The battle of artemisia, the title used during filming. This is one of the films which used visual effects to the highest intensity. Persian godking and aspiring vegas showgirl rodrigo santoro cuts off gerards head with an axe that flies right out of the screen in 3d. Rise of an empire is a pseudosequel to the ground breaking 2006 film 300 set during the same three day period as the first film, rise of an empire expands on the persian invasion of greece. Mar 07, 2014 much like the brave but ultimately doomed spartan soldiers of 300, eva green might have been up against insurmountable odds in her role as artemisia in 300. Rise of an empire pits themistokles against the massive invading persian forces led by mortalturnedgod xerxes rodrigo santoro, and artemisia eva green, vengeful commander of. Ridiculous 300 sequel starring two powerhouse ladies who overshadow the first film in its entirety. I say companion piece, because the events of this film take place before, during and after the events of 300. Mar 10, 2014 with its comic book format and inclusion of a slew of wellfought, neatly filmed battle scenes, 300. Eva green is phenomenal as the deranged, ruthless persian commander, and she is willing to show some serious skin. Synder returned as a producer for the followup directed by noam murro. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup.
See more ideas about empire movie, empire and 300 movie. Rise of an empire may have been better if murro had a ready guidebook like a frank miller graphic novel to work from, but even without it, he finds a way to simulate the look and feel of. Rise of an empire sees a handful of characters at war with each other whom although creating a nice drama i genuinely couldnt give a crap about. Ridiculous 300 sequel starring two powerhouse ladies who. Although filmed in almost the same way as its first instalment, 300. Hd\hqmovie screencaps gallery all updates galleries navigation home login album list last uploads last comments most viewed top rated my favorites searchall updates galleries navigation home login album list last uploads last comments most viewed top rated. Despite his relative lack of experience in the genre, murro stages action scenes with a competent eye here as snyder and johnstads flimsy. Yes color correction was done for the entire movie through visual effects to give it such a look. The movie is not, strictly speaking, a sequel to 300, in that it covers events. From graphic novel to epic saga, the series unveils its latest chapter in a sequel released this friday. Its another sea battle, but this one is different from all the other sea battles weve seen by being filmed with a different instagram filter. Rise of an empire, the followup to 2006 action film 300, surfaced online wednesday.
The fact that revenge drives the story line of virtually every character in 300. Rise of an empire may have been better if murro had a ready guidebook like a frank miller graphic novel to work from, but even. Greek general themistokles leads the charge against invading persian forces led by mortalturnedgod xerxes and artemisia, vengeful commander of the persian navy. Narrated in overly portentous tones by 300s queen gorgo lena headey, slumming it between seasons of game of thrones, rise opens with a quickie rundown of the battle of marathon, during which greek general themistocles sullivan stapleton kills the emperor of the persian empire, darius, and sets off a chain of events that leads to a young xerxes rodrigo santoro declaring himself a god. With gerard butler, lena headey, david wenham, dominic west. Rise of an empire has no shortage of debris to throw at audiences. We are the only true 300 no no no you are people that made a film about. The 2007 blockbuster 300 was a grandly reshaped, intensely violent, graphic novelinspired reimagining of an actual historical event in which 300 spartans stood against a persian army of hundreds of thousands. This sequel is more of a drama than the first, but its ability to serve up issues, characters, situations the viewer. The film was previously called xerxes, the title of the frank miller graphic novel on which the film is based, and later 300.
As scripted and filmed, the 300 mirrored the graphic novel by presenting strange looking beasts and demonic looking humanoid combatants. Rise of an empire eva green commands the screen and a large persian naval fleet in the highly entertaining notquite sequel to zack snyders 300. Rise of an empire, where once again principal photography was captured mostly on greenscreen sound stages. Rise of an empire offizieller trailer deutsch german hd 2014 ot. Principal photography commenced in early july 2012 at the nu boyana film studios in sofia, bulgaria. Rise of an empire is a frustrating, but fitfully entertaining companion piece to 300. Rise of an empire, the expendables and the hitmans bodyguard. An action film based on a frank miller comic book about 300 doomed spartans, directed by the guy who made the dawn of the dead remake. If you want to know whos winning, the only way to tell is to see. I dont have official budget numbers, but id presume overunder. On may 10, 20, it was announced the films release date would be pushed back from august 2, 20, to march 7, 2014.
Rise of an empire is a new chapter in the epic tale of the war between persian and greek armies. May 09, 2014 yes color correction was done for the entire movie through visual effects to give it such a look. Rise of an empire, where once again principal photography was captured mostly on greenscreen sound stages with significant visual effects artistry behind the films final look. As such, this movie cant really stand on its own and suffers by comparison to the original, which was a muchbettertold story. Rise of an empire 2014, as portrayed by brazilian actor rodrigo santoro, in which he is represented as a giant man with androgynous. Rise of an empire is the sequel to the violent hit 300, with the story taking place before, during, and after the events of the original. Rise of an empire is based on a graphic novel by frank miller called xerxes, after the persian king. Luckily for audiences not hoping to see a mere series of precisely blocked still paintings, rise of an empire also bursts with long sequences of kinetic action. The violence in the new movie is artificial and fantasybased, but extremely bloody, with many fight scenes, slicedup bodies, severed heads and limbs, and huge gushes of spraying blood. And though the 3d was post converted after being filmed in 2d, the movie itself is a great example of 3d, as the camera work more often than not, focuses on the best way to compose.
