300: Rise of an Empire - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[lonnie]

The film is credited as being an adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel 'Xerxes'. However, it is an adaptation in name only. The script was written at the same time as the novel and not after the novel was finished so ultimately the two are different. In fact, as of the film's release date, the novel was not even complete and Miller had reportedly drawn only 2 out of a projected 5 issues and none had been colored. The book was finally released in 2018 as Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander.

[chris]

The entire male cast of the earlier film, 300 (2006), famously sported extremely well-defined "six pack abs" as they went bare-chested for the entire film. The look, which came to be known as the 300 look or the Spartan look, became very famous in the media and popular culture and came to be strongly associated with the film. The look was heavily promoted by the marketing department in posters, stills, behind-the-scenes features and footage and by the male actors in interviews where they spoke about the rigorous training required to achieve that look. For the sequel, Sullivan Stapleton said that he also had to develop "six pack abs" as it was almost a pre-requisite for a "300" film.

[scarlett]

Eva Green revealed in an interview, that she underwent major preparation for the role. "I trained four hours a day with a group of stunt men from L.A. for three months before we began shooting. And then I continued training and sword fighting while we were shooting". She added that the training "was extremely liberating and empowering" and that her character of Artemesia is "the strongest, toughest, bravest character I've ever played".

[gerald]

In 2014, Vulture described Eva Green in this film as "wild-eyed" and "serving us vintage Angelina Jolie on a platter (i.e. an avid actress who can stride on-screen and conquer with a flick of their finger, who can use their carnal craziness to enliven the most unimaginative of B movies, who can size up their male leads with an 'I will f*ck you and eat you, and not necessarily in that order' stare) and the film and Hollywood is all the better for it...The wildly charismatic Green, who proved her sexual bona fides in The Dreamers (2003) and Casino Royale (2006), positively dwarfs the mild Sullivan Stapleton (in their sex scene). By the time she's topless and swinging a sword, the sort of provocative pose that Greeks might sculpt into stone were Artemisia not busy trying to kill them all, Green has given us a sex scene for the ages, the sort of buzzed-about encounter usually reserved for premium cable instead of the multiplex." The article also stated films need more actresses like that.

[dustin]

Goodfellas 1990

The true story of Henry Hill a half-Irish half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.

Goodfellas features rough, suspense, realistic, epic and brutal style.

[TalkWithStranger]

The Godfather 1972

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955 a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life his youngest son Michael steps in to take care of the ...

The Godfather features serious, epic, dramatic, atmospheric and captivating style.

[Carolhof]

The Sopranos 1999

The Sopranos is an American television drama created by David Chase. The series revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home ...

The Sopranos features serious, cynical, clever, psychological and rough style.

[Antonioliz]

A Bronx Tale 1993

Set in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s an adolescent boy is torn between his honest working-class father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss. Complicating matters is the youngsters growing attraction - forbidden in his ...

A Bronx Tale features sentimental, intense, suspense, hood and realistic style.

[scarlett]

Scarface 1983

After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the ...

Scarface features serious, cult classic, exciting, rough and suspense style.

[richard]

American Hustle 2013

A con man Irving Rosenfeld along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser is forced to work for a wild FBI agent Richie DiMaso who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia.

American Hustle features clever, tense, period piece, suspense and intense style.

[duane]

The Untouchables 1987

Young Treasury Agent Elliot Ness arrives in Chicago and is determined to take down Al Capone but its not going to be easy because Capone has the police in his pocket. Ness meets Jimmy Malone a veteran patrolman and probably the most ...

The Untouchables features suspense, suspenseful, stylized, clever and tense style.

[javier]

American Gangster 2007

Following the death of his employer and mentor Bumpy Johnson Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he ...

American Gangster features serious, tense, realistic, suspense and harsh style.

[Carolhof]

The Godfather Part II 1974

In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas Hollywood and Cuba.

The Godfather Part II features epic, captivating, suspense, serious and visual style.

[ronnie]

Black Mass 2015

The true story of Whitey Bulger the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.

Black Mass features suspense, factual, intense, brutal and realistic style.

[dustin]

Donnie Brasco 1997

An FBI undercover agent infilitrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.

Donnie Brasco features neo noir, realistic, clever, suspense and tense style.

[acone]

The Wolf of Wall Street 2013

A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belforts autobiography.

The Wolf of Wall Street features clever, captivating, motivational, cynical and dramatic style.

[RenataHom]

Kill the Irishman 2011

Over the summer of 1976 thirty-six bombs detonate in the heart of Cleveland while a turf war raged between Irish mobster Danny Greene and the Italian mafia. Based on a true story kill the Irishman chronicles Greenes heroic rise from a tough ...

Kill the Irishman features tense, brutal, talky, intense and suspense style.

[iamfaisalkhan_]

The Godfather Part III 1990

In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy aging mafia don Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege under his wing.

The Godfather Part III features epic, saga, visually appealing, bad ending and suspense style.

[Lukarquemaib]

Rounders 1998

A young man is a reformed gambler who must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks.

Rounders features neo noir, clever, suspense, psychological and serious style.

[caroline]

Gotti 1996

John Gotti the head of a small New York mafia crew breaks a few of the old family rules. He rises to become the head of the Gambino family and the most well-known mafia boss in America. Life is good but suspicion creeps in and greed ...

Gotti features serious, realistic and rough