- 300: BATTLE OF ARTEMISIA or ARTEMISIUM??
The filmmakers are reportedly looking at casting an unknown
actress for the female lead of "Artemisia" in 300: Battle of
Artemisia, with screen-testing to happen soon.
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| Artemisia first women general in Persia |
Moviehole says the Noam Murro-directed film is now titled 300
: The Battle of Artemisium and that its events will take place concurrent with
those depicted in the original Zack Snyder-directed film. It will also be told
from the point-of-view of Xerxes, the villain of that film.
Citing casting agents, Moviehole claims Artemisia persuades
Xerxes to go to war with the Greeks using her "vindictive charm" and
exploiting the death of his father, King Darius, at the hands of the Greeks:
"Artemisia, on her hunt for a group of men to join
Xerxes in the battle against the Greeks, doesn't stop at brainwashing Xerxes.
She also manages to convince Themistocles (the character Animal Kingdom star
Joel Edgerton is in talks to play) to side with her somewhat. Though the
Persians took his family, and he's spent ten years training the Greeks for
battle, Artemisia has such an allure about her that the muscly Greek is taken.
Ultimately, she convinces him that his life will be better off if he swaps
sides. But this guy's also as good a liar as he is a fighter."
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