300: Rise of an Empire - Trailer #1. Watch the first trailer for the sequel to 300, starring Eva Green and Sullivan Stapleton. Download Video. Artemisia is the overarching antagonist in the 300 duology, serving as an unseen antagonist in the 2006 film, 300 and the main antagonist of its 2014 sequel 300: Rise Of An Empire. She is the merciless and brutal leader of the Persian Navy and battles a Greek fleet at the same time the 300 Spartans make their last stand at Thermopile. 300: Rise of an Empire was directed by Noam Murro and written by Zack Snyder and Kurt Johnstad, as well as being produced by Snyder. The film was released on March 4th, 2014 and grossed $106.6 million in North America and $231 million internationally for a worldwide total of $337.6 million, against a budget of $110 million. 300 Rise of an Empire is a 2014 American epic historical fantasy war film directed by Noam Murro. It is a follow-up to the 2006 film 300, taking place before, during and after the main events of that film and based on the Battle of Artemisium and the Battle of Salamis. It is based on the as-yet-unreleased Frank Miller graphic novel Xerxes. "300" Rise of an Empire" may rule the box office this weekend, but it will have a long way to go to compete with the original 2007 film. A better way to describe the follow-up is as a movie Themistocles is the main protagonist in 300: Rise of an Empire. He is played by Sullivan Stapleton. Themistocles is first seen leading the charge at the Battle of Marathon, where he mortally wounds the Persian King Darius with an arrow to the heart. During this battle, he beholds the king's son, Xerxes, but does not proceed to kill him. He is later seen in Athens before its destruction. In a iFzxU4L.

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