2/28/2024 0 Comments Before and after gerard butler 300All that's left of humanity are scattered settlements in the burnt-out ruins of our former civilization. "Reign of Fire" is set in the post-apocalyptic future of 2020 (at least they got the date right), after dragons were unleashed upon the unsuspecting world. ![]() Its innumerable historical inaccuracies also bring down the quality of the miniseries as well.Īgain, though, the film can't be blamed for a lack of trying. Even big-budget films of the era struggled with CGI and wide-scale battles, so 2001's "Attila" never even stood a chance. However, the other big problem with the "Atilla" miniseries is that besides what's already been mentioned vis-a-vis the casting of the main character, the miniseries aired on the USA Network with a cable TV budget. ![]() ![]() That's because Butler has an undeniably commanding presence, which would later serve him well in Zack Snyder's "300" adaptation as King Leonidas, and we see the beginnings of that here.īutler is supported by an eclectic cast of respected character actors, including Powers Boothe, Liam Cunningham, and even Tim Curry, who all certainly elevate the hacky material (or, at the very least, exacerbate the camp level to keep the series from getting too dull or boring). Regardless, unlike Wayne's Kahn, Butler is actually able to infuse Attila the Hun with some true pathos and gravitas - almost overcoming the problematic white-washing of history.
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