Directed by Oscar-nominated Das Boot helmer Wolfgang Petersen and written by industry newcomer David Benioff (who would co-create Game of Thrones a few years later), Troy was a sword-and-sandal epic that grossed $497.4 million worldwide-despite somewhat middling reviews and criticism of its loose devotion to Homer’s original text. Fifteen years ago today, Troy-Warner Bros.’ massive blockbuster rendering of The Iliad-hit theaters.
