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AUSXIP Spartacus - Assignment X Interviews Steven DeKnight Part 2

Those were just a few of the behind-the-scenes challenges "Spartacus" creator Steven S. DeKnight faced, but there were other big-picture issues he had to confront as well.

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In the Q&A below, DeKnight talks about the casting process that brought McIntyre to the show, the external threats and internal challenges the escaped slaves face and the more "epic" scope of the new season.

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	During a recent interview to talk about Gods of the Arena, show creator/head writer/executive producer Steven S. DeKnight talked about the prequel’s genesis, getting to explore some of the early.
	Actors Liam McIntyre (who plays Spartacus) and Todd Lasance (who plays Julius Caesar), along with show creator Steven S. DeKnight, talked about what went into.

The path to the second season of "Spartacus" was not an easy one. The show itself was like a scarred, determined gladiator, in that "Spartacus: Vengeance" (premiering Fri., Jan. 27 at 10 p.m. on Starz) had to battle its way to the small screen.

After falling for its bold, graphic and emotionally compelling first season, the show's rabid fan base learned in that Andy Whitfield, the star of the first season, "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," had cancer. While Whitfield was treated for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Starz produced the prequel season "Spartacus: Gods of the Arena," but eventually, Whitfield had to step away from the lead role permanently. Given how vital and charismatic he was in the show, it came as a tragic shock when Whitfield passed away last fall.

Could "Spartacus" go on? How do you recast a lead role that an up-and-coming actor had so commandingly made his own? And once you've found your new lead, would the writers need to rethink the role in order to tailor the charac

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Ahead of the Friday premiere of Starz's Spartacus: Vengeance, creator and co-executive producer Steven S. DeKnight took time out from writing Season 3 to talk with journalists about the new season, but jokingly warned, “You will get no spoilers from me!”.

Steven S. DeKnight Interview SPARTACUS: GODS OF THE ARENA

Steven S. DeKnight already has geek cred out the wazoo, having been a writer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Dollhouse, and Smallville.

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In Part Two of our exclusive interview, SPARTACUS: GODS OF THE ARENA creator/showrunner Steven S. DeKnight talks about casting, nudity, sword fights, working around the illness of leading man.

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During this recent interview to promote the premiere of the final season, actors Liam McIntyre (who plays Spartacus) and Todd Lasance (who plays Julius Caesar), along with show creator Steven.

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Now, the show returns for its second season proper—subtitled Vengeance—with newcomer Liam McIntyre cast in the role of Spartacus.

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The star gave his blessing to SPARTACUS continuing without him and Season Two will go forward with Australian actor Liam McIntyre taking over the title role.