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        24 July 2010

Spartacus Prequel News from The Panel


Latest news (from the Panel Tweets by Spartacus_Starz and Moryan) about the prequel.

  • Andy will be seen in the first episode and the last episode of the Prequel
  • John Hannah says producers had considered 2-3 flashback eps to Batiatus' ludus even before Andy's illness. There was a chance to expand
  • Oenomaus wife, Batiatus father -- "Instead of telling you about that in S2 we will show it to you in the prequel" EP Stephen S. DeKnight 5 minutes
  • Lucy on the Prequel "we don't ease into the action, it starts of pretty hot, you fans will like it. All the blood and gore you can handle"
  • Varro not coming back for prequel. They wanted to find a way to bring him in but just could not.
  • We'll see "quite a bit" of Doctore in prequel. He plays major role, DeKnight said. Cool, cuz Oenomaus/PeterMensah is awesome.