July 2011 Archives

Here are the two last clips of Lucy on The Soup including the ending of the show.


Lucy Lawless On The Soup - Telenovela Teachings Clip 3 - 29 July 2011
Posted on: 30th July 2011

Telenovela star William Levy goes off on Joel after he pokes fun at his show-and then goes after guest star Lucy Lawless!

When the actress stops by, Joel spots a baby bump-but is she expecting? Find out what she's really hiding under there!  

You can also see clip 1 Lucy Lawless and Her Tattoo on The Soup Clip 1 29 July 2011

Lucy Lawless and Her Tattoo on The Soup July 2011
Posted on: 30th July 2011

Lucy unveils her new tattoo on The Soup! This is the first clip from the show which airred 29 July 2011 

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Just received the official Starz Spartacus promo images and included in the pack was two of Lucy as Lucretia. One we have seen before via EW but this one is new and is different to the one that was shown at Comic Con.

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Click here to view all of the Spartacus Promo Images

Spartacus Vengeance Trailer Now Online

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On the heels of the bloody escape from the House of Batiatus that concluded "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" the gladiator rebellion continues and begins to strike fear into the heart of the Roman Republic in “Spartacus: Vengeance.

Lucretia is back (and looking slightly worse for wear)

She's baaaccckkkk!

WOW! Check these out! This is a photoshoot from the TCA Summer Tour. Photos submitted by Lori

Whooshka!

Lucy in white, the Spartacus cast chatting about Season 2 and no it's not Comic Con. It's the TCA - Television Critics Association where they get to repeat what they said at Comic Con.

The panel highlights can be read here

The photos are now starting to come through (very quick work)

Lucy Lawless
- Life Magazine
- Zimbio Photos
- Getty Images

Liam McIntyre
- Zimbio Photos
- Access Hollywood
- Wire Image

Dustin Clare
- Zimbio Photos

Manu Bennett
- Zimbio Photos

Katrina Law
- Zimbio Photos

Steven DeKnight
- Zimbio Photos

Warms the cockles of my heart to watch Liam and Dustin singing the defacto Australian National Anthem - Waltzing Matilda (it brings a joy to the heart to hear this song whereever I am). It's also mega fun to watch these two!

Lucy and her ukulele is beyond cute - love it.

MTV has three interviews with Lucy at the 2011 Comic Con

SDCC 2011: Dustin Clare Discusses Gannicus + Lucy
Posted on: 28th July 2011

MTV The Geek interviews Dustin Clare at the 2011 Comic Con about his character of Gannicus in the upcoming Spartacus: Vengeance. Lucy is invited into the interview in the middle of it.

Lucy talks to MTV The Geek about Lucretia and how the press helped to keep Lucretia alive after the season finale of Kill Them All.

Lucy is interviewed by MTV The Geek and in this video she talks about loving the freaks and geeks of Comic Con and in particular the Science Fiction genre

This is just the funniest Lucy skit EVER. The woman is hysterically funny! Watch and marvel at the Gross Honey Badgerette of New Zealand! Many thanks to Klippart for the link!

Lucy Lawless and Dustin Clare Interview Access Hollywood 22 July 2011

Lucy Lawless and Dustin Clare chat with Access about the new season of “Spartacus.” What do they think about Liam McIntyre taking over the title role of “Spartacus”? Plus, will Lucy’s character, Lucretia, survive her wounds from last season?

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The Spartacus: Gods of the Arena DVD Promo has arrived and is now available to view on AUSXIP Spartacus Video Channel!

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Pre-Order Spartacus: Gods of the Arena [Blu-ray]

Pre-Order Spartacus: Gods of the Arena DVD

SPARTACUS: GODS OF THE ARENA, the exciting STARZ Original series, is ready for battle when Anchor Bay Entertainment releases the prequel to the acclaimed “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” on Blu-ray™ and DVD September 13, 2011. The two-disc collection contains a muscular amount of bonus features including never-before-seen featurettes, bloopers and behind-the-scenes footage (including a set tour with star Lucy Lawless).

