Making 300 « Making the Movie

8Mar/070

Making 300

still from Frank Miller's graphic novel 300 and still from the movie 300 side by side comparison
I cannot hardly wait for 300. I'm torn whether to read this article before or after I see it:

In 480 B.C., a small army of 300 Spartan warriors led by King Leonidas held off 100,000 Persian invaders under the command of King Xerxes at a narrow canyon called Thermopylae. Twenty-four centuries later, the story author and illustrator Frank Miller captured so vividly in his 1999 graphic novel has been realized on screen as "300" by director Zack Snyder—a Herculean task that would have been impossible without a modern-day army of artists, technicians, stunt people and trainers.

In this article, we’ll look at how the movie came from a graphic novel to the big screen, the casting of the major characters, the logistics of filming, separating the myth from history and bulking up for the dynamic fight scenes.

Note: This article includes details about the legendary tale told by Frank Miller in his graphic novel and in the film "300." These events are central to the film's plot and its ending.

--Howstuffworks "Inside 300"

I'm beginning to think 'making of' articles are a bit like movie reviews. They give away some of what you're going to see. For 300, enough has been given away in the trailer and t.v. spots that I want to save the rest for when I actually see it.