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Exclusive: Zack Snyder Talks 300 Sequel

Source:Silas Lesnick
June 25, 2009


Warner Bros. held a press meeting this afternoon to showcase the new immersive technology of their upcoming Watchmen and 300 Blu-rays. Zack Snyder, in addition to talking about the releases, chatted with ComingSoon.net/Superhero Hype! about his potential sequel to 300.

"I know for a fact that Frank [Miller] is writing right now," says Snyder, who explains that the plan is for Miller to create the story as a comic book first, "[He's] drawing away and seems to be knee-deep in it. I think he's going to head back to Greece again and do another reconnaissance."

With the first 300 having been created on a decidedly smaller budget than Watchmen, Snyder says that he probably wants the look and feel of a sequel to maintain that of 300, even though Miller's notes promise a grander scale.

"I think we would use the same technology... I don't want it to look too Star Wars-ian... Just from what [Miller] told me, it would be bigger as far as landscape and terrain. We're going to see Athens and the Aegean and other places. There would be an opportunity for bigger visions, though I'd hope for the same aesthetic. The tech we used for '300' was not a revolution. It's basically what the weatherman has. Look, instead of Accuweather it's Sparta... It's going to be the same way, but on crazier steroids."

Check back soon for the full interview!

COMMENTS (46)

Posted by:
cimino15
June 24, 2009
Very cool...I'm glad Zack isn't going the route of making the sequel an out of hand expansion of the first, and is adopting the age-old proverb of "if it aint broken, don't fix it"
Posted by:
hmm
June 24, 2009
At least it's gonna be based on a Millar work...but a sequel is unnecessary.
Posted by:
Paul Rox
June 24, 2009
Hopefully it'll start off at the moment where 300 ended. What an epic battle scene that'll be!
Posted by:
Stu Padasso
June 24, 2009
Sounds good to me...now get to work!
Posted by:
Gamesith
June 24, 2009
This.....Is.......AWSOME! ! !
Posted by:
HammerHead
June 24, 2009
Huh? Really...wow...don't know what to think of this.
Posted by:
Conando
June 24, 2009
I think I just Jizzed in my Pants From hearing this News
Posted by:
PUNISHER 101
June 24, 2009
FRANK MILLERS WORK IS EXCEPTIONAL. HIS WORK THROUGHOUT THE YEARS ON VARIOUS COMIC BOOKS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS HAS BEEN A BLESSING TO THE COMIC COMMUNITY. EVERYTHING HE TOUCHES HAS BECOME A GLORIFIED WORK OF ART. IF HE CREATES THIS SEQUEL IN GRAPHIC NOVEL FORM THIS SEQUEL IS CREATED DIRECTLY FROM THE BOOK, IT WILL FOLLOW ONTO SCREEN PERFECT. AND ALL OF YOU HATERS WHO BELIEVE A SEQUEL SHOULDNT BE CREATED ARE FAR FROM NORMAL. YES THE ORIGINAL WAS AN OUTSTANDING EPIC AND POSSIBLE IS ONE OF HISGREATEST WIRKS NEXT TO HIS RUN ON THE DAREDEVIL COMIC SERIES AND THE DARK KNIGHT GRAPHIC NOVELS. THIS SEQUEL WITH BE ANOTHER OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMIC GENRE AND EPIC MOVIES BASED ON THE GREEK MYTHOLOGY LORE. 300 HAS BEEN AN INSPIRATION TO MYSELF AS AN ATHLETE AND TO MY SOUL AS A HUMAN BEING AND I AM WILLING TO HAVE ANOTHER SHOT AT IT.
Posted by:
Jugger Grimrod
June 24, 2009
Note to Frank, perhaps you can "start" writing All Star Batman & Robin again. For a supposedly bi-monthly, wait..quarterly...no wait, monthly, oh I forgot it's bi-monthly series, after how many years now we have one seen ten issues? Oh I know, it's Jim Lee's fault. And Lee will say it's Frank's fault, and the fans are left sitting here with no new issues. Just kidding Frank, we all love you! And you too Jim, keep up the good work, both of you.
Posted by:
Douchebag
June 24, 2009
wtf is the point? that story was told.

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