Xerxes searching for a new title, possibly a new director
Here's what Mark Canton had to say about this 300 prequel below.
"It's been worth the wait. You know, that group of people [who worked on 300], we're really a family. That's part of what made that movie so gratifying. Rather than doing the bad sequel we took our time. And now I think we have something that is going to be fantastic."
Mark Canton revealed that they didn't know what the title will now be, although he joked that it should be called "Xerxes Plus." The producer also isn't sure if Zack Snyder will return to direct Xerxes. Here are his cryptic comments below.
"Soon we'll know what we're doing. But I don't see us waiting two years to make the movie and Zack is very much at the helm of it at the same time."
We reported in February that Warner Bros. put an offer out for Guy Ritchie to direct Xerxes, although we haven't heard anything about Guy Ritchie's involvement since then. Zack Snyder will be rather busy with Superman, and it seems Warner Bros. wants to start both projects at the same time. Zack Snyder co-wrote the script for Xerxes along with Kurt Johnstad.
300: Rise of an Empire comes to theaters March 7th, 2014 and stars Eva Green, Rodrigo Santoro, Sullivan Stapleton, Mark Killeen, Jack O'Connell, Hans Matheson, Andrew Tiernan, Callan Mulvey. The film is directed by Noam Murro.
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RojoDiablo
I loved Sucker Punch myself and the Owl movie wasn't all that bad either. From the trailers of SP, I'm not sure what the folks who hated it were expecting from it. I thought it delivered exactly as advertised. Xerxes should be solid with or without Zach imo.
2 years agoby @rojodiabloFlag
CUPID
Dont really care.
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Pjwolsker
@Diaima dont worry, i dont think he'll ruin Superman ha. besides Owls was animated. im not to worried about it. Sucker Punch, ill give you that. but Superman is going to be a very different movie from those
2 years agoby @pjwolskerFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
@diaigma much as I hate to say it, but true. However, this is his specialty and it can't go wrong. I mean, he didn't write it. and I would love to see Rodrigo Santoro take Xerxes on once again
2 years agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
God of Europa
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thedude-abides
Scissor me timbers.
2 years agoby @thedude-abidesFlag
Diaigma
After Armored Owls and Sucker Punch, Snyder is lucky to be helming Supes :P
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