Snyder writing 'Xerxes'
Based on Miller's own 300 sequel
Hey Fools! Not surprising that Warner would commission a sequel to their lucrative 300, but it IS surprising that it took so long to get off the ground and that Zack Snyder would be directly implicated as opposed to simply producing. So fans of Bloody 3D, rejoice.
The folks at Collider touched based with the director who mentioned he was waiting to see what Frank Miller would come up with for his own sequel to the base graphic novel; Snyder claims he liked what the new book is shaping up to be. “We closed the writing deal on Xerxes. We started writing about a week ago. So we’re doing it. It’s happening.”
Snyder though still doesn't have a directing deal, and will base that decision on what Warner wishes to obtain in terms of the film and its release date. As for what the story will be about exactly: “This movie follows Themistocles and the Battle of Artemisium, which coincidentally happens on the exact same three days as the Battle of Thermopylae [which was the basis of 300]. This one starts off with a quick retelling of the why of the Persian wars. It starts off at the Battle of Marathon and then it goes back to Themistocles finding out that Persians are invading again. and off we go over to learn a little bit about why Xerxes is the way he is.”
Posted by Fleetwood - 7/21/2010 4:36:05 PM
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