The Blu-ray is even mightier with extended episodes, audio commentary on all six episodes and a mind-blowing battlesequence in 3D – a first for a TV on Blu-Ray™ release!SPARTACUS: GODS OF THE ARENA premiered January 21, 2011 on STARZ and delivered record ratings for the network. With each new episode, the series continued to gain devoted viewers. Executive produced by Rob Tapert, Sam Raimi, Joshua Donen and Steven S. DeKnight, this exhilarating season follows Gannicus, the charismatic gladiator aspiring to become Champion of Capua and of the House of Batiatus. With political ambitions and poised to overthrow his father and take control of the House, a young Batiatus will freely betray anyone to ensure his gladiators are in the highest demand. With his loyal and calculating wife Lucretia by his side, they will stop at nothing to deceive the masses.

Joining returning stars, John Hannah as Batiatus, Peter Mensah as Oenomaus and Lucy Lawless as Lucretia, are new cast members Dustin Clare as Gannicus, Jaime Murray as Gaia and Marisa Ramirez as Melitta.

With content too hot for cable TV, behind-the-scenes featurettes, deluxe packaging and an amazing 3D battle scene from the final episode, SPARTACUS: GODS OF THE ARENA is sure to have fans of the show cheering, while capturing the attention of all those uninitiated into the world of Spartacus – thumbs up, indeed!

Source: Anchor Bay Entertainment PR

The Summer TCA is upon us as well as Comic Con. Lucy and her Spartacus castmates: Liam McIntyre, Manu Bennett, Katrina Law, Dustin Clare and Steven DeKnight will be on the panel to promote the show. Lucy will also be on The Soup (date is not yet confirmed)

Lucy is also filming something (that tells you alot doesn't it?) according to a tweet from yesterday

@ryanpenington Ryan Penington
shooting with Lucy Lawless in the AM. #word
19 hours ago

Here is the PR schedule so far...

• TCA Summer tour - 29 July 2011 - Friday - Starz/Encore - not sure of the time of the event
• The Soup - Date not confirmed
• The Mysterious shoot

Stay tuned for more as it comes in.

Angela has reported in with photos from the Spartacus Panel and the cast going over to the Spartacus Booth and surprising fans!

Click here to view Spartacus Cast at the Spartacus Comic Con Booth

Click here to view Spartacus Panel photos by Angela

For complete coverage of the Spartacus panel and other multimedia related to the Spartacus cast at Comic Con, go to AUSXIP Spartacus Comic Con Event Page

Lucy spoke about resurrecting the character of Lucrectia, the departure of John Hannah as well her series co-stars. She also goes into detail of the trials of a woman alone without a man in that time period and the strengths of her character in particular.

Lucy, Liam and Manu were interviewed on Access Hollywood Live this morning in LA

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"Spartacus" stars Manu Bennett, Lucy Lawless and Liam McIntyre visit the set of Access Hollywood Live on July 25, 2011

EW.com has some great photos of Lucy and the Sparty cast - a great group shot and also some individual shots

Lucy

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For complete coverage of the Spartacus panel and other multimedia related to the Spartacus cast at Comic Con, go to AUSXIP Spartacus Comic Con Event Page

The following photos were released by Starz Entertainment of the Spartacus Panel with Lucy Lawless, Liam McIntyre, Katrina Law, Manu Bennett, Dustin Clare and Steven DeKnight.

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For complete coverage of the Spartacus panel and other multimedia related to the Spartacus cast at Comic Con, go to AUSXIP Spartacus Comic Con Event Page

Spartacus: Vengeance – San Diego Comic-Con 2011 Panel. July 22, 2011 with Liam McIntyre (Spartacus), Lucy Lawless (Lucretia), Katrina Law (Mira), Manu Bennett (Crixus), Dustin Clare (Gannicus) and Executive Producer and Writer Steven DeKnight!

