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" 300: Battle of Artemisia is to be directed by Noam Murro, it has been announced. Warner Bros has confirmed that the Smart People helmer will shoot a screenplay co-written by Zack Snyder, based on Frank Miller&amp;#039;s upcoming graphic novel Xerxes, Heat Vision reports. Snyder penned the script in collaboration with his 300 co-writer Kurt Johnstad. Early reports suggest that it is written in the same vein as the 2006 original. Miller&amp;#039;s Xerxes was previewed in a recent issue of the Dark Horse Presents anthology. The book follows the titular Persian king as he seeks for &amp;quot;godhood&amp;quot; in a battle with an Athenian called Themistocles. Gerard Butler is allegedly in line to reprise his role as King Leonidas in the movie. It is unknown whether Rodrigo Santoro, who played Xerxes in the original, will feature in the film. A release date for 300: Battle of Artemisia is yet to be announced. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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