‘300’ Prequel Gets A New Title!

You remember 300 right? The 2006 ultra bloody, ultra stylized adaptation of the classic Frank Miller adaptation of the battle of Thermopylae? The film that really put Zack Snyder (now doing Man of Steel) on the map?

You probably also know that a prequel has been in the works for some time. It began production in 2008, shortly after the wild success of 300. Since then, we’ve had a change of director (Snyder left to do Man of Steel, replaced by Smart People’s Noam Murro), some plot changes, and now we get a title change too!

300: Battle of Artemisia has become 300: Rise of an Empire. This title change seems like a great fit; the new title gives you a much better idea that the film is a prequel. We’ll be seeing just how Xerces gets his God-King status here, and as the title now describes, just how his empire came to be.

What do you think of the title? Are you a 300 fan?