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For complete coverage of the Spartacus panel and other multimedia related to the Spartacus cast at Comic Con, go to AUSXIP Spartacus Comic Con Event Page

Just a reminder (in case this news got buried in all the Comic Con News) for those that may have missed the 23 July announcement of Lucy's upcoming interview on Access Hollywood Live:

Lucy will be on: Access Hollywood Live on
Monday. Ch 4 on DirecTV at 11am

For complete coverage of Lucy at the Spartacus panel and other multimedia related to the Spartacus cast at Comic Con, go to AUSXIP Spartacus Comic Con Event Page

Here's a photo roundup overnight from Comic Con with Lucy - she looks SPECTACULAR at the EW celebration. Many thanks to Klippart for the links!

Lucy is just adorable and I just love the way she shows her affection for Aussielo. Last year she brought him a merkin and this year she serenaded him! The follow pic is embedded with permission. The video should be hilarious!

Michael Ausiello on WhoSay

and this was last year

Chron.com has an interesting article about the Spartacus Comic Con press roundtable event which they liked to speed dating - you have 10 minutes to interview the actor and then another is brought in, sits down and then rinse and repeat!

They wrote the following about Lucy:

Lucy Lawless was gorgeous and funny and came to the table with incredible energy. You always knew what table she was at by the frequent bursts of laughter. At a wedding reception, she’s totally the ring leader at the rowdy table. She noted that the fact that Lucretia is back for Season 2 is all thanks to the fans. Two different endings were shot during the finale to allow the production the flexibility to make that “posthumous” choice. She didn’t lobby to come back, trusting that Steven would do what’s right for the show – and saying that he likes to mess with the audience’s mind. Lucretia has “a lot of payback to dish out.” But she also has to find a way to survive after losing everything. There will be romance for her, if you can call it that. “It’s all about power. She continues to use sex as a weapon.” Touching on some of her past roles, she said she doesn’t miss stunt work at all. She hated all of the fighting she had to do during Xena. She also enjoys the more colorful and organic world of ancient Rome compared to the cold and dark of deep space. “Don’t go to space. If you have the chance don’t do it. It’s not as fun as you think.”

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EW Interview Spartacus Cast at Comic Con 23 July 2011

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EW Magazine interview Liam, Lucy, Manu, Katrina and Dustin at 2011 Comic Con on 23 July 2011

Lucy Interview at Comic Con Press Roundtable
22 July 2011 -

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SDCC Insider interviews Lucy Lawless (Lucretia) at the Comic Con Press roundtable.

IGN Interviews Lucy Lawless Comic Con
22 July 2011

What’s Lucretia’s next move? Lucy Lawless talks about what’s to come in Spartacus: Vengeance.

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Lucy Answers EW Questions From Fans 23 July 2011 - Posted on: 24th July 2011

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EW Magazine interviewed Lucy at the 2011 Comic Con on 23 July 2011 and she answered two questions from fans which were submitted through EW.

For complete coverage of the Spartacus panel and other multimedia related to the Spartacus cast at Comic Con, go to AUSXIP Spartacus Comic Con Event Page

I just love these pics. Lucy at the Wired Cafe at Comic Con. Check them out. The link goes to Wire Image - larger versions will be posted later.

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Here are the links to a select group of news and blogs with interviews and/or review of the panel with the Spartacus Cast on day 1 and 2 of Comic Con. There are so many but these seem to be pretty good. Many thanks to Klippart, Alex, Barbara and Brian for the links!

• Daemon's TV - Spartacus Panel Review
• Spartacus Roll Call: Andy Whitfield "Doing Very Well," Liam McIntyre Embraced - TV Guide
  
• Comic-Con Q&A: 'Spartacus: Vengeance' Cast On Fan Support & Season 2 Drama - AOL TV
  
• Comic-Con 2011: 'Spartacus: Vengeance' and 'Torchwood: Miracle Day' Teaser - Ace Showbiz
  
• Television Blend / Cinema Blend Live Spartacus Panel Blog
  
• Entertainment Weekly - Spartacus at Comic Con

More articles to follow!

