John Hannah Video Interview & Transcript
Bravo has an exclusive interview with John up on their site. Unfortunately it's only for UK visitors. Barbara Davies who is in the UK has transcribed the interview and it's below. Thanks Barbara!
Exclusive Bravo Video Interview with John Hannah
Transcribed by Barbara Davies
John:
"The cast generally were great. It was a great, great meeting of international souls. Of course, over any period of 8 months that chops and changes. What you find, I think, as an actor, you know, who you're going to get on with in a cast so often depends on what you are going to have to do with them. And it's weird. This is not like some Method thing (Marlon Brando Method thing, although I love Brandon). This is not like a Method thing, this just seems to be something that happens.
"If you play a happy character, who's always laughing and having a good time, chances are you probably will feel a bit more upbeat than somebody who's like slitting their wrists and being miserable and going around and all that, you know. So the people that you get on with are the people that you actually interact with as characters in a positive sense.
"And although most of the time I was being pretty devious and mean and lying to Andy, on the front of it we're getting on great, we start bonding, he trusts me, that trust goes on. Peter Mensah, we have a similar kind of relationship. Lucy (my wife) was just an adorable, adorable human being. And it was only as you then start to do mean and nasty things to them and think mean and nasty things are being done to you that you suddenly find yourself changing in your relationship and that's something that happens subconsciously.
"And it's not Method, it's not thought about, it's not intended, you just find yourself doing that ... And Nick Tarabay, who at first was as far as I was concerned just one of the slaves ... One become dismissive of the slaves. Then you realise you have a relationships where you are being more di dur di dur with them and that relationship becomes a little bit stronger. And it changes all the way through. But ultimately, and I can honestly say this, hand in heart, that it was such a great crowd of people. There wasn't somebody you try and avoid. You go 'Oh Christ, I'm not going to makeup because XYZ's in there, chatting away and I canna be bothered with the sound of their voice.' It really wasn't like that.
"We filmed the show in New Zealand, which was an amazing experience, amazing opportunity to get down there and to experience that part of the world. But also there were a couple of actors who were from New Zealand, which was great. They became sort of like hosts, in the sense of taking us to various places: beaches and the like. Taking us fishing. Mark Mitchison who becomes one of my henchmen, we went fishing together and stuff ... surfing. And then everybody else came from somewhere else, from all over the world: Australia, Palestine, South Africa, Ghana, Los Angeles. So everybody became like this family on set. There were little events that we did together. People went off and did things. It was really cool. So New Zealand is where we filmed it, it was our home for last year."
Lesley-Ann has sent in some photos which have been officially released by Starz of the Spartacus booth at the 2010 Cable Show Convention.
AUSXIP Interviews Lucy Lawless, star of Xena Warrior Princess, Battlestar Galactica and now the Domina of the Ludus, Lucretia on Spartacus Blood and Sand. 
TalkTalk has an interview with Lucy working on the show and how it compares to Xena and other interesting bits. The following item is of interest beyond Season 1.
Gold Label, the people who have the Spartacus licence for all those goodies on 
Pittsburgh Post Gazelle - 28 May 2010
Lucy is interviewed on 91.8 MoreFM Auckland radio and it's quite an interesting interview.
Jane Shilling's TV Choice
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Legend of the Seeker
Legend of the Seeker
Lesley-Ann guest starred on the series finale of Legend of the Seeker, Episode 22 called "Tears" The screencaptures were created by Roger.
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Posted three images from Viva's new Australian movie called "X".
Frost Over The World interviews John Hannah.
Sunday Mail; Glasgow (UK)
Welcome to the new AUSXIP Spartacus Cast Page for Peter Mensah (Doctore). Here you will find the latest news and multimedia related to Peter in his role as Doctore and other shows.
AUSXIP Interviews Lesley-Ann Brandt
The set features enhanced digital effects added to several of the episodes, and the Blu-ray exclusive “Directors’ Cut Extended Episodes” will feature content too risqué for television.
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This is excellent news for Andy that his Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma is in remission. John Hannah was interviewed on the BBC show "
Louise sent me a note to alert me to the Andy Whitfield Facebook Page. It's a page to show support to Andy while is battling Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma.
John Hannah defends nudity and sex in Spartacus- Guardian UK Newspaper 16 May 2010
Lesley-Ann, Peter Mensah, Nick Tarabay and Erin Cummings were at the Starz booth at The Cable Show 2010 at the Los Angeles Convention center from 1 to 3 pm on 13 May. The show – which is the biggest in the cable industry is presented by the National Cable Tele-communications Association (NCTA), the prinicipal trade organization for the U.S. cable industry.
AUSXIP The House of Batiatus is a subsite dedicated to the 
Advocate.com has a great article on 
Lesley-Ann is currently in the US and she sent in the following update:
Confirmation has posted by Sharon Delaney on the Official Lucy Lawless Fan Club List that Lucy will be attending the Monte-Carol TV Festival.
The Hollywood Reporter
A trailer for Bravo's adaptation of the sword-and-sandals epic Spartacus, created by in-house ad agency VMTV Creative
Received the following news from Erin about an upcoming appearance at the Starz booth for the Cable Show convention:
Just received the following news from Erin about the upcoming 
Lucy and Peter Mensah are scheduled to attend the Monte Carlo Television
Festival from 6-10 June 2010 in Monaco as part of the Spartacus team.
They are both mentioned on the official Monte-Carlo Television Festival
site as attending
Ande Cunningham, who plays Duro on Spartacus: Blood and Sand, finally got his very own FB page up. If you get a chance, click "Like" on his page and show him just a little support.
