Tag: 300
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‘John Wick: Chapter 4’: The Hidden Meaning of the Staircase Sequence
You may not have realized it from the poster alone, but John Wick: Chapter 4 arguably has just as many references to mythology as Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Wonder Woman, and 300, the likes of which peak in both subtlety and significance during the instantly iconic staircase sequence preceding the film’s climax. While not…
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Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon Is ‘Weirdo Sci-Fi’ With A Touch Of Heavy Metal
Any so-called visionary director that’s been in the business as long as Zack Snyder has experienced their share of criticism and cultural backlash over the years. After the surprise hit of “300,” the highly stylized sword-and-sandal epic based on Frank Miller’s graphic novel, Snyder delivered an R-rated, mostly faithful adaptation of Alan Moore’s “Watchmen” that…
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Rebel Moon Trailer Breakdown: A War Amongst The Stars
A not-so-long time ago, in a Burbank studio, Zack Snyder pitched a “Star Wars” movie.The year was 2012. Disney had just bought Lucasfilm, which gave the company the keys to George Lucas’ blockbuster franchise. It was the earliest of days. Lucasfilm leader Kathleen Kennedy was taking meetings with every successful director in Hollywood, which led…
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‘Sucker Punch’: Zack Snyder Wants To Release A Director’s Cut & Reveals Film’s Original Ending
While a lot of the debate and discussion regarding Zack Snyder films revolves around his superhero work, people tend to forget that before he worked on DC films, he was largely known for films like “300” and “Dawn of the Dead.” He also released his first ever all-original film, “Sucker Punch.” But that film received…
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Zack Snyder & James Gunn Made a Pretty Great Zombie Movie Together
If you’re reading this article and visit Collider with any regularity, you almost certainly know who Zack Snyder and James Gunn are. Snyder is the former music-video director who successfully crossed over to features, where he made his name on a string of visually striking and overly serious comic-book adaptations, including 300, Watchmen, Man of…
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How Atomic Blonde’s Amazing Stairwell Fight Came Together
Whether as an actor, stuntman, or director, David Leitch has been the architect behind some of the most captivating recent fight scenes in film. His catalog of work spans some of the biggest action movies of the last twenty years, including the last two films in “The Matrix Trilogy,” “300,” and “Deadpool 2.”Although it was…
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Zack Snyder Sets Next Movie, Sci-Fi Adventure ‘Rebel Moon’, at Netflix (Exclusive)
Zack Snyder has gone from zombie apocalypses and ancient Greece to nightmares and Metropolis. Now the filmmaker is heading into far away galaxies.Snyder has set his next project, an epic sci-fi fantasy titled Rebel Moon that he is co-writing and will direct and produce for Netflix, the home of his most recent hit, Army of…
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‘Flatly False’: Wasserman Estate Disputes Claims of Support for Jonah Hill’s ‘The Last Mogul’ (Exclusive)
A new series about the relationship between Hollywood fixer Sidney Korshak and the late McA media titan Lew Wasserman is stirring up some present-day back lot drama, multiple insiders tell Variety.The issue at hand with the recently announced project “The Last Mogul,” which has attached Jonah Hill to star as Korshak and Oscar winning screenwriter…