There sure is, according to Suite 101. It will be called Spartacus: Gods of the Arena and focus on the house of Batiatus prior to Spartacus' arrival. I understand the reason for this but I'm still not sure that this will work out.
Whoever they recast is going to have a hard time - Whitfield just nailed that role.
And you know how possessive fans can be. I expect people to hate whomever they cast just because he's not Andy Whitfield.
I don't know about the accent. I assumed they wanted him to seem European. Oh, and I was wrong when I said they wanted a convincing accent. The article I read said "authentic". I think that means they want to cast a British actor.
Definitely, even if they got the perfect replacement, he's still catch grief from the fans simply because he wouldn't be Whitfield. I thought the purpose of Spartacus: Gods of the Arena was to fill in while Whitfield's treatment happened and they'd go back to Spartacus: Blood and Sand S2 in the next season once he had recovered. If they are recasting now, I guess this means they are moving on?
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Date: 2010-11-05 06:01 pm (UTC)And you know how possessive fans can be. I expect people to hate whomever they cast just because he's not Andy Whitfield.
I don't know about the accent. I assumed they wanted him to seem European. Oh, and I was wrong when I said they wanted a convincing accent. The article I read said "authentic". I think that means they want to cast a British actor.
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Date: 2010-11-06 02:59 pm (UTC)