Gerard Butler was on base to promote ... but there was no side-stepping the lore of Leonidas, the Spartan king Butler brought to life in 300, released in the U.S. in 2007 and set (loosely ...

Gerard Butler’s tense standoff with a messenger is one of the most memorable moments in 300. In the scene, his character, King Leonidas, shouts “This is Sparta!” before kicking him into a ...

Gerard Butler’s breakout role That year, Gerard Butler was cast as King Leonidas, a king of Sparta famous in Greece for apparently fighting off a massive Persian army with just 300 Spartans.

Gerard Butler starred as the movie's protagonist, King Leonidas. Without the council's consent, and against the instructions of Sparta's mystical priests, King Leonidas leads 300 soldiers into ...

Gerard Butler says there were an “insane” number of injuries when filming his fan-favorite action hit 300. The Zack Snyder ... playing the fearsome Spartan King Leonidas — was apparently ...

300, directed by Zack Snyder, tells the story of the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. It follows King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and his 300 Spartan warriors as they make a valiant stand against the ...

Gerard Butler has recalled the brutalities ... In Zack Snyder’s 300, Butler stars as Leonidas, the King of Sparta, alongside co-stars Lena Headey, David Wenham, Dominic West, and Rodrigo Santoro.

Gerard Butler was on base to promote ... but there was no side-stepping the lore of Leonidas, the Spartan king Butler brought to life in 300, released in the U.S. in 2007 and set (loosely ...

playing the fearsome Spartan King Leonidas — was apparently quite war zone on set. Butler himself apparently walked away from 300 unscathed, though he detailed injuries he sustained on other ...