News of Andy Whitfield that he needs aggressive treatment for a recurrence of cancer was made public earlier this year by Starz cable network and the Spartacus: Blood and Sand star himself, Andy Whitfield.
He was first diagnosed with treatable Stage 1 non-Hodgkin lymphoma in early March. But recently the actor had been in remission and training hard for Season 2. He even attended the Spartacus panel at Comic-Con where he said he felt “better than ever”. His first diagnosis put production on hold for the next season while he underwent treatment. He was given a clean bill of health in May last year. To bridge the two seasons of Spartacus, Starz greenlighted the prequel Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, which released earlier this year.
Liam McPherson has replaced Andy Whitfield in the leading role as “Spartacus” and Season 3 has started filming, with a release date of January 2012.
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