Aug 12, 2017 the cast of spartacus what looks linke now. 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. Fans of starz entertainments original drama spartacus. Blood and sand, was in his prime when he was diagnosed with. Its story follows spartacus played by liam mcintyre, who replaces andy whitfield on the role, after he and his fellow gladiators kill their master batiatus and. Spartacus will not be the only recast role on the second season of starzs flagship series spartacus. Lind, whos also from australia, and taylor, a new zealander, appeared in go girls, among other projects. Sep 12, 2011 spartacus actor andy whitfield has died, cnn has confirmed. Spartacus cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Eldest son tiberius hopes his help will be rewarded with second rank, but fears being side. Lesleyann brandt, who played lucretias body slave naevia, left the show during its. Starz moving forward with second season of spartacus, very. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, spartacus. Whitfield, who created the lead character in that hit starz series about the roman gladiator who eventually leads a slave rebellion, had had a recurrence of.
Liam mcintyre replaces andy whitfield in spartacus tv guide. Theres another actor change, for far more trivial reasons, that is absolutely unbearable in season 2, though. Andy whitfield, the british star of us tv drama spartacus. Spartacus star andy whitfield dead at 39 the marquee. The network previously announced that australian actor todd lasance will play julius caesar in spartacus season 3. Spartacus actor andy whitfield has died, cnn has confirmed. Tag popularity top rated top rated popular recently rated date added.
As filming for the previously ordered season 2 drew near, lead actor andy whitfield spartacus was diagnosed with nonhodgkins lymphoma in march of 2010. He led a revolt against rome in 73, but eventually was defeated by crassus in 71 and crucified. Lesleyann brandt is also leaving the starz series, and her role will be recast, tv. The producers put production of the second season on hold, while andy whitfield underwent medical tr. 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 spartacusgods of. 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. Doctore actor peter mensah talks spartacus war of the damned. She is banished from the ludus after their love affair is discovered. Roman leader gaius claudius glaber has died, and former rivals become rebel generals, joining the war against. After a twoyear wait, starz premiered the second season of its original gladiator series, spartacus. 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. Jan 27, 20 at the new york city premiere for the final season of the starz hit tv series, spartacus, actor peter mensah talks about doctore, the war of the damned and ubisofts spartacus legends video game.
Despite his affection for her, she realizes she ultimately cannot replace spartacus wife sura. 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. Blood and sand actor to be replaced for the second season. Spartacus, determined to bring down roma, now leads a rebellion swelled by thousands of freed slaves. Spartacus must navigate a divide that opens up among the gladiators after news of naevias fate. Spartacus loses trust in her when she tries to murder the captured ilithyia. Oct 04, 2010 the hunt for a new spartacus has begun. But recently the actor had been in remission and training hard for season 2. The muscled actor succumbed to nonhodgkins lymphoma, a type of.
Blood and sand, has died of nonhodgkin lymphoma, it was confirmed today. The group represents the strong and single force although they are divided. The series was inspired by the historical legend of spartacus, a thracian gladiator, who from 7371 b. After the saddening news of actress lesleyann brandt leaving the show to pursue other work, we were left wondering who would now replace the second departing cast. Expected to begin airing early 2012, the second season of spartacus. Andy whitfield of spartacus cancer death documentary. It is televised by television network starz, premiering on january 22, 2010, and concluding on april 12, 20. The cast of spartacus what looks like now spartacus. Marcus crassus completes preparing his legionary army. Realizing hiding will be much harder in winter, spartacus.
Doctore actor peter mensah talks spartacus war of the. Blood and sand star andy whitfield sadly having to leave the series. Blood and sand, production for another season was delayed because lead actor andy whitfield was diagnosed with earlystage nonhodgkin lymphoma so starz produced a sixepisode prequel miniseries entitled spartacus. Slave leader spartacus isnt the only part on starz cult hit thats being recast for season two. And it introduced liam mcintyre, who picked up the title role after star. Jan 28, 2012 after a twoyear wait, starz premiered the second season of its original gladiator series, spartacus. After months of clashing swords and seeking vengeance, andy whitfield the chiseled gladiator from tvs spartacus. While bringing his own take on the gladiator, the actor tells thr. He even attended the spartacus panel at comiccon where he said he felt better than ever. 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. Apr 19, 2017 naevia was originally played by the actress lesleyann brandt for 11 episodes of season 1 of spartacus in 20102011. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent. Blood and sand star andy whitfield sadly having to leave the series after his cancer returned, the question became what the. Spartacus actor andy whitfields cancer battle documented in be.
He studied construction at sheffield hallam university in england. Download spartacus season 3 complete episodes in hd 720p. Usually when you have to change major cast members the show suffers, but for spartacus that was really not the case. Its been a long time since weve heard anything about the forthcoming second season of spartacus, which is tentatively titled, spartacus. 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. Actors tagged as spartacus by the listal community. Yes, its a different change of pace and quite different from what the typical spartacus was, but its still great.
She is eventually found by the rebels, and joins their cause alongside her lover. When the actors cancer recurred and he later died on september 11, 2011, starz. Whitfield died on sunday in sydney, australia, 18 months after being diagnosed with non. As her manager put it, his client would be willing to come back to the role, if the price is right.
