RIP Spartacus

alzeebub · 12th September 2011, 08:46 AM

Andy Whitfield, the fella who played Spartacus in the recent fantastic TV series, died yesterday of the cancer he'd been suffering from.

Totally gutted :'(

RIP fella.

Marsden Mackem · 12th September 2011, 08:48 AM

I was shocked as the impression had been given that he was recovering well, even if we knew he wasnt returning to the show.

nz joe · 12th September 2011, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by alzeebub

Andy Whitfield, the fella who played Spartacus in the recent fantastic TV series, died yesterday of the cancer he'd been suffering from.

Totally gutted :'(

RIP fella.

Suprised you guys got that series in the Uk . It was made here in Kiwi.
Couldn't have been very old , amazing how the big C can attack anyone from a baby to someone in their 90's

Arkle · 12th September 2011, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Marsden Mackem

I was shocked as the impression had been given that he was recovering well, even if we knew he wasnt returning to the show.

He was but the cancer recurred. Only 39!

Twonk · 12th September 2011, 09:37 AM

Ahhhhh thats shit, he was brilliant. I was really looking forward to him coming back and filming the 3rd series

RIP, very sad

HORDEN SAFC · 12th September 2011, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by nz joe

Suprised you guys got that series in the Uk . It was made here in Kiwi.
Couldn't have been very old , amazing how the big C can attack anyone from a baby to someone in their 90's

Yes we got it mate,and the prequel series gods of the areana,and I must say it was great.
This is sad news.
Was another series planned?

Arkle · 12th September 2011, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Twonk

Ahhhhh thats shit, he was brilliant. I was really looking forward to him coming back and filming the 3rd series

RIP, very sad

Well, the third series has been filmed with another actor (an Aussie called Liam McIntyre).

Edit: 3rd series if you take Gods of the Arena as the second.

alzeebub · 12th September 2011, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by HORDEN SAFC

Yes we got it mate,and the prequel series gods of the areana,and I must say it was great.
This is sad news.
Was another series planned?

Yes. They actually re-cast the Spartacus role a while back when Whitfield announced that he'd had a recurrence of the cancer.

Twonk · 12th September 2011, 09:43 AM

It's probably been my favourite ever series on TV, Gods of the Arena was good but Blood And Sand was just superb. I think I had a bit of a guy crush on Andy Whitfield

MagicSAFC86 · 12th September 2011, 10:15 AM

Season 3 is coming out in 2012 apparently

Spartacus: Vengeance

http://www.dailyblam.com/news/2011/0...acus-vengeance