The heroic Leonidas, armed with nothing by leather underwear and a cape, leads a ragtag group of 13 - count `em, 13! - Spartans to defend their homeland against the invading Persians (whose ranks include Ghost Rider, Rocky Balboa, the Transformers, and a hunchbacked Paris Hilton…no one is safe when the Spartans take on the biggest icons in pop culture).
After successfully skewering Hollywood’s scariest movie (as two of the writers on “Scary Movie”), romantic comedy franchises (“Date Movie”), and Hollywood blockbusters (“Epic Movie”), they now set their sights on “300,” as well as on other movies that have become part of our pop culture zeitgeist. Regency Enterprises and Twentieth Century Fox invite you to MEET THE SPARTANS, from the new masters of the parody genre - writers-directors Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. The heroic Leonidas, armed with nothing by leather underwear and a cape, leads a ragtag group of 13 – count ’em, 13! - Spartans to defend their homeland against the invading Persians (whose ranks include Ghost Rider, Rocky Balboa, the Transformers, and a hunchbacked Paris Hilton). Leonidas, Captain (Kevin Sorbo) and the rest face down dancing Persians, bad punch-lines and celebrity look-a-likes.Īfter successfully skewering Hollywood’s scariest movie (as two of the writers on “Scary Movie”), romantic comedy franchises (“Date Movie”), and Hollywood blockbusters ( “Epic Movie”), writers / directors Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer now set their sights on “300.” When Xerxes (Ken Davitian), the evil God King of Persia, sends his massive army to Sparta, King Leonidas (Sean Maguire) and thirteen strapping warriors rise up to defend their homeland. *Odds are accurate at the time of writing.Tagline: The bigger the hit, the harder they fall. In the reverse fixture, MK Dons are 11/4 favourites for promotion, making them the bookies second favourite, while Wycombe Wanderers are 4/1 to win promotion back to the Championship.
Wednesday are the favourites heading into the double header, but that may just work in Sunderland's favour for once. READ MORE: Lee Burge on his 'scary' brush with Covid, Sunderland's play-off chances, and new contract hopesĭarren Moore's side won their first meeting at Hillsborough 3-0 before Sunderland thumped thee Owls 5-0 in the return fixture at the Stadium of Light. Both sides have one one game apiece this season when it comes to head-to-head fixtures. Alex Neil knows his side have a poor record in the play-offs but the Sunderland head coach has done a fine job at grinding out results since his arrival.Īccording to oddschecker, Sheffield Wednesday are the favourites to win promotion at 2/1, while the Black Cats are 3/1. Jack Ross guided the Wearsiders to the play-off final where they were beaten by Charlton and Lee Johnson's side were beaten in the semi-final by Lincoln City last season. The Black Cats have twice fallen at the play-off hurdle during their time in the third tier. The bookmakers believes Sunderland are the outsiders when it comes to promotion via the League One play-offs this season.