The Latest News on 300
June 30, 2008
Legendary Confirms 300 Follow-Up
Following up on (but not crediting) Collider's earlier report, Variety has confirmed that Legendary and Warner Bros. are working on either a prequel or a sequel to 300. More...
June 26, 2008
300 "Prequel/Sequel" on the Way?
Producers Mark Canton, Gianni Nunnari and Bernie Goldmann recently had a chat with Collider, and revealed they're working on a "sequel/prequel" to 300. More...
April 03, 2008
Box Office Guru Preview: Clooney Suits Up For Football Fun
George Clooney, the Mayor McCheese of Hollywood, leaves behind Oscar season and returns to the big screen with lighter fare with the period sports comedy Leatherheads. More...
March 27, 2008
Box Office Guru Preview: Four New Players Join The Game
Four new releases take a gamble debuting in theaters across North America hoping to hit the jackpot with audiences. The blackjack drama 21 and the spoof comedy Superhero Movie lead the way and will try their best to reach the number one spot. More...
March 27, 2008
UK Box Office Breakdown: Horton, Spiderwick Entertain Easter Audiences
While Meet the Spartans offends and The Orphanage sneaks into touch - get our update on the state of cinemagoing this week. More...
March 20, 2008
Box Office Guru Preview: Madea Takes On Dr. Seuss
March Madness hits the North American box office as three new releases hit the multiplexes hoping to take down the reigning Dr. Suess toon. More...
March 16, 2008
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Horton Hears Cash Registers Ring at Box Office
North American film fans heard the call of the elephant and stampeded to the box office to see the animated Dr. Seuss pic Horton Hears a Who, which enjoyed the largest opening weekend of the year so far. More...
March 13, 2008
Box Office Guru Preview: Carrey-Carell Ticket To Win Landslide Victory
Three new releases roll into multiplexes across North America - one the size of an elephant, the others like specks of dust. More...
March 06, 2008
Box Office Guru Preview: Ancient Action Arrives Again
For its third chart-topper of the year, Warner Bros. is going back in time with its ancient adventure 10,000 BC which aims to revitalize a box office on the verge of extinction. More...
March 04, 2008
Rush Hour 3 Takes '07 DVD Rental Crown
It may not have been quite the box-office phenomenon that its predecessors were -- and critics may have disliked it enough to keep it down at 20 percent on the Tomatometer -- but that didn't stop Rush Hour 3 from emerging as the top DVD rental of 2007.... More...
February 28, 2008
Box Office Guru Preview: Semi-Pro Set To Slam Dunk The Competition
A triumvirate of films opens this weekend, but all will bow to the power of the mighty Will Ferrell and his latest outrageous comedy, Semi-Pro. More...
December 21, 2007
Awards Mania: Spirits, SAGs Get Waivers, Announce Nominations; Uncertainty Surrounds Golden Globes
Just when you think awards season can't get any awards-ier, here come two more sets of nominations! More...
December 20, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: Five New Films Fight For Holiday Cheer
Moviegoers are in for a feast as studios will unleash a wide menu of new options on Friday trying to reach holiday patrons on the weekend before Santa comes to town. With so many choices, there should be something for everyone allowing the overall box office to remain healthy.... More...
November 28, 2007
Mr. Skin Reveals Top 20 Nude Scenes of 2007
In an age of fast-rising Hollywood production costs, the young actresses who strive to keep movie budgets down -- specifically in the wardrobe department -- deserve to be saluted. More...
October 18, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: 30 Days of Night Gets Halloween Started Early
Competition, or a lack of it, will be the deciding factor at the North American box office this weekend for the half-dozen new releases that studios are packing into already overcrowded multiplexes. With far too many films aiming for the same finite audience segment, some are sure to eat into the... More...
October 12, 2007
Zack Snyder Developing The Last Photograph
Zack Snyder has already taken audiences onto the battlefields of ancient Greece. Now, according to Variety, he's planning on taking them on "a journey...through war-torn Afghanistan." More...
October 08, 2007
EverQuest Adaptation Gets a Screenwriter
It's taken the long way through the development process, but Sony's big-screen EverQuest adaptation just got itself a screenwriter. More...
