The home of box-office – HBO – is gearing up to premiere one of the most visually orgasmic movies of 2014 on 15 February at 9:00 pm as its HBO Blockbuster of the Month.
300: Rise of an Empire – the sequel to the mighty successful 300 (2006) – takes the breath-taking visual style of filmmaking to a whole new level in this chapter of the epic saga. This time around the action takes place on a new battlefield – the sea.
While King Leonidas and his 300 Spartans have their date with destiny at Thermopylae, another battle against the Persians is brewing. Themistocles, a Greek general, sees the threat posed by the Persian God-King Xerxes. He knows that he must unite all of Greece if he is to stand any chance of repelling the Persian invasion. Even if he accomplishes his mission, Themistocles must still face Artemisia, the ruthless leader of the Persian armada.
The movie premiere will be extensively promoted across on-air, print, OOH, multiplex branding and digital mediums.
The Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures venture is an action-adventure starring Sullivan Stapleton (Gangster Squad) as Themistokles and Eva Green (Casino Royale) as Artemisia. Reprising their roles from 300, Lena Headey (Game of Thrones) stars as the Spartan Queen and Rodrigo Santoro as the Persian God-King, Xerxes.