Jamie Blackley, the 20-year-old heartthrob who got his start in London's production of "Spring Awakening," just nabbed another major break — the lead role in Noam Murro's '300' sequel, aptly titled "300: Battle of Artemisia."
Like its predecessor, the sequel anchors its plot in a war setting. Penned by "Act of Valor" scribe Kurt Johnstad, the story follows Calisto (Blackley), a teen whose desire to become the heroic man/ soldier his father was leads the 16-year-old (so they're shaving off a few years—we won't judge) to become the leader of a small band of soldiers.
No word yet on what this "band" of soldiers' agenda exactly is, but something tells us it might not be totally honorable.
According to Deadline, Blackley joins Sullivan Stapleton, the blue-eyed thesp of "Animal Kingdom" fame who snapped up another lead role in this next "300" installment just last week. Though not many other details are yet known, with these two class acts on board, we don't need much other convincing.
Blackley will next star opposite Kate Bosworth in the domestic drama "While We Were Here," but dont' worry, this war flick is currently slated for a 2013 release-- which means it shan't be too long before he picks up a weapon and start becoming a war hero (or something).
