The famous battle of Thermopylae between the Persians and the Spartans was retold by Frank Miller in the graphic novel The 300, which many laud as a classic. Now it's been turned into a movie, 300, the trailer for which is now available. Can't say it looks historically authentic but it does have a really unique visual style - apart from The Matrix slo-mo.
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September 22, 2006 | Reply
Frank Miller's stuff does seem to get better treatment from Hollywood than Alan Moore's, doesn't it?
September 22, 2006 | Reply
Tis true, although let us not forget the horror that was Robocop 2.
September 22, 2006 | Reply
Well, that wasn't based on a comic...
(And it was before Sin City made shedloads of cash, which I think is more to the point).
Wonder what Morrison or Ennis's stuff would look like, if it ever got adapted?
September 22, 2006 | Reply
Depends on whether Preacher ever sees the light of day, I guess.
September 22, 2006 | Reply
Is Rachel Talalay still attached to that? Let's hope it never gets made, then.