October 03, 2007
Malin Akerman Says Watchmen Light On Green Screen
Watchmen has begun filming but Malin Akerman is still on the press rounds for The Heartbreak Kid. She provided a preview of her role as The Silk Spectre before she joins the rest of the cast on the set. More...
October 03, 2007
National Lampoon + Kevin Dillon = A 300 Spoof
It might look like random gibberish typed by monkeys, but National Lampoon's 301: The Legend of Awesomest Maximus Wallace Leonidas is actually the title of an upcoming movie. And Kevin Dillon will be starring in it. More...
August 29, 2007
Zack Snyder to Helm New Illustrated Man
Zack Snyder, director of the comic book adaptations 300 and the soon-to-start-filming Watchmen, has already demonstrated a fondness for hand-drawn source material. According to Variety, his next project will take its inspiration from a different kind of illustration -- specifically, Ray... More...
August 15, 2007
Wiseman Will Escape from New York
Just about two weeks ago, we discussed the rumor that Live Free or Die Hard director Len Wiseman was in line to helm the Escape from New York remake -- and it looks like the rumormongers were onto something, because Variety is now reporting that Wiseman is indeed in final negotiations with New Line for... More...
August 03, 2007
Frank Miller's Spirit Gets Its Star
Since being confirmed as the writer and director for 2009's live-action adaptation of the classic Will Eisner comic The Spirit, Frank Miller has resisted naming the actor who will be strapping on the domino mask, fedora, and gloves for the title role. Miller only has enough mojo to keep a secret for... More...
July 27, 2007
Edward Burns' Comic Book to (Also) Become a Movie
Guy Ritchie's "Gamekeeper" just became the first Virgin Comics book to earn a movie deal. And it looks like Ed Burns' "Dock Walloper" is about to be the second. More...
July 23, 2007
Jackie Earle Haley, More Confirmed for Watchmen Cast
Expect to see a whole lot of "Watchmen" updates over the next several months. And here's one: Jackie Earle Haley, Matthew Goode, and Malin Akerman have signed deals to appear in Zack Snyder's Alan Moore adaptation. More...
July 12, 2007
"10,000 B.C.," 1 Teaser Trailer
As many of the folks who turned out for the opening day of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" could tell you, the teaser trailer for director Roland Emmerich's upcoming "10,000 B.C." has been released. If you've got a weakness for loincloths and woolly mammoths, this... More...
June 18, 2007
Next Video Game Movie: "Diablo"
Now here's a game I know a little something about! More...
June 11, 2007
Zack Snyder Chats About "Watchmen"
Not even in pre-production and already it's one of the most talked-about adaptations in quite some time... More...
June 01, 2007
Another "Hercules" Flick?
Anyone out there ever seen the Lou Ferrigno "Hercules" movies? Hilarious stuff. Anyway, Millennium Films is planning to bring the character back to the big screen. Again. More...
May 02, 2007
WB Grabs Another Hot Frank Miller Title
With "300" in the rear-view mirror, but not before snagging more than $430 million in worldwide box office, Warner Bros. is hungry for another Frank Miller project. And now they have one... More...
May 01, 2007
Frank Miller on "300," "The Spirit" & "Sin City 2"
Frank Miller had to suffer through some really terrible years where Hollywood is concerned, but now with "Sin City" and "300" behind him, and an adaptatation of Will Eisner's "The Spirit" to call his very own, the celebrated artist is finally happy with the movie... More...
April 22, 2007
Box Office Wrapup: New Films No Match For Scary Shia
In the battle of the single-word-titled thrillers, "Fracture" beat out "Vacancy" but neither could dislodge "Disturbia" from the number one spot this weeend. It was mostly a sluggish frame at the North American box office as the top ten slumped to its third worst... More...
April 15, 2007
Box Office Guru Wrapup: "Disturbia" Scares Up #1 Opening
Paramount replaced itself at the top of the North American box office chart as its new teen thriller "Disturbia" opened ahead of expectations in first place bumping the studio's two-week champ "Blades of Glory" into the runnerup spot.... More...
April 12, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: "Perfect Stranger" Heads A Crowded Field
This weekend Hollywood just doesn't know its limits. Six new releases will jam into an already crowded marketplace on Friday trying to connect with spring moviegoers. More...