For complete coverage of the Spartacus panel and other multimedia related to the Spartacus cast at Comic Con, go to AUSXIP Spartacus Comic Con Event Page

Anyone want any photos of the Sparty cast at Comic Con? Here's a list so far of where all the photos can be seen. Many thanks to Klippart, Jo, Alex and Barbara Davies for the links:

• Yahoo Photo
• Cast Photo with Ausiello
• Cast at Spartacus Panel + Article
• SDCC Insider Twitpics...
• WENN Images
• INF Events - Spartacus Cast
• StarTraks Photos
• Life Magazine
• Getty Images
• Wire Images
• Zimbio ImagesImage Collect
• It's Warmer Standing In the Sun

I'm quite sure there will be more pics to come but that's a nice list!

For complete coverage of the Spartacus panel and other multimedia related to the Spartacus cast at Comic Con, go to AUSXIP Spartacus Comic Con Event Page

Lori has reported in with some fabulous photos! She has taken photos of all the cast at the panel.


Check out 35 Lucy photos

You can also check out the other photos from the panel. I've put them into their own folders under each actor's name

- Liam McIntyre (20 Photos)
- Katrina Law (24 Photos)
- Dustin Clare (16 Photos)
- Manu Bennett (13 Photos)
- Steven DeKnight (3 Photos)

For a complete rundown of the Spartacus panel and other multimedia related to the Spartacus cast at Comic Con, go to AUSXIP Spartacus Comic Con Event Page

Here's a little snippet of video of the Spartacus panel with more to come

Here's are the first pics on Wire Image of Lucy at the Spartacus Comic Con Panel. I'm sure there will be more - we will drown in photos!

Click here to view (the larger images from the panel will be added later on AUSXIP)

If the link breaks - just do a search for Lucy Lawless

For a complete rundown of the Spartacus panel and other multimedia related to the Spartacus cast at Comic Con, go to AUSXIP Spartacus Comic Con Event Page

Here is the rundown on what Lucy had to say on the panel from the live tweeting. What did we learn about Lucretia Season 2 that we didn't know before? This is taken from the tweetathon at @ausxip on twitter which was done earlier in the day. It's a tidy version!

Compiled by MaryD

Season 2:

• Lucretia is out for vengeance
• Lucretia and Ilithyia's relationship goes places we don't know where...interesting
• "[Lucretia] is absolutely bereft. She lost her husband" but she'll work to a "platform of power
  

Lucy quotes from Panel

• Lawless not like Lucretia: "I do it to experience a parallel existence safely, w/o consequence"
• Lucy & Lucretia have in common: "This is who I would be & had to say these things"
• Lucy loved the scifi and will keep doing at. #spartacus
• Lucy: "I like extreme worlds. I like to utilize every part of me" Hoots "Oh shutup!"
• Lucy Lawless says the relationship between Lucretia & Illythia will take many twists and turns in season 2.
• Lucy: Lucretia and Ilysia's realtionship goes places you can't guess
• The eternal love affair between Lucy Lawless and comic-con continues as fans go wild for the #spartacus star.#SDCC
• Lucy: Asher is back "He's totally there, like laugh out loud brilliant"
• Lawless also promises more "hot beefcake" for us this season. Well, Lucretia would know ...
• Lucy: Whole lotta new hot beefcake in S2 for fans
• Where's Doctore? Getting whipped ... Lawless: "Yes, but he deserved it"
• Fan says Doctore was getting whipped in preview. Lucy: I know but her deserved it.
• Gannicus has been "banging chicks." Hey, it's gannicus. What else do you expect?
• And just like that, the conversation turns to orgies and porridge. Thanks Manu and Lucy!
• Lawless talks about shtupping people on the show
• Lucy: Lucretia smells a little offShe's lost her hubby, presumably her child. "Crawl my way ba…...
• Lawless: "[Lucretia] is absolutely bereft. She lost her husband" but she'll work to a "platform of power"
• DeKnight: "Spartacus isn't the only one out for vengeance" (looks at Lucy Lawless) Lucretia lives!
• #LucyLawless says she enters into a "kind of holy matrimony with someone... not saying who" this season on

Read the full panel highlights

The Spartacus Vengeance Teaser is now online! This was shown at Comic Con

Here's the first pic of Lucy at the Comic Con via @IMDB on Twitter!

