Eva Green Discusses Her Role In The 300 Spinoff
While promoting Dark Shadows the former Bond girl talks to MTV News about her upcoming role as Artemisia in the follow-up to Zack Snyder's hit film, 300.
Actress Eva Green lit up the screen as Vesper in Casino Royale, which was Daniel Craig's debut as 007, and soon you will be able to view her as Angelique, the vengeful witch in Tim Burton and Johnny Depp's Dark Shadows. After that she will sink her teeth into a role that is actually based on one of the more fascinating and influential women in history.
"Oh yeah, I’m playing Artemisia. She really existed actually. She was commander on a boat, of a whole Armada."
"She’s a very ballsy character, she’s almost like a man, so that’s fun. It’s my first action film, it’s going to be a challenge, [there will be] lots of training."
Artemisia counseled the Persian king Xerxes to coordinate a joint land-sea offensive. She wanted the Persian army to march to the Isthmus of Corinth and attack the Greek coalition that was fortifying there, while moving the fleet to attack the Greek triremes. In this, Artemisia hoped that the Greek ships would scatter to their city-states, leaving them vulnerable to an intact Persian fleet. Xerxes refused this plan, instead moving to attack the assembled Greek fleet at Salamis. Artemisia participated in the Battle of Salamis in September, 480 BC as a Persian ally commanding five ships.
Artemisia convinced Xerxes to retreat back to Asia Minor after the defeat at Salamis, contrary to the advice of Mardonius, who wanted Xerxes to stay. Xerxes then sent her to Ephesus to take care of his sons. In return, Artemisia's lands did well by their alliance with the Persians. - Wikipedia
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