Spartacus and his group of freed slaves battle gaius claudius glaber and his legion in capua. When it was revealed that andy whitfield had to drop out of the spartacus series due to his battle. I wish they would get rid of naevia or at least change the. Spartacus, executive producer laurence olivier marcus licinius crassus jean simmons varinia charles laughton sempronius gracchus peter ustinov lentulus batiatus tony curtis antoninus john gavin julius caesar nina foch helena glabrus herbert lom tigranes john ireland crixus john dall glabrus joanna barnes claudia marius harold j. Marisa ramirez in spartacus gods of the arena 2015. I hear lesleyann brandt, who played naevia, body slave to lucretia. Spartacus hides together with his group of rebellious gladiators in the drainage canals in capua surroundings. The star, who was born in amlwch, wales, but moved to. Hutchison has had roles in shortland street and underbelly. Sep 12, 2011 andy whitfield, the british star of us tv drama spartacus. He moved to australia in 1999 to work as a construction. Occasionally they leave the hideout and wander around the town searching for food or weapons.
The only one hes even spoken to is laeta and we all know thats just set the stage for spartacus and her to have gratuitous sex scenes for the last half of the season. She had long, dark brown hair that she typically wore behind her, in a. According to the new york times, the 39yearold passed away on sunday in sydney, australia from nonhodgkins lymphoma. Lesleyann brandt to leave starzs spartacus, role of. 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. In this video you will see spartacus cast how look like then and now. Getting ready for season 3 ign takes you behind the scenes of the next spartacus season, with exclusive photos from the brutal boot camp that gets the cast back into fighting shape. Weve made some important changes to our privacy and cookies policy. Britishborn actor andy whitfield, star of the tv series spartacus.
Shortly after completing the first season of spartacus. According to the new york times, the 39yearold passed. The producers of spartacus admit that they considered explaining the change in lead actor. As a result of the incident, the fia regrets to inform that. Spartacus devises a plan to lead his army over the snowy ridge. Blood and sand know whitfield as the titular gladiator.
However, it was delayed due to lead actor andy whitfield being diagnosed with nonhodgkin lymphoma. A thracian warrior, enlisted by the romans to fight, has his. In season 2 she continues to aid spartacus, becoming a skilled archer and warrior in her own right. 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. Naevia is of average height, slim build and dark complexion. With this final season we were able to see all the main characters throughout the seasons come together and fight. I wish the same actor from season one could have made it to the end of the series however that was not possible. The fall of spartacus in season 4 did not, in my own view, reflect the victory of the war he wedged against the romans for freedom. Furius and cossinius cant capture the rebel slaves army, nor properly keep their plans secret. Lucretia reveals a longheld secret to gain information, and an attack puts the rebels at risk. As far as overviewing the season, i have elected to stop here because the final 23 episodes wrap up the entire serieswell worth the watch. Dustin clare gannicus 10 episodes 201220 cynthia addairobinson naevia 5 episodes 201220 liam mcintyre 1 episode 2012 executive producer 3 credits executive producer. Vengeance is the second season of the american television series spartacus, a starz television series, which follows spartacus. It premiered on january 27, and concluded on march 30, 2012.
Gods of the arena, with only a brief uncredited voiceover from the actor. This delayed production of season two of spartacus. Spartacus tv series 201020 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Lesleyann brandt, who played lucretias body slave naevia, left. Spartacus star andy whitfield dead at 39 the marquee blog. The cast of spartacus what looks like now spartacus then. But i cant get used to the change of spartacus actor. Spartacus is an american historical drama television franchise created by steven s. He was best known for his leading role in the starz television series spartacus. After the completion of the first season titled spartacus. Spartacus is an american television series produced in new zealand that premiered on starz. I missed the arena, and batiatus, but the next seasons are for sure worth watching imo.
Once escaped, the rebel army splits between spartacus and crixus. Andy whitfield, the breakout actor in the hit tv series, spartacus. Starz is known as being less restrictive in its actors contracts, which allowed jane. Blood and sand, the titular star, andy whitfield was diagnosed with nonhodgkin lymphoma. Producers say the drama will get even more bloody and shocking toward the finale. Liam mcintyre, an australian actor who starred in hbos the pacific, has been. Andy whitfield 17 october 1971 11 september 2011 was a welsh actor. Actor liam mcintyre took over whitfields role in the tv series when he became ill. Naevia is a former slave in the house of batiatus, owned by lucretia, who later becomes crixus love interest. The work follows the exploits of spartacus, the leader of the slave uprising against the romans. Blood and sand exposes spartacus and his fellow gladiators to new environments and characters. Spartacus leads survivors through the woods, but crixus. Lesleyann brandt to leave starzs spartacus, role of naevia will. At the new york city premiere for the final season of the starz hit tv series, spartacus, actor peter mensah talks about doctore, the war of the damned and ubisofts spartacus legends video game.
Spartacus star liam mcintyre describes what he took from andy. While waiting for whitfields treatment and expected recovery, starz produced a sixpart prequel, spartacus. Apr 28, 2011 slave leader spartacus isnt the only part on starz cult hit thats being recast for season two. The producers put production of the second season on hold, while andy whitfield underwent. The actor was preparing for the second season of starzs series when he was diagnosed and had to drop out. Its story follows spartacus played by liam mcintyre, who replaces andy whitfield on the role, after he and his fellow gladiators. They had a great ensemble cast, set pieces, and special effects for a paid cable program.
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