Lucy Lawless at the Spartacus: Vengeance panel



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and here is another photo by Jimmy Aquino
in the press room

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The following tweet was sent out to alert everyone that Lucy will be on Access Hollywood on Monday 25 July 2011 in the US!

RT @oliviagotjokes: Lucy Lawless and @GenieFrancis on Access Hollywood Live on Monday. Ch 4 on DirecTV at 11am #lucylawless

Spartacus cast Lucy, Liam, Katrina and Dustin are going to Camp Playboy tonight after the Spartacus Panel - and some of the event will be streamed live here and you can download it as well (well the link is there)

Camp Playboy, inspired by the classic 80s summer films, will be the event to play at during this year’s Comic-Con in San Diego. Guests will experience campground activities such as croquet, horseshoes, a campfire, zip line and even a Rabbit Head-shaped lake. Partygoers will also have the opportunity to pose for photos with their Playmate Camp Counselors, all while enjoying refreshments from Kru Vodka.

WHEN: Friday, July 22, 2011
6:15 Press Check-In
7:00 Red Carpet Arrivals

WHERE: 416 6th Avenue
San Diego, CA
CONTACT: Noted.Communications
Annie Imamura Stephanie Shaw
annie@notedcomm.com Stephanie@notedcomm.com
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Link submitted by Barbara Davies

MSN Entertainment looks at TV’s toughest broads
Lucy Lawless, "Xena: Warrior Princess"

When "Xena: Warrior Princess" premiered as a "Hercules" spin-off, nobody could have guessed that its Amazonian protagonist would become a late 20th Century feminist icon. But the mix of campiness and sweetness that defined Lawless' performance as the shrieking, sword-wielding heroine was ultimately potent stuff. If a character's power can be measured in the number of women who've proudly dressed up in her costume for Halloween, Xena ranks among the mightiest in any medium.

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The Hollywood Reporter has an article on Hollywood Shares Comic-Con Tales, Trivia and Tips

The geek convention regulars and newbies dish on their dream panels, most memorable fans and best disguises. Comic-Con kicked off in San Diego on Thursday, where fanboys and Hollywood collide. This year, the Con features highlights from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 1, The Amazing Spiderman, Game of Thrones, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and more.

In the days leading up to the annual convention, The Hollywood Reporter caught up with a bevvy of Comic-Con veterans and rookies to talk "What-Ifs."

Lucy Lawless:

MY FAVORITE COMIC-CON MEMORY IS ...

"Jell-O wrestling would be awesome. I don't think they've done that yet. I'd like to see the female Expendables. Anything with Sigourney Weaver; I think she'd win any fight. Or Kevin Smith up against Jon Favreau. Now that would be a panel!"
-- Lucy Lawless, actress, Spartacus, Xena: Warrior Princess

QUESTION BEST AVOIDED ON A PANEL IS ...

"Don't ask us to come down and kiss your kids. Don't ask us for a hug. Stop that -- I'm all out of hugs. And no dates; I'm not available for dates. And please stop getting full-color tattoos of Xena and her horse on your back."
-- Lawless

HAVE YOU EVER DRESSED IN COSTUME TO AVOID FANS?

"Sam Raimi gave me a Zorro mask and a red bandana once, and I walked the convention floor for about 45 minutes. A couple people recognized me, but mostly they don't even look."
-- Lawless

Here's a very funny pic from the Xena Season 6 episode "Old Ares Had A Farm" - Lucy, Kevin and Renee relaxing with their robes over them. I have to say I haven't seen this photo before (which is really cool after so many years). Many thanks to Saul for the link!

