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Jupiter's Con! Spartacus cast amidst Star Wars day at Comic Con July 23

By April MacIntyre Jul 23, 2010, 18:05 GMT

06/10/2010 - Lucy Lawless and Peter Mensah - © Pixplanete / PR Photos

Wednesday may be Prince spaghetti day in the North End of Boston, but Friday is always Star Wars day at the annual Comic Con underway in San Diego.

Except this Friday, the cast of Starz hit series, "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" are a-foot among the Chewbacas, giant Jabba installation and all the Leia's mulling about the floor of Hall H with a bazillion Stormtroopers and Boba Fetts. 

Highly-Anticipated Panel to Take Place Friday, July 23rd at 3:15pm PST, Rm 6BCF

Day Ends with Spartacus Sponsored Party, “From Dusk ‘til Con”

Fresh from a triumphant first season on the Starz original series “Spartacus: Blood and Sand,” stars Andy Whitfield (Spartacus), Lucy Lawless (Lucretia), John Hannah (Batiatus), Viva Bianca (Ilythia), and Executive Producer and Head Writer Steven S. DeKnight will appear on a panel at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, July 23 at 3:15pm PST (Room 6BCF).

The day ends with a Spartacus-sponsored late night the “From Dusk ‘til Con” party where the stars will be in attendance.

Whitfield and Bianca are newbies to the Con, and will be joined by Comic-Con veterans Lawless, Hannah and DeKnight. 

The team will discuss the unique narrative approach to the ancient legend as well as giving the fans a glimpse of what to expect from the upcoming Spartacus prequel, which begins filming in New Zealand this August.

”I’m very excited to be at my first Comic-Con and meet the fans who have made this show an international success,” Whitfield said.

”We’re looking forward to returning to San Diego,” DeKnight added. “When we presented at last year’s Comic-Con, we could tell by the audience reaction that we had something special.  This year, with the prequel and season 2 in the works, we have even more to share with the fans.”

 “The 2009 Comic-Con kicked off our ‘Spartacus’ marketing campaign,” says Starz EVP, Marketing, Nancy McGee. “We were thrilled at the response, and are excited to bring Andy, Lucy, John and Viva so they can see first-hand the excitement the show has generated from audiences all over the world.”

“Spartacus: Blood and Sand – The Complete First Season” will be released on Blu-Ray™ and DVD on September 21st from Anchor Bay Entertainment.

Airing exclusively on Starz, “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” was inspired by the actual slave of the Roman Republic who in 73 BC led a slave revolt that grew to more than 120,000 fighters. Defying the Roman Republic’s legions of soldiers, they campaigned for two years through much of what is now Italy before succumbing to a much larger army.