Through this narrative technique, various fantastical creatures are introduced, placing 300 within the genre of historical fantasy.ģ00 premiered at the Austin Butt-Numb-A-Thon on December 9, 2006, and was released at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 14, 2007, before being released in both conventional and IMAX 8 in the United States on March 9, 2007, and on DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and HD DVD on July 31, 2007. The story is framed by a voice-over narrative by the Spartan soldier Dilios ( David Wenham). As the battle rages, Queen Gorgo ( Lena Headey) attempts to rally support in Sparta for her husband. The plot revolves around King Leonidas ( Gerard Butler), who leads 300 Spartans into battle against the Persian "God-King" Xerxes ( Rodrigo Santoro) and his invading army of more than 300,000 soldiers. It was filmed mostly with a superimposition chroma key technique to replicate the imagery of the original comic book. The film was co-written and directed by Zack Snyder, while Miller served as executive producer and consultant.
Both are fictionalized retellings of the Battle of Thermopylae in the Greco-Persian Wars. 300 is a 2006 American epic historical action film based on the 1998 comic series of the same name by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley.