300 Rise Of An Empire Poster Released

While the new Man Of Steel trailer generated a bunch of excitement yesterday, Man Of Steel is not the only upcoming comic book movie involving Zack Snyder. While Zack Snyder is the director for Man Of Steel, he is a writer and producer on 300: Rise Of An Empire. As the world was focused on Superman, Zack Snyder also took the opportunity to tweet out the first poster for 300: Rise Of An Empire. Based on Frank Miller's latest graphic novel Xerxes, and told in the breathtaking visual style of the blockbuster 300, this new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield—on the sea—as Greek general Themistokles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. 300: Rise of an Empire pits Themistokles against the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes, and Artemesia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy. 300: Rise of an Empire is scheduled to be released in movie theaters in the United States on August 2, 2013.