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In 480 BC, King Leonides led 300 Spartans on a suicide mission against Persian King Xerxes's massive armies. The resulting legendary Battle of Thermopylae has inspired soldiers, writers, poets, filmmakers, and one graphic novelist, Frank Miller, whose ferocious illustrations retell the ancient battle in a heroic, modern style.
To adapt Miller's acclaimed graphic novel for Warner Bros. Pictures' film 300 director Zack Synder chose a technique adopted earlier by co-directors Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller for Sin City. With the exception of one location shot of actors on horseback, Snyder filmed the entire movie in 61 days on bluescreen sets and stages in ...