Prior to 300, Zack Snyder established himself as a director with his 2004 Dawn of the Dead remake. But it was Snyder’s 2006 adaptation of Frank Miller’s 300 comic book that elevated his career and allowed him to go on to direct Watchmen, Sucker Punch, Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League, and a bunch of direct-to-Netflix flicks. Without 300, none of those other movies would have happened.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the sequel to 300, which was called 300: Rise of an Empire. Snyder co-wrote the script, but he stepped aside from the director’s chair and allowed Noam Murro to bring the movie to fruition eight years after the original film. However, Rise of an Empire didn’t get the same kind of acclaim that its predecessor did, and it was more of a modest hit than a blockbuster. But now that 300:
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