At Comic-Con, Starz premiered atrailer forthe upcoming Spartacus: Vengeance TV series, which stars Liam McIntyre as the new Spartacus. Season 2 picks up with Spartacus and his fellow gladiators now out of Capua and engaged in a massive slave rebellion with Roman society. It is set to premiere in January of 2012 on Starz.
I personally love the Spartacus TV series, think it is of the best adventure series ever made. Yes it is bloody and cruel, sexy and full of erotic, but made very well and keep you watching this stuff with a thrill.
The first season came out in 2010 with 13 episodes under belt. Andy Whitfield played Spartacus in the story of history’s greatest gladiator unfold with graphic violence. Series has been directed by Rick Jacobson who previously worked on Xena, Baywatch, Mortal Kombat, She Spies, Hercules etc. But I know him better by his work with Don ‘The Dragon’ Wilson in martial arts movies like Bloodfist, Blackbelt and Ring of Fire. Shane Dawson served as a fight coordinator on the sets, you have seen his work in Power Rangers, Hercules, Xena and even Lord of The Rings. Tim Wong helped him to show the perfect fight scenes like he perfectly did before in Legend of the Seeker, Power Rangers, X-Men, The Warrior‘s Way.
But before Spartacus struck down his first opponent in the arena, there were many gladiators who passed though the gates onto the sand. Spartacus Gods of the Arena tells the story of the original Champion of the House of Batiatus: Gannicus in a more ruthless time before Spartacus’ arrival where honor was just finding its way into the arena. Series looks good, but I do not like cute face of Dustin Clare as Gannicus, but anyway the storyline is still well-made and fights look perfectly.
What I am proud of is that new Spartacus has been released by Australian-New Zealand crew and they do the best job ever.
Here is some info on actors:
Lucy Lawless
New Zealand icon Lucy Lawless, is most famously known for her role as Xena the Warrior Princess. Lucy is married to Robert Gerard Tapert and resides in New Zealand. They have two sons, Julius Robert Bay Tapert and Judah Miro Tapert who were both born in New Zealand.
Manu Bennett
Father was a famous New Zealand singer. Mother was the original bikini model for designer Paula Stafford. Family moved to Australia in 1970. During high school, Manu played representative rugby, studied classical ballet & piano before attending university to study Drama.
Dustin Clare
A rising Australian actor, Dustin Clare is originally a native of New South Wales, Australia. Dustin’s road to acting began during his student years at the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts. He graduated with a degree in Dramatic Arts in 2004.
Antonio Te Maioha
Born in Auckland and grew up in Hastings, New Zealand. With Maori heritage from his father’s side of the family, with both Ngapuhi and Waikato tribal affiliations.
“This is Sparta-US!”
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