300, to be continued! Zack Snyder’s Spartans will be back again, but in a different form

300 fans, rejoice: As Variety reports, a TV series adapted entirely from the iconic green-screen epic and Zack Snyder’s second feature film is in development at Warner Bros. television.

you know this 300 Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley, which itself is based on the authentic Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC, in addition to the 1962 film The Battle of Thermopylae.

Exact plot details are still being worked out, but sources say it will be a prequel to the 2006 film, with no screenwriter, streaming platform or TV channel currently attached.

Therefore, the negotiations on the agreements are still ongoing, but Zack Snyderwho was the director and co-writer 300, negotiations for directing and producing the series are ongoing. Deborah Snyder, who produced the film with him, will also return as an executive producer, as will Wesley Kohler. Gianni Nunari, Mark Canton and Bernie Goldman, who produced the film, are also in talks to rejoin the project.

In the film, Leonidas, King of Sparta, played by Gerard Butler, leads a small band of elite soldiers against the much larger army of Xerxes I of Persia, played by Rodrigo Santoro. The cast also included Lena Head, David Wenham, Dominic West, Vincent Regan, Tom Wisdom and Michael Fassbender.

The film turned out to be a huge success upon its release, earning over $450 million at the worldwide box office against a budget of $65 million. It has also inspired numerous parodies, including the 2008 film Spartatouille as well as an episode of South Park.

A sequel, 300: Rise of an Empire, was released in 2014. It was based on Miller’s graphic novel, XerxesSnyder once again signed on to write but not to direct. Several members of the original cast returned, incl Lena Head and Rodrigo SantoroThe main role of Themistocles is played by Sullivan Stapleton. The sequel was less well-received than the original, but still grossed $337 million worldwide against a $110 million budget.

Serial adaptations of films are in vogue!

If the 300 series were to actually be produced, it would be the latest in a long line of cult films being adapted for television, while the pressure to adapt intellectual properties in the streaming world remains strong. For example, Amazon recently ordered a Legally Blonde prequel series about Elle Woods’ high school years, and has also produced Mr. and Mrs. Smith with Donald Glover and Maya Erskine earlier this year. For its part, Apple is producing the Bandits, Bandits series, and other recent examples include shows like Fatal Liaison, Sexy Beast, and Faux-Semblants, all based on feature films of the same name.

Pending more information on this project, 300 can still be seen on VOD.

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