Warner Bros. chooses directors for 300 sequel 300: Battle of Artemisia and live-action Akira films

Warner Bros. has tapped Noam Murro to direct its 300 spin-off, 300: Battle of Artemisia, which was formerly known as Xerses, according to THR. The Israeli director of the 2008 movie Smart People, was up for the project along with Jaum Collet-Serra, who directed the Liam Neeson thriller Unknown. But Collet-Serra isn’t quite out of ….