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Ooh nice nice intro to the characters and a gorgeous photo of Lucy as Lucretia (looking more menacing than that previous promo of a dishevelled Lucretia...) - Ilithyia, Mira, Naevia are missing but hopefully we will get to see more of the promo pics soon!

See more photos of the Spartacus characters on AUSXIP Spartacus

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Added a little banner art that I was inspired to create from Lori's photos to the Spartacus 2011 Comic Con Event Page. The angles of the photos were a little different for each image but it was fun!

Catch up with all the latest news, pics, video and all things Sparty at Comic Con on the AUSXIP Spartacus Event Page - 2011 Comic Con

The Spartacus Booth looks spectacular with promo images of Spartacus, Ilithyia and Glaber, Lucretia, Mira, Gannicus and Crixus! 21 Images (including someone losing their head...nasty cut) - Photos by Lori.

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There were also some very cool buttons as giveaways

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The Starz SDCC_Insider on Twitter has shared a video online of the Spartacus booth including a look at the 3D experience.

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The Starz SDCC_Insider on Twitter has shared a video online of the Spartacus booth including a look at the 3D experience.

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The following article appeared in IL Tempo - Nazionale newspaper on 19 July 2011 in Italian. Barbara Bruno graciously took the time to translate the article.

The series directed by Zac Snyder and produced by Sam Raimi will tell the origins in six episode from August 25.

Spartacus: Blood and Arena for the superstar gladiator.

By Dina D'Isa

It's coming on Sky 1(from August 25 in six episodes) the prequel: Spartacus Gods of The Arena, six episodes centered on the deeds of the ambitious Batiatus, husband of the beautiful Lucretia(John Hannah), centered on the previous years before his rise as the notorious master of Capua.

In the background it appears again the statuary Andy Whitfield as Spartacus, before the Welsh Actor was forced to leave the set to cure a rare form of Lynphoma. But in the true new second season, that should air beginning 2012, the young star will pass the baton to the apollonian Liam McIntyre.

In the prequel the gladiators will keep battling on, while Batiatus, (guru of the capuan school of gladiators where Spartacus will go) will flounder between the political imbalances of Capua and the intemperances of the instictive Gannicus, often more dedicated to the plaisures of the Ludus than following with respect his master.

Once again, the series dusts off the historical peplum to revisit Ancient Rome in a mix of cinema, comic book style, pulp, explicit sex and lots of blood.

The series, directed by Zac Snyder(I don't think it is accurate) (Director of the unforgettable 300) and produced by Sam Raimi(Directors of the 3 Spiderman Movies), is been a huge success in more than 80 countries worldwide and the new prequel is been just shown to The Ischia Global Film Festival.

The famous slave, become the most famous gladiator of Rome, and the universal simbol of every indestructible people that from the mud resurrect as heroes, has an incredible visual impact, to whom is very difficult to resist.

The civil wars of Appiano of Alessandria, the lives of Pompeii and Crassus, or of Plutarc, who at the thracian slave that in 75 BC was capable of leading an important slave revolt, have dedicated extraordinary pages, in the series they begun only a launching point.

Or better, a narrative pretext to commemorate the excesses and provocations, between blood and sands, of the Ludus of Capua, animated by the spectacular technology of the third millenium.

Love and betrayal, sex and friendship, political intrigues and feral plots, are the humus of the main characters, almost all the same as the original series. Lucy Lawless stars as Lucretia, manipulative and unconventional roman woman; Manu Bennet as Crixus, while Leslie-Ann Brandt, is the fascinating Naevia. And there is a new entry: Jamie Murray as Gaia, long friend of Lucretia, that brings in Capua some vices and leisures not really moral.

Dustin Clare plays Gannicus, the first gladiator that becomes the first champion of the Ludus and whose fame of invincible fighter goes hand in hand with the one of a rebel man and vicious, lover of women and wine.

