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It absolutely was a bittersweet season-three preem for your cast of Starz's "Spartacus: Vengeance" simply because they posed for pictures within the Cinerama Dome on Jan. 18 without lead actor Andy Whitfield, who gave directly into non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in September. "Altering Andy was most likely the hardest things for everybody, not just properly but personally. Everybody understood him and loved him," creator-scribe Steven S. DeKnight mentioned in regards to the actor who carried out the titular role inside the first season. Fans were quick to embrace broad-shouldered Liam McIntyre, who assumes the role of Spartacus. "I didn't attempt to copy, I didn't attempt to mimic. I believed that could be a shadow from the already amazing performance," mentioned the thesp. McIntyre's turn since the gladiatorial defector wasn't a lock, however. Initially, the Aussie actor was 45 pounds underweight. "He looked physically ill. I really could have (beaten him up) only at that weight," DeKnight mentioned. "We put him around the workout retainer where he didn't hold the job until he shown he could gain all the weight and appearance good." Following a show's extended hiatus, everybody else gasped and cheered within the blood stream sport onscreen that proven the cries for spectacular dying if this involves. "They loved the blood stream as well as the gore. That's good to know continuing to move forward,In . DeKnight mentioned within the Roman-designed afterparty within the Sunset Landmark. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com