Casino Royale star Eva Green has been signed on to play the female lead in in the sequel of artistically driven fantasy action film, 300.

The 31-year-old French actress will be paired opposite Australian actor Sullivan Stapleton in the follow-up to director Zack Snyder's cult 2006 film, reported Contactmusic.
Noam Murro will be directing the sequel.

The epic movie was much appreciated by the moviegoers because of its narrative technique and aggressive mood swings. Gerard Butler and Lena Headey lead 300.