"At the head of it, there’s an unapologetic woman as strong as any male lead," said director Noam Murro at the screening at the TCL Chinese Theatre. By Kyle Jaeger 300: Rise of an Empire ...

Man, woman, gay, straight, bi: There’s something for everyone in 300: Rise of an Empire, the XXL sequel to the also-larger-than-life Greeks-in-shinguards extravaganza 300. In ...

300: Rise of an Empire Movie Box office report: 'Mr. Peabody and Sherman' beats 'Need for Speed' Box office update: 'Need for Speed' takes lead on Friday with $6.6M ...

If “300” was largely a boys-only affair, “Rise of an Empire” very much belongs to the women — specifically one woman named Artemisia (Green), who sports a warrior’s stoic countenance ...

In the end, if "300: Rise of an Empire" is not technically a sequel, it's a sequel in spirit - an attempt to do something a second time, but with none of the same feeling, inspiration or vision.

All of which is most true of 300: Rise of an Empire, as well as setting the bar pretty darn high for the future cinematic arrival of Wonder Woman -- ah, but I'll get to all of that momentarily.

But even if the events of “Rise of an Empire” take place at virtually the same time as those in “300,” they’re being regaled to audiences seven years later — and to present them with a ...

300: Rise of an Empire is the follow-up to perhaps the most homoerotic film of all time, 300 - a film whose obsession with the well-lubricated muscularity of the male form was matched only by its ...

"300: Rise of an Empire" isn't a sequel to "300" as much as a parallel-quel, catching up with the Athenian-led Grecian forces at the same time that "300's" King Leonidas and his Spartans are ...

“Rise of an Empire” is both prequel and sequel to “300,” its narrative wrapping around the 2007 film’s story. It revisits the final shot, with Leonidas’ warriors dead, peppered with ...

Sparta's warriors may have waged fierce land battles in the 2006 box-office hit 300, but they hadn't even gotten their feet wet yet.. In the parallel film 300: Rise of an Empire (out Aug. 2 ...

While it is trailing 300 domestically, Rise of an Empire is pacing ahead of the original film overseas, where it opened to a massive $87.8 million internationally from 58 markets for a worldwide ...