides. The picture is packed with vertiginous vistas of heaving seas and roiling ...

But Snyder and co-writer Kurt Johnstad handily surmount that problem in “300: Rise of an Empire,” which offers a “meanwhile, back in Athens” story to complement the Spartan narrative of ...

and Legendary’s 3D sequel 300: Rise of an Empire topped the North American box ... Russia led overseas with $9.2 million, followed by France with $7.2 million, South Korea with $6.5 million ...

and Legendary’s 3D sequel 300: Rise of an Empire topped the North American box ... Russia led overseas with $9.2 million, followed by France with $7.2 million, South Korea with $6.5 million ...