Rise of an empire is a 2014 american period action film written and produced by zack snyder and directed by noam murro. This is 3ds most garish aspect, where elements of the movie seem to fly out into the theater. Rise of an empire by noam murro noam murro, sullivan. The fall of the house of darius and the rise of alexander by frank miller, as well as the film adaptation 300 2007 and its sequel 300. Rise of an empire quivers under total submission to eva greens scenechewing touch. Rise of an empire pits themistokles against the massive. Similar to its predecessor, rise of an empire is filmed in a graphicnovel style, and depicts. Mar 16, 2014 if the hairs on the back of a mans neck make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up, along with other erogenous parts, then 300. Rise of an empire was used because the other two were deemed too exotic. Rise of an empire is a splendid bit of visual storytelling. Rise of an empire retains the aesthetics of the original movie like few other sequels in history an impressive feat considering the sevenyear gap that separates them. Mar 07, 2014 from graphic novel to epic saga, the series unveils its latest chapter in a sequel released this friday.
The first rule of copying snyders style is make it look cool for the promotional posters. I cant understand why zack snyder didnt direct this sequel, and how someone who has never directed an action sequence before and just one feature film can be. With sullivan stapleton, eva green, lena headey, hans matheson. Warners bluray 3d combo pack offers dazzling picture, even better sound, and over an hour of substantial bonus features. Plebs is filmed at nu boyana film studios, sofia, bulgaria, as were 300. Rome ii, filmed with fraps and edited in adobe premiere pro cs6.
Both are fictionalized retellings of the battle of thermopylae within the persian wars. Rise of an empire may have been better if murro had a ready guidebook like a frank miller graphic novel to work from, but even without it, he finds a way to simulate the look and feel. Rise of an empire would make the movie hopelessly dull if it werent for the strong sustained sequences of stylized bloody violence throughout, not to mention a sex scene that may be the most hilariously hateful one ever filmed. Filming locations 5 filming dates 1 filming locations. It is a sequel to the 2007 film 300, taking place before, during, and after the main events of that film, and is very loosely based on the battle of artemisium and the battle of salamis with considerable altering of historical facts.
With its comic book format and inclusion of a slew of wellfought, neatly filmed battle scenes, 300. Rise of an empire high quality movie screencaps gallery. Less a sequel than a companion film, director noam murros 300. Rise of an empire isnt as disarmingly awful as its predecessor, but it still doesnt make a strong case for this brand of extremely violent action film to exist. Rise of an empire similarly recounts the concurrent grecopersian seagoing battle of artemisium. Rise of an empires puritanically liberal detractors will howl about the allwhite protagonists battling mostly brownskinned villains, about the warmonger speechifying that vaguely resembles something a hawkish american politician might murmur in his wet dreams, or about the plots central fiction of a heroic democracy fighting against the. Mar 23, 2014 synder returned as a producer for the followup directed by noam murro. Rise of an empire becomes a succession of battle scenes, filmed in tight medium shots, so that all you see is commotion. Rise of an empire strikes viewers with similar visuals from the original film, and for the most part, the acting is just as good. Mar 03, 2014 300 was a surprise smash when it hit screens back in 2006.
King leonidas of sparta and a force of 300 men fight the persians at thermopylae in 480 b. Rise of an empire 2014 movies, tv, celebs, and more. This sequel is more of a drama than the first, but its ability to serve up issues. Much like the brave but ultimately doomed spartan soldiers of 300, eva green might have been up against insurmountable odds in her role as artemisia in 300. This is not another only god forgives situation, whereby each scene is a stilted money shot in static repose. Plebs tv series wikipedia her other film credits include the remains of the day 1993, the jungle book 1994, ripleys game 2002, dredd 2012, the purge 20, and 300. He also features prominently in the graphic novels 300 and xerxes. Cinesite completed over 350 visual effects for the film. Rise of an empire is a must have for fans of absolutely bloody sword fights and sea battles, and for those who enjoyed the slow motion action of the first 300 movie. When zack snyders 300 was released in 2007 it brought with it the directors trademark aesthetic feel stylized battles, speedramps and high action were key elements.
Almost entire film was shot in studio using greenblue screen technology. Rise of an empire, in which she decapitates an adversary with two deft sword strokes, then, holding his head by the. Mar 07, 2014 this is 3ds most garish aspect, where elements of the movie seem to fly out into the theater. Uncredited gerard butler and his spartan warriors are still dead as fuck. Hidden camera sister filmed during fitness and very sexy. With glorious scenes of poetic violence that surpasses even zack snyders original 2007 entry, and at least one. Its bound to hit some viewers as an empty exercise in stylish gore, and despite a gonzo starring performance from eva green, 300. Its not directed by zack snyder this time, but have no fear its still based on a frank miller graphic novel and will feature loads of blokes with gravy browning sixpacks. On may 10, 20, it was announced the films release date. It also jumps back to the battle of marathon to give us some historical context and then forward to the sacking of athens and then back to well, lets just say this tale isnt particularly linear. Opinions expressed by forbes contributors are their own. Rise of an empire manages to oneup its predecessor, in the sense that its even more gratuitous, overthetop, and fetishistic than zack snyders stylistic adaptation of frank millers graphic novel about the 300 spartan warriors who held an invading persian army of thousands at bay at the battle of thermopylae.
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