Joel Edgerton made a big impact with his excellent performance in
Warrior and after impressing with his supporting turn in
The Thing prequel might be on his way to securing his first major lead role and in a CBM while he's at it. Vulture report the following..
Insiders tell Vulture that the studio is entering into talks with Aussie Joel Edgerton (Warrior, Animal Kingdom) to star in 300: Battle of Artemisia, the sequel to the studio's super-stylized 2006 hit. (Noam Murro, who last made the very anti-action flick Smart People, is set to direct; original 300 director Zack Snyder is co-writing the script based on Frank Miller's upcoming graphic-novel sequel.)
They say Edgerton would play Themistocles, the General who led the Greeks to victory against the invading Persians in 480 BCE. As they point out, the story is actually yet to be completed by Frank Miller but some plot details are known. The story is said to take place about 10 years before the original
300 and focus on Xerses and his quest for godhood after the death of his father. There have also been hints that there may be small roles for both Gerard Butler and Lena Headey who played King Leonidas and Queen Gorgo in the original.
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