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New Trailer Released for Santoro’s “300: Rise Of An Empire”

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Rodrigo Santoro is in an Empire state of mind…

Warner Bros. has just released a brand new trailer for 300: Rise Of An Empire, which sees the 38-year-old Brazilian actor reprise his iconic role as Xerxes.

Rodrigo Santoro as Xerxes

The Legendary Pictures follow-up to the 2006 film 300 focuses action on the sea as Greek general Themistokles (portrayed by Sullivan Stapleton) tries to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war.

Themistokles is forced to face off against the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes, and Artemisia (Eva Green).

Lena Headey, Hans Matheson, David Wenham, Jack O’Connell, Andrew Tiernan, Igal Naor and Andrew Pleavin also star.

300: Rise Of An Empire opens in U.S. theaters on March 7.

Santoro to Star Opposite Will Smith in the Heist Film “Focus”

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Rodrigo Santoro is about to share the screen opposite Will Smith…

The 37-year-old Brazilian actor, who will next appear as Xerxes in 300: Rise of an Empire, will star opposite Will Smith in Focus.

Rodrigo Santoro

The Warner Bros. heist movie, which is being directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, follows a con man (Smith) who becomes romantically involved with a novice, being played by Margot Robbie. He’s then thrown off his game when the former flame shows up just as he’s staging an elaborate con in Buenos Aires.

Santoro will play the magnetic and powerful owner of an international auto racing team who is vying for Robbie’s affections. He also hires Smith to gain a competitive edge for his racing team.

The picture will begin shooting in October in New Orleans and Buenos Aires.

Santoro just wrapped the Western Jane Got a Gun with Natalie Portman and is currently in Brazil starring in Carlos Saldanha’s segment of Rio I Love You.  He’s also lending his voice for Saldanha’s animated film Rio 2, which opens May 14, 2014.

He was last seen in the indie feature Heleno, a black-and-white Portuguese-language film Santoro starred in and produced based on the life of one of Brazil’s greatest soccer players, Heleno de Freitas.

Warner Bros. is set to release Rise of an Empire, in which  reprises his role of the mad Persian monarch Xerxes, on March 7, 2014.

Warner Bros. Releases First Trailer for Santoro’s “300: Rise Of An Empire”

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Rodrigo Santoro’s highly anticipated sequel to 300 may not be coming out until next spring, but you can get your fix now.

Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for 300: Rise Of An Empire, the long-awaited sequel to the stylish 2006 hit, starring the 37-year-old Brazilian actor.

Rodrigo Santoro

In the sequel, Persian queen Artemisia (portrayed by Eva Green) uses her “entire navy” to attack the Greeks, who are led by politician and general Themistocles (Sullivan Stapleton).

The film has everything you’d expect from an action-packed period film, including swords, axes, arrows, knives, flames, ships, horses, death, destruction.

Lena Headey and Santoro reprise their respective roles as Queen Gorgo and Xerxes alongside newcomers Stapleton, Green and Hans Matheson.

Director Noam Murro’s sequel, written by Zack Snyder and Kurt Johnstad and based on Frank Miller’s graphic novel Xerxes, opens March 7, 2014.