Starz will air the prequel series, titled spartacus. Jai courtney varro 35 episodes 20102016 lesleyann brandt naevia 35 episodes 20102016 peter mensah oenomaus 17 episodes 20102012 lucy lawless lucretia 14 episodes 201020 john hannah. It also gives you a small break so that you can adapt easier to liam as spartacus. The actor change of spartacus due to the actors death really hurt the show imo. Shortly after completing the first season of spartacus. Cynthia addairobinson, who is now cast in the role. She had long, dark brown hair that she typically wore behind her, in a. This video was made only for entertainment purpose, i. I missed the arena, and batiatus, but the next seasons are for sure worth watching imo. I was truly saddned to find out last week that andy whitfield passed away on sept 11th, 2011. Jan 17, 2011 liam mcintyre, an australian actor who starred in hbos the pacific, has been tapped to replace andy whitfield in spartacus. With andy whitfield, lucy lawless, manu bennett, daniel feuerriegel.
Blood and sand, has been advised by his doctors to immediately resume aggressive treatment for a recurrence of cancer, as a result of which he will not. The producers put production of the second season on hold, while andy whitfield underwent medical. The rumor is they are trying to write in some kind of change to allanons appearance after he stepped through the portal at the end of the season so they can cast another actor in the role for season 2. Jun 10, 2016 with a second season already ordered, spartacus made its debut on starz in january of 2010 to an audience that would continue to grow over time. He even attended the spartacus panel at comiccon where he said he felt better than ever. The creators and the production house is still working on a decent script as of now. Jan 28, 2012 after a twoyear wait, starz premiered the second season of its original gladiator series, spartacus. The producers put production of the second season on hold, while andy whitfield underwent medical tr. Spartacus actor andy whitfield has died, cnn has confirmed. Blood and sand fair amongst the cast change, a lengthy delay and increased competition. Sep 12, 2011 whitfields spartacus costar lucy lawless also paid tribute to the actor in a statement to ew. Click here and start watching the full episode in seconds.
A trailer from the great series, spartacus 2nd season spartacus. Heres a look at who is starring in the second series of the medieval drama. Liam mcintyre replaces andy whitfield in spartacus tv guide. No new content and storyline is there so they think that it might get a stretched way so thats why to continue with a proper storyline after season 4, the writer. Lesleyann brandt to leave starzs spartacus, role of. Whitfield died on sunday in sydney, australia, 18 months after being diagnosed with non. Spartacus star liam mcintyre describes what he took from. Without andy whitfield, the show was never the same. War of the damned, talks about playing one of tvs first gay action heroes, surviving the shows brutal boot camp, and preparing for those. The cast of spartacus what looks like now spartacus. Andy whitfield 17 october 1971 11 september 2011 was a welsh actor.
Andy whitfield, star of the starz entertainment swordandsandal series spartacus, died in australia on sunday at the age of 39. Spartacus star andy whitfield dead at 39 the marquee blog. While bringing his own take on the gladiator, the actor tells thr. Liam mcintyre talks about taking over in season 2 of blood and sand the new york times. Which didnt need to be there because i think crixus would have been better if they just killed off naevia and crixus was just going for blood for revenge. The series was inspired by the historical legend of spartacus, a thracian. Sep 12, 2011 spartacus actor andy whitfield has died, cnn has confirmed. When the actors cancer recurred and he later died on september 11, 2011, starz had actor liam mcintyre take on the role of spartacus in the second season titled spartacus. Britishborn actor andy whitfield, star of the tv series spartacus. He moved to australia in 1999 to work as a construction.
Starz is known as being less restrictive in its actors contracts, which allowed jane. Liam mcintyre, an australian actor who starred in hbos the pacific, has. I understand why she is a character but it seemed like so much forced emotion and motivation for crixus. Naevia is a former slave in the house of batiatus, owned by lucretia, who later becomes crixus love interest. The guy has a history of assault and alcohol abuse to boot. But recently the actor had been in remission and training hard for season 2. Blood and sand, was in his prime when he was diagnosed with. Yes, its a different change of pace and quite different from what the typical spartacus was, but its still great.
