This should be a nice update for the fans of either Frank Miller's last outing in Sin City or those who love to love Gerard Butler Warner Bros. has recently announced that Zach Snyder's adaptation of 300 will receive a solid budget of $60 million.

Just in case you haven't been keeping up with the film, 300 is based on the graphic novel from Frank Miller that tells the real story of the battle of Thermopylae, where 300 Spartan warriors, led by King Leonidas, fought to the death againt the monstrous Persian army. According to ancient lore, the bravery of these few led Greece into uniting which saw the rise of democracy.

According to Variety [reposted by SHH], 300 has not only received the extremely bright greenlight but also a nice budget of $60M to get everything in order. Considering that the film will be shot in a similar fashion to Sin City with most of the scenes taking place in front of a green screen, expect this money to be put to great use.

Studio says it's going to remain true to Miller's dark and violent renderings in bringing the book to life, just as Dimension did with "Sin City"; that virtually guarantees an R rating.

"Zach Snyder takes the sandals out of the movie completely, so to speak. It's not going to feel like anything before," says Atmosphere Pictures' Mark Canton, who is producing the movie with Hollywood Gang Prods.' Gianni Nunnari, along with Bernie Goldmann and Jeffrey Silver.