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        30 July 2011

Spartacus Cast at TCA Panel - Edited Panel Discussion


Here is the TCA Tour Spartacus Panel with Lucy Lawless, Liam McIntyre, Manu Bennett, Katrina Law, Dustin Clare and Steven DeKnight. This is the edited version of the tweets from the panel. Photos to follow. The full Spartacus Vengeance Trailer to be posted on Starz YouTube Channel at 11:59 pm (PST). Watch out for that!

Edited by MaryD

General Show Info

  • Vengeance looks gooooooood. Blood, sex and gorgeous visuals
  • 'Spartacus: Vengeance' promo shows throat stabbing, green screen battlefields, crazy Lucy Lawless and slow motion
  • "Everything is just bigger this season!"
  • "The thing that makes these characters so interesting is that they don't accept their fate; they fight back"
  • We rented new warehouse space... it was a limited world for us. But we've gone from Disneyworld to Six Flags Magic Mountain

Liam McIntyre

  • Liam McIntyre's jaw dropped for his first 'Spartacus' kill. "God that would've hurt so much," he says.
  • "I would fight for my mother." - Liam McIntyre on what he would fight to the death for.
  • A humble Liam McIntyre says Andy Whitfield is supportive, gave him tips: "He's fantastic & his legacy from s1 will continue forever."
  • Liam got into #Spartacus from a fan's POV first. "Who doesn't want to wield out that sort of justice?" He feels like a big kid on the show.
  • "When I saw what they wanted me to do, my jaw dropped" - Liam on his first kill, in the premiere
  • "What Andy did in season one...it was a tough act to follow." - Liam who is thankful for the cast support/help #Spartacus
  • Andy's tips to Liam? Lift heavy weights, eat well, look after yourself! Liam was humbled that Andy called to congratulate when he got role
     

Lucy Lawless

  • "If you don't get it, you never will, but all I can say is 'Honey badger don't give a shit'" - Lucy Lawless to the Toronto Star
    (for those who haven't got a clue what that means - it's a Lucy skit - go here to view)

  • How did Lucretia survive? Lawless won't say, but: "You do find out how she survived...and it's going to backfire horribly on her.
  • Lucy Lawless would fight for her husband and kids. Extremely protective of her husband and kids.
  • Lucy would fight for her husband and kids (obvs): "I'm extremely protective in my own way."
  • Sci-fi community like family to . Nice to be recognized!
  • Lucy says "Back in those days, the blood did freeze!" "Yeah, it's evolution," Manu agrees
  • Spartacus trailer shows Lucy Lawless looking insane and it's awesome!
  • 'Spartacus: Vengeance' promo shows throat stabbing, green screen battlefields, crazy Lucy Lawless and slow motion
  • Lucy Lawless hints that part of the "Vengeance" in the title will be handed out by Lucretia, in the form of "vicious parlour games."The series is called 'Vengeance,' and my relationship with Ilythia will definitely bear witness to that. Lots and lots of vengeance is meted out"
  • "We're really proud of Liam; he's got the heart of a lion" - Lucy Lawless
  • "You do find out how she survived and it's going to backfire horribly on her. Poor widdle Lucretia." - Lucy Lawless on Lucretia.
  • "It's not 3D; we're actually chucking axes at the camera." - Lucy Lawless jokes about cameraman causalities
  • Lucretia has never had any power. She's always towed the line and she pays the price every time when things come unstuck. She's a little fish swimming for her life with these sharks on every side. she'll chomp a few... but she's a little puffer fish
     

Manu Bennett

  • Manu says they have stunt guys who take the job just to get punched in the face.


Dustin Clare

  • "Truth is the most important thing to fight for in your life" - Dustin
  • Gannicus is going to have a clash of ideals with Spartacus, he's a free man so he can move in and out of the arena more easily
  • Dustin as Gannicus. "You want to take the audience on a ride, for them to think he's something and then discover he's completely different."

Steven DeKnight
  • this season is epic, it's gigantic on all levels." promises of : Vengeance
  • Steven DeKnight says every episode of 'Spartacus: Vengeance' has a huge production challenge, lots of different locations
  • "I come from the Joss Whedon camp, so we both love writing for strong women." - Spartacus EP Steven DeKnight
     

About Andy Whitfield

  • Apparently in a photo from about a month ago Andy looked better than the #Spartacus producer "ever looked"
  • "What Andy did in season one...it was a tough act to follow." - Liam who is thankful for the cast support/help #Spartacus
  • Andy's tips to Liam? Lift heavy weights, eat well, look after yourself! Liam was humbled that Andy called to congratulate when he got role