April 08, 2007
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Ferrell & Heder Still America's Favorite Couple
Will Ferrell and Jon Heder skated to another gold medal victory over the Easter holiday as the comedy "Blades of Glory" remained atop the charts despite the arrival of a handful of new pictures. The Quentin Tarantino-Robert Rodriguez experiment "Grindhouse" opened well... More...
April 05, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: "Grindhouse" Prepares for Easter Carnage
Easter weekend sees four new wide releases hopping into the marketplace aiming to give the spring box office a boost. More...
April 02, 2007
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Audiences Love Will Ferrell's Lady Humps
Will Ferrell scored the gold medal at the North American box office with his latest comedy "Blades of Glory" which skated to a top spot bow. Disney settled for a silver for its new animated kids offering "Meet the Robinsons" which debuted impressively as well.... More...
March 29, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: Will Ferrell Goes for the Gold
Two promising new comedies target different age groups and look to close off a red hot March box office with strong opening weekend sales. More...
March 26, 2007
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Ninja Turtles Unseat Spartans For #1 Spot
A crowded box office saw six new films shove their way into the multiplexes this weekend, but it was the Warner Bros. animated film "TMNT" that led the way knocking the studio's own historical battle film "300" from the number one spot.... More...
March 26, 2007
Zack Snyder To Revisit Zombie Action in "Army of the Dead"
Fanboys already excited about Zack Snyder's upcoming "Watchmen" adaptation have a whole new reason to "heart" the "300" helmer: another zombie movie!! More...
March 23, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: "Pirates 3" Trailer, Natalie Portman In The Buff, "300" Sequel Talk, And More!
In this week's Ketchup, the first trailer for "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" appears on RT, Natalie Portman delights many by showing her stuff in "Goya's Ghosts," and Emma Watson fuels speculation about her status in the next "Harry Potter" films.... More...
March 22, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: Six New Films Try to Shoot Down Spartans From #1 Spot
A half-dozen new soldiers enter the marketplace this weekend trying to topple the kingdom of "300" which has reigned supreme at the box office for the past two weeks. More...
March 19, 2007
Box Office Guru Wrapup: "300" Reigns Again as Box Office King
Three new competitors were no match this weekend for the mighty action epic "300," which easily defended its box office crown to rule North American theaters for a second straight time. Sandra Bullock reached a new career high with the thriller "Premonition," which debuted... More...
March 19, 2007
Frank Miller Prepping a "300" Sequel After "Sin City 2"?
When a movie comes out with no stars and a hard R rating, and STILL explodes at the box office, you just know you can expect some sequel talk. And while details are very sketchy at this point, Variety states that Frank Miller wants to mount a "300" sequel.... More...
March 15, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: "Premonition" Leads New Pics into Battle Against "300"
Though a highly-paid and well-liked star, Sandra Bullock has never been a big pull on opening weekend for her films. Now the actress hopes to reach a career high with her new suspense thriller "Premonition." More...
March 14, 2007
"300" Star Butler to Star in "Escape from New York" Remake
The critical response to "300" has been divided, but that hasn't stopped moviegoers from turning out to see it en masse -- which means this is a pretty good time for "300" star Gerard Butler to announce his next project. Snake Plissken fans, rejoice: Butler has signed on to do a... More...
March 12, 2007
"300"'s Music Man Tyler Bates on His Score, Matching Swords and Sandals to Aggro-Rock
Composer Tyler Bates was charged with coming up with a sound to match "300"'s unforgettable visuals. The result is a bombastic score -- alternately operatic and metal -- that is remarkably fitting for the Spartan war story. More...
March 12, 2007
Box Office Guru Wrapup: 300 Unleashes Box Office Bloodbath
The mighty Spartans won a glorious victory at North American theaters as the bloody war epic "300" exploded with a record-breaking opening and powered the overall marketplace to the biggest March weekend in box office history. More...
March 08, 2007
Snyder Sticks to Miller, History, Graphic Novel Form in "300"
Any time a story from another medium becomes a movie, there are some changes. Yet every time, fans of the original harp over every little detail that may be altered. "300" director Zack Snyder respects that, and may have made one of the closest graphic novel adaptations ever.... More...
