Persian King Xerxes led a Army of well over 100,000 (Persian king Xerxes before war has about 170,000 army) men to Greece and was confronted by 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians, and 400 Thebans.

Butler himself apparently walked away from 300 unscathed ... learning to surf for the 2012 movie Chasing Mavericks. “I thought I was done,” the 55-year-old actor said.

Play video This was a joint interview with Butler and actor O’Shea Jackson ... King of Sparta in 300, which was directed and co-written by Zack Snyder. The movie is a shot-for-shot remake ...

300 is a 2007 fantasy war movie directed by Zack Snyder, which is based on a graphic novel of the same name by Frank Miller. The graphic novel and the movie tell the true story of King Leonidas I ...