Video Game Version of 300 to Hit the PSP
And man I hope it doesnt suck. Given how much the SG crowd is looking forward to the movie, I hope for all our sakes this is a good adaptation. The PSP, while lacking a large library of good games, has some fantastic potential and I hope 300: March to Glory brings it out.
If youre not familiar with the Battle of Thermopylae, which is what the movie and video game are based on, then you need to bone up on your history. Its probably the greatest last stand in the history of the world. A mere 300 Spartans held off against an army over one million Persian warriors and totally kicked their asses for a long, long time. If you ever get the chance, read Herodotus account of the battle. Amazing stuff.
SG Exclusive: Video Journal from the Film 300 Hosted by Gerard Butler
I've been looking forward to the film adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel 300 for a long time. I've probably watched the trailer for 300 about 300 times, so when Warner Brothers asked if we'd be interested in hosting an exclusive, behind-the-scenes video journal from the movie, I didn't have to give it much thought.
The film combines live action with virtual backgroundssimilar to Miller's Sin City, although the screens were green for Sin City and blue for 300. The epic graphic novel (and its movie-magic adaptation) tells the story of the Battle of Thermopylae, in which King Leonidas (played by a very ripped Gerard Butler) leads 300 Spartans in a fight to the death against Xerxes and his massive Persian army.
Gerard Butler hosts this behind-the-scenes video. He calls the movie a "hyper-real, beautiful, emotional world," and says that "the intensity is almost unbearable."
"It's not a documentary," says Gerard, waxing poetic. "It's a kick ass story filled with passion, politics, brutality."
A page of other 300 video journals can be found here.
