Billy Zane

Hollywood actor Gerard Butler, who played the role of King Leonidas of Sparta in the movie "300," will be in the Peloponnesian for events marking the 2,500-year anniversary of the Battle of Thermopylae, the city's honorary ambassador Roi Danali-Apostolopoulou confirmed.

The fourth Art Thessaloniki International Contemporary Art Fair that kicks off on Thursday at the northern port city's International Exhibition & Congress Center and runs to Sunday, is honoring the Greek-American Hollywood actor Billy Zane.

Coming in the wake of the local release last month of Sally Potter's latest film, "The Party," the Greek Film Archive has put together a tribute to the English filmmaker comprising her entire oeuvre, from shorts to features, through Wednesday, January 10.

“Hollywood is filled with numerous people from all walks of life and all different backgrounds. Greeks are known as very proud people, so if one of them makes it big in the world they feel like they have all made it big” says an article published on TheRichest.com about the Greeks of the Hollywood.

The movie is about a love affair during the Greek Revolution of 1821 and it has abudget of $25 million.