March 08, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: "300" Prepares to Conquer Multiplexes
For the first time in nearly a month, North America's most popular movie won't be about motorcycles. Warner Bros. goes back in time 2,500 years for the epic war saga "300" which aims to conquer the box office with ease. More...
March 08, 2007
Critical Consensus: Mighty Thrills, Spartan Plot In "300"; "Gift" Doesn't Keep On Giving
This week at the movies, we've got 300 mighty Spartans ("300," starring Gerard Butler) and a reluctant do-gooder ("The Ultimate Gift," starring Abigail Breslin). What do the critics have to say? More...
March 07, 2007
Rodrigo Santoro Becomes Xerxes of Legend in "300"
In a larger than life battle film like "300," the villain has to be extra-larger than life. Xerxes, the king of Persia, is portrayed as seven feet tall. Actor Rodrigo Santoro is only 6'2". Not too shabby, but the other 10 inches are special effects. To look the part though, Santoro had... More...
March 06, 2007
Gerard Butler Kicks Ass Sans Stunt Double in "300"
King Leonidas led 300 Spartans against Persia's army of thousands. In the film adaptation of Frank Miller's historical graphic novel, Gerard Butler portrays the legendary leader. When the film shows Leonidas taking out some 20 Persians in one stretch, Butler had to deliver.... More...
March 05, 2007
WonderCon: Zack Snyder Talks "Watchmen"
Now that Zack Snyder is done with "300," and looks to have done a fine job with it, he's ready to move on to his next project, "Watchmen." Originally a twelve-issue graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, "Watchman" will be an R-rated super hero movie, if Snyder... More...
March 05, 2007
MTV Offers 300 Seconds of "300"
After months of talking and waiting, Zack Snyder's "300" finally arrives this Friday. And here's a little treat: 300 pretty cool seconds of the movie for free! (That's gotta equal at least five minutes of footage, right?) More...
March 02, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: "Batman Begins" Sequel Talk, "Justice League" Movie In The Works, "300" Impresses, And More!
In this week's Ketchup, the weekly "Batman Begins" tidbit focuses on sequel number two, "The Justice League of America" will have a live-action flick of its own, and "300" so far appears to be living up to the considerable hype.... More...
March 02, 2007
"Spider-Man 3" Trailer on "300" and New Poster!
Things look to be gearing up again with the "Spider-Man 3" marketing machine. Yesterday we learned that a new clip would piggyback on NBC's "Heroes," and now comes word that a new trailer will come attached to the prints of Zack Snyder's "300."... More...
February 27, 2007
"300" Has an Epic-Sized Tomatometer!
It's fast approaching. The day we get to watch "300" good guys and about a zillion bad ones meet their bloody, cool-looking demises. And you know what that means: advance reviews are now coming in. So far, praise has been unanimous: "300" currently stands with a 100 percent... More...
February 20, 2007
Nine Crazy New "300" Clips!
I've heard from some folks who freakin' loved it, and I've heard from a few who thought it was certifiably silly, but Zack Snyder's "300" is definitely around the corner and the press push is now in full effect. Those who simply cannot wait for March 9th can now check out nine full clips from... More...
February 16, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: "300" Gets Positive Reaction, "Jaws" Gets Questionably Fifth Entry, "Iron Man" Has Grand Aspirations, And More!
In This Week's Ketchup, an exuberant reviewer praises an early screening of "300," "Jaws" may have a direct-to-video fifth entry, and "Iron Man" already seems to merit a trilogy. More...
February 13, 2007
JoBlo Raves Over "Hot Fuzz"
Summer's always great for a handful of big, fun movies, but Spring of 2007 looks to be shaping up into something pretty special. Danny Boyle's "Sunshine" and Zack Snyder's "300" are atop my wish list, but tucked in at #3 is Edgar Wright's "Hot Fuzz." One of JoBlo's... More...
February 12, 2007
Early (and Exuberant) Reaction to "300"
One of AICN's regular "scoopers" was able to squeeze his way into an early screening of Zack Snyder's "300" -- and it seems like the high-octane, mega-testosteroned action epic blew the kid's mind in a big way. More...
