(VIDEO) 300: Rise Of An Empire – Behind The Scenes

300: Rise of an Empire will hit next month, a sequel, prequel, interquel… whatever you wanna call it, it’s sure to be Manly. The film centers on Themistocles and Artemisia I of Caria, as well as Xerxes I of Persia. The Battle of Artemisium was a naval engagement, concurrent with the battle of Thermopylae, and was fought between an alliance of Greek city-states and the Persian Empire in September 480 BC.  What, none of that makes sense?  Then you’re not up on your Manly European fucking history! 

Here’s the official synopsis and a new behind the scenes video.

“Based on Frank Miller’s latest graphic novel Xerxes and told in the breathtaking visual style of the blockbuster “300,” this new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield—on the sea—as Greek general Themistokles (Sullivan Stapleton) attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. “300: Rise of an Empire” pits Themistokles against the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), and Artemisia (Eva Green), vengeful commander of the Persian navy.”