![]() They survive as best they can, and by the time Xeones is twelve years old, they split up. His city-state of Astakos in Akarnania falls to invaders when he is only nine years old, leaving him homeless along with his cousin Diomache. Xeones is the protagonist and the main narrator of the story. Who is the main character in Gates of Fire? ![]() Nunnari discovered Frank Miller’s graphic novel 300, which impressed him enough to acquire the film rights. Producer Gianni Nunnari was not the only person planning a film about the Battle of Thermopylae director Michael Mann already planned a film of the battle based on the book Gates of Fire. This is the story of Xeones, the only survivor of 300 Spartan warriors ordered to delay for as long as possible the million-strong invading army of King Xerxes of Persia. ![]() After the release and success of 300, a film also based on the Battle of Thermopylae, plans for the Gates of Fire adaptation were completely scrapped.Īn epic heroic novel, set in Ancient Greece, and based on the true story of the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. Cancelled film adaptation David Self was brought on to write the screenplay, and Michael Mann was set to direct. ![]()
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