Blood and sand exposes spartacus and his fellow gladiators to new environments and characters. Blood and sand, the titular star, andy whitfield was diagnosed with nonhodgkin lymphoma. Rip andy whitfield spartacus season 2 dynamic flux. And it introduced liam mcintyre, who picked up the title role after star.
From the heros enemies to his confidantes, find out what drives the characters on the starz original series. Vengeance is the second season of the american television series spartacus, a starz television series, which follows spartacus. Lesleyann brandt, who played lucretias body slave naevia, left the show during its. He studied construction at sheffield hallam university in england. Deknight admitted that the shows writers had considered explaining the change in actor by giving spartacus a facial. Naevia is of average height, slim build and dark complexion. When it was revealed that andy whitfield had to drop out of the spartacus series due to. He was first diagnosed of nonhodgkin lymphoma, a type of blood cancer, on march 2010 while he preparing for the second season of spartacus. Spartacus actor andy whitfields cancer battle documented in be. Liam mcintyre, an australian actor who starred in hbos the pacific, has been tapped to replace andy whitfield in spartacus. Ioane king is an actor, known for spartacus 2010 and spartacus.
Actor andy whifield, who portrayed the titular character in the starz tv series, spartacus, blood and sand died in sydney australia on sunday after an. Apr 28, 2011 slave leader spartacus isnt the only part on starz cult hit thats being recast for season two. Vengeance is the second season of the american television series spartacus, a. However, it was delayed due to lead actor andy whitfield being diagnosed with. Spartacus star liam mcintyre describes what he took from andy. Blood and sand will also introduce liam mcintyre as the new spartacus. Knightfall season 2 has just been announced with some new high profile additions to the cast. Andy whitfield left an indelible mark on all of us in the spartacus family, she said. Spartacus season 2 episode 6 watch online the full episode. According to the new york times, the 39yearold passed away on. Blood and sand, has died of nonhodgkin lymphoma, it was confirmed today.
But i cant get used to the change of spartacus actor. As a result of the incident, the fia regrets to inform that. Feb 05, 2020 kirk douglas, an icon of hollywoods golden age and star of such films as spartacus, the bad and the beautiful and champion has died. Vengeance is a production of epic and monumental proportions. Spartacus, determined to bring down roma, now leads a rebellion swelled by thousands of freed slaves. The lavish sets and visual effects are beyond description. Sep 12, 2011 welshborn actor who starred in us cable tv series spartacus. It premiered on january 27, and concluded on march 30, 2012. There was never a point after season two where i thought naevia was a good character. After a twoyear wait, starz premiered the second season of its original gladiator series, spartacus. Spartacus star andy whitfield dead at 39 the marquee. When the actor s cancer recurred and he later died on september 11, 2011, starz had actor liam mcintyre take on the role of spartacus in the second season titled spartacus. Roman leader gaius claudius glaber has died, and former rivals become rebel generals, joining the war against. Lesleyann brandt to leave starzs spartacus, role of naevia will.
Eldest son tiberius hopes his help will be rewarded with second rank, but fears being side. The series was inspired by the historical legend of spartacus, a thracian gladiator, who from 7371 b. The muscled actor succumbed to nonhodgkins lymphoma, a type of. He was best known for his leading role in the starz television series spartacus. The series was inspired by the historical figure of spartacus played by liam mcintyre from second season and andy whitfield in first season, a thracian gladiator who, from 73 to 71 bc, led a major slave uprising against the. Mcintyre discusses the difficult burden of replacing andy whitfield, the actor who created the title character on the hit starz series about a. From his time as an ally of the romans, to his betrayal and becoming a gladiator, to the rebellion he leads and its ultimate outcome. In this video you will see spartacus cast how look like then and. She is banished from the ludus after their love affair is discovered.
