The long delayed sequel to 300, 300: Rise of an Empire will take a different approach from its predecessor and focus on the naval battles between Persia and Greece.
After a victory over Spartan King Leonidas’ 300, the Persian Army under the command of Xerxes comes to conquer the other cities of Greece, but Greek general Themistocles (Sullivan Stapleton) attempts to unite all of Greece in the defense of the country and jump start the creation of the Greek Empire. Other cast members include Lena Headley, Eva Green, Rodrigo Santoro and David Wenham. Noam Murro directs the film, which opens in March this year.