February 11, 2007
Zack Snyder Talks "Watchmen": "More 'Taxi Driver' Than 'Fantastic Four'"
"Watchmen" has been one of the longest in development comic book properties. If even Joel Silver couldn't get it made, it's clearly a tough one. Zack Snyder ("300") is gearing up to make it happen, and he appreciates that nobody else got it done first.... More...
February 06, 2007
Photo Gallery Update Bonanza! "Ghost Rider," "Black Snake Moan," "300" and More!
We've got pics from the biggest upcoming flicks in updated galleries for "Ghost Rider," "Black Snake Moan," "Dead Silence," "Zodiac," and this spring's highly anticipated swords-and-sandals battlefest, "300!" **UPDATE: New... More...
February 02, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: Rachel McAdams In, Katie Holmes Out Of "Dark Knight," "Evil Dead" Remake, And More!
In this week's Ketchup, Katie Holmes won't be returning to the "Batman" franchise, with Rachel McAdams the early favorite to replace her in "The Dark Knight," and Dino De Laurentiis is enthused about an "Evil Dead" remake, among other things.... More...
January 26, 2007
"300" Just Got Even Cooler -- IMAX Cool!!
As we discussed earlier in the week, the countdown has begun to March 9th's "300," the epic, visually stunning retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae, as adapted from Frank Miller's graphic novel. If you weren't around for the conversation, or have somehow missed the assorted... More...
January 26, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: Sundance Reviews, Oscars Announced, Connery On "Indy 4," And More!
In this week's Ketchup, our correspondents from The Sundance Festival gave their thoughts on several premiering films, and the Oscar nominations were first announced, then debated. More...
January 24, 2007
Final "300" Poster Unveiled!
Ah, the battle of Thermopylae: 300 Spartans, squaring off against an enormous herd of bloodthirsty Persians, and redefining courage and sacrifice in the process. You probably fell asleep when your high school history teacher tried to tell you about it, but luckily, Frank Miller used it as the... More...
December 15, 2006
The Weekly Ketchup: "Bourne's" Identity, "Pirates 3" Pics, Awesome "300" Trailer, And More!
In this week's Ketchup, Jason Bourne will discover his true identity in 2007 in "The Bourne Ultimatum," we've finally got some non-pirated pictures of the third "Pirates of the Caribbean," and we get to marvel at the all-new "300" trailer.... More...
December 08, 2006
Trailer Bulletin: The Amazing-Looking "300"
Between RT and the other sites I write for, I've pretty much run out of adjectives for how awesome Zack Snyder's "300" looks. I by "looks" I mean ... wow. The visual fireworks are pretty darn dazzling. And now there's even more in an all-new theatrical trailer.... More...
November 16, 2006
Early Screening Report on "300"
A few more buzzings have leaked out regarding Zack Snyder's "300," which is of course the highly-anticipated action flick based on the novel by Frank Miller. Apparently another guy saw it -- and loved it. More...
November 15, 2006
Don't Hold Your Breath on a "Watchmen" Sequel
The very busy Zack Snyder ("Dawn of the Dead," "300") recently sat down with IGN's Scott Collura and delivered a rather thorough breakdown of what we might expect to find in his adaptation of Alan Moore's "Watchmen" -- although don't expect any sequels.... More...
November 10, 2006
Frank Miller Discusses "Sin City 2" Progress
While treating a few lucky SOBs to an advanced screening of Zack Snyder's (awesome-looking) "300," artist/filmmaker Frank Miller assured the nearby fans that, yes, the "Sin City" sequel is still moving forward. More...
November 10, 2006
Battles! Blood! Zack Snyder and Frank Miller Screen Footage From "300"
RT had a man on the inside when WB sneak screened scenes from the upcoming eye-popping battle pic, "300." Read on to hear about the blood-soaked footage, and what creator Frank Miller and director Zack Snyder had to say about the flick! More...
November 08, 2006
We Have a New Sarah Connor!
Remember when we told you that some folks were turning the "Terminator" series into a weekly TV show? Well, they still are -- and they hired a really attractive actress to play Sarah Connor. More...
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