Mcintyre, a littleknown australian actor who will soon be carrying the second season of spartacus, was necessitated after it was announced in the fall that mr. War of the damned is the third and final season of the american television series spartacus, a starz television series, which follows spartacus. As filming for the previously ordered season 2 drew near, lead actor andy whitfield spartacus was diagnosed with nonhodgkins lymphoma in march of 2010. Spartacus season 1 episode 2 watch online the full episode. Her character naevia had significant screen time in the first season adding intrigue to the sordid affair of crixus and lucretia.
Oct 18, 2019 this is actually the third season of the series but is listed as the second because andy whitfield spartacus passed away from cancer after the first season and the second part of the series dealt with a different character, gannicus, played by dustin clare titled spartacus gods of the arena. Actor liam mcintyre took over whitfields role in the tv series when he became ill. Spartacus is a set of starz television series that focuses on the historical figure of. I watched season one only on august 26th, 2012 and was floored by the production, the acting, the set, everything. This, spartacus first season was epic, for me way better then vikings. Turns out that as the 2nd season of spartacus was coming up, the original actress who played naevia, lesleyann brandt, could not seem to come to terms for a new financial agreement with starz. According to producer rob tapert, this means fans will see a potentially different take on the character for the actor chosen to take over the role. Aug 16, 2018 knightfall season 2 has just been announced with some new high profile additions to the cast. While his acting seems to be more poetic than the grittiness and savagery that andy whitfield brought to the role, the series is still admirable in the way it tied together both the first season and the prequel. Mar 02, 2011 a recent article via deadline is now indicating that lesleyann brandt who plays the love of crixus, will also not be rejoining the season 2 cast as she is leaving to join the cast of csi.
Blood and sand, died sunday of nonhodgkin lymphoma in sydney, his manager sam maydew told the associated press. Gods of the arena 2011 spoke a universal language that slowly but surely captured a massive audience. Marcus crassus completes preparing his legionary army. The series culminates in a direct allout battle between spartacus and crassus. It is televised by television network starz, premiering on january 22, 2010, and concluding on april 12, 20. Spartacus decides his army now needs a city to pass the winter, and lets escaped local slave diotimos inspire his war council to choose and plan how to take over wellguarded sinue modern sinuessa. Although it is billed as the second season of spartacus, fans will know it is technically the third season. Spartacus tv series 201020 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
As her manager put it, his client would be willing to come back. The actor was preparing for the second season of starzs series when he was diagnosed and had to drop out. Sep 12, 2011 actor andy whifield, who portrayed the titular character in the starz tv series,spartacus, blood and sand died in sydney australia on sunday after an 18month battle with nonhodgkin lymphoma. Andy whitfield, the british star of us tv drama spartacus. Spartacus is an american historical drama television franchise created by steven s.
Its story follows spartacus played by liam mcintyre, who replaces andy whitfield on the role, after he and his fellow gladiators. Season 2 introduces some great characters and gives a great perspective on how the characters evolved to their places. Sep 12, 2011 andy whitfield, the british star of us tv drama spartacus. Apr 19, 2017 naevia was originally played by the actress lesleyann brandt for 11 episodes of season 1 of spartacus in 20102011. She is eventually found by the rebels, and joins their cause alongside her lover. Andy whitfield, the breakout actor in the hit tv series, spartacus. Andy whitfield, the former star of starzs drama series spartacus. Sep 12, 2011 rip andy whitfield spartacus season 2 starzs spartacus star andy whitfield succumbed to nonhodgkin lymphoma on sunday, september 9, 2011. Mcintyre discusses the difficult burden of replacing andy whitfield, the actor who created the title character on the hit starz series about a roman gladiator who will lead a slave revolt. The life of spartacus, the gladiator who lead a rebellion against the romans. The question now becomes how will the second season of spartacus.
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