
They ram their ships into the Persian ships, charge them, slaughtering several soldiers before retreating from the sinking Persian ships. Themistocles leads his fleet of fifty warships and several thousand men, which include Scyllias, Scyllias's son Calisto, and Themistocles' right-hand man Aeskylos to the Aegean Sea, starting the Battle of Artemisium. Themistocles also learns that Leonidas has marched to fight the Persians with only 300 men. Her lust for vengeance gained the attention of King Darius and he made her a naval commander after she killed many of his enemies. She was rescued and adopted by a Persian emissary. She was taken as a sex slave and subsequently left for dead in the streets. Themistocles later reunites with his old friend Scyllias, who infiltrated the Persian troops and learned Artemisia was born Greek, but defected to Persia as her family was raped and murdered by Greek hoplites. Themistocles then travels to Sparta to ask King Leonidas for help, but is informed by Dilios that Leonidas is consulting the Oracle, and Gorgo is reluctant to side with Athens. He returns to Persia and declares war on Greece to avenge his father.Īs Xerxes's forces advance towards Thermopylae, Themistocles meets with the council and convinces them to provide him with a fleet to engage the Persians at the sea. Xerxes finally reaches a cave and bathes in an otherworldly liquid, emerging as the 8-foot tall "God-King".

Darius's naval commander, Artemisia, claims that Darius' last words were, in fact, a challenge and sends Xerxes on a journey through the desert. Darius's son, Xerxes, witnesses his father's death and is advised to not continue the war since "only the gods can defeat the Greeks". Queen Gorgo of Sparta tells her men about the Battle of Marathon, in which King Darius of Persia was killed by General Themistocles of Athens ten years earlier. It grossed over $337 million worldwide from a $110 million budget. The film was released to mixed reviews, with critics praising the action sequences, music, cinematography, visual effects and Green's performance but criticizing the story and overstylized gore. The film's score was composed by Junkie XL, being the first film in an ongoing partnership with Snyder.

It was released in 3D and IMAX 3D on March 7, 2014. The cast includes Lena Headey, Peter Mensah, David Wenham, Andrew Tiernan, Andrew Pleavin, and Rodrigo Santoro reprising their roles from the first film, alongside Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Hans Matheson, and Callan Mulvey. It is a sequel to the 2007 film 300, taking place before, during, and after the main events of that film, and is loosely based on the Battle of Artemisium and the Battle of Salamis. 300 2) is a 2014 American epic action film directed by Noam Murro and written and produced by Zack Snyder. Stop by the film's official site.300: Rise of an Empire (a.k.a. No US release has been set yet - stay tuned. Picturehouse will release Yates' Pirates in UK + Ireland cinemas starting on November 26th, 2021 this fall. This hasn't premiered at any festivals or elsewhere, as far as we know.

Pirates is both written and directed by English actor / filmmaker Reggie Yates, making his feature directorial debut after a few other short films previously. Determined to end the century on a bang they drive across the city in a desperate search to find tickets for the best millennium party EVER. As the eighteen-year-olds step into adulthood they know their lives and friendships are on the brink of change. Cappo, Two Tonne and Kid drive through London in their tiny Peugeot 205, pumping a live UK garage set from the stereo and arguing about their Avirex jackets and Naf Naf imports.
"The world's shortest road movie." It's New Year's Eve 1999. Here's the official UK trailer (+ poster) for Reggie Yates' Pirates, direct from Picturehouse's YouTube: Ohhh yeah, this looks rad! Always fun to take a journey back in time and hang out with some youngsters just trying to party. Starring Elliot Edusah, Jordan Peters, and Reda Elazouar, with Kassius Nelson, Youssef Kerkour, Rebekah Murrell, and Aaron Shosanya. Determined to see out the century with a bang they drive from place to place in a desperate search for any tickets for the best millennium party ever. They drive through London in their tiny Peugeot 205 pumping out a live garage set from the stereo and arguing about their Avirex jackets and Naf Naf imports. This is being billed as "the world's shortest road movie", following three eighteen-year-old friends on their journey from North to South London on New Year's Eve 1999. "Getting into that party is the only thing that matters." "Boys – we're going on a mission." Picturehouse in the UK has unveiled an official trailer for an indie flick called Pirates, just that, Pirates and that's it.
