


“It’s easy to take drawn images that have a particular style and say, ‘Oh, we’re going to make a movie out of this,'” he told me.

I was happy to be able to focus recently with Snyder on the making of his highly stylized film, which looked very commercial to me when I saw it a month ago and is tracking so strongly that it’s expected to make a major impact on this weekend’s boxoffice. The Spartans’ sacrifice prompted Greece to unite against the Persians in support of democracy. The R rated epic revolves around the ancient Battle of Thermopylae in which King Leonidas (Butler) and his 300 Spartan warriors who fought to the death against a massive Persian army commanded by the God-King Xerxes. Starring are Gerard Butler, Lena Headley, David Wenham and Dominic West. Gordon, based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley. Produced by Gianni Nunnari (“The Departed”), Mark Canton (“Land of the Dead,” “Bernie Goldman (“Land of the Dead”) and Jeffrey Silver (“Training Day,” its screenplay is by Snyder & Kurt Johnstad and Michael B.