The series is a funny and compelling mix between the legends of the Ancient Rome and the innovations of a visionary pop culture: "The themes are suitable for adult viewers, those one who don't get easily shocked, but instead find that some choices make the series more realistic and complex." Raimi recently explained.

The Comic Book style review of this series make the scenes of sex and blood secondary compared to the plot, the rebirth of Spartacus and the esciting drama: he fights in the arena as a true gladiator not caring about his own life, and in his head just one mission: Win!

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Translated by Barbara Bruno from the original Italian copy

For those who don't know, Comic Con is just about here. The Spartacus panel will be on Friday from 5:45 to 6:45. Lots of goodies on show and we will get to see more of Liam in the new Spartacus trailer (other than his gorgeous eyes) according to Steven DeKnight and newcomer to Comic Con Panels is Katrina Law. Wall to wall coverage of the Spartacus panel will be on AUSXIP - bringing together all the tweets, links, video, photos etc for you to enjoy. It's going to be a busy weekend!

22 July 2011 - 5:45-6:45 - Spartacus: Vengeance
Liam McIntyre, Lucy Lawless (oh, you’ll always be Xena to me), Manu Bennett, Dustin Clare, and Katrina Law join executive producer Steven S. DeKnight to discuss the upcoming second season, titled, Spartacus: Vengeance and the Spartacus: Gods of the Arena Blu-ray. (GH) Room 6BCF

Let the party begin!

There are some wonderful Lucy Lawless goodies coming up with the release of Spartacus: Gods of the Arena DVD and BluRay in addition to soe 3D Bonus we will get commentary, a set tour with Lucy and other extras! Here is the press release hot off my inbox:

ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT UNLEASHES "SPARTACUS: GODS OF THE ARENA" WITH ITS FIRST-EVER 3D BONUS FEATURE!

"Epic and freakishly compelling."
- TV GUIDE

Two-Disc Set Contains All Six Episodes and An Amazing Array
Of Bonus Features!

Beverly Hills, CA - "SPARTACUS: GODS OF THE ARENA," the exciting STARZ Original series, is ready for battle when Anchor Bay Entertainment releases the prequel to the acclaimed "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" on Blu-rayâ„¢ and DVD September 13, 2011. The two-disc collection contains a muscular amount of bonus features including never-before-seen featurettes, bloopers and behind-the-scenes footage (including a set tour with star Lucy Lawless). The Blu-ray is even mightier with extended episodes, audio commentary on all six episodes and a mind-blowing battle sequence in 3D - a first for a TV on Blu-Rayâ„¢ release! A sneak peek of the 3D bonus feature will happen at the STARZ booth at Comic-Con 2011 in San Diego.

"SPARTACUS: GODS OF THE ARENA" premiered January 21, 2011 on STARZ and delivered record ratings for the network. With each new episode, the series continued to gain devoted viewers. Executive produced by Rob Tapert, Sam Raimi, Joshua Donen and Steven S. DeKnight, this exhilarating season follows Gannicus, the charismatic gladiator aspiring to become Champion of Capua and of the House of Batiatus. With political ambitions and poised to overthrow his father and take control of the House, a young Batiatus will freely betray anyone to ensure his gladiators are in the highest demand. With his loyal and calculating wife Lucretia by his side, they will stop at nothing to deceive the masses.

Joining returning stars, John Hannah (The Mummy, Four Weddings and A Funeral) as Batiatus, Peter Mensah (300, The Incredible Hulk) as Oenomaus and Lucy Lawless ("Xena: Warrior Princess") as Lucretia, are new cast members Dustin Clare ("Underbelly") as Gannicus, Jaime Murray ("Hu$tle") as Gaia and Marisa Ramirez ("General Hospital") as Melitta.

With content too hot for cable TV, behind-the-scenes featurettes, deluxe packaging and an amazing 3D battle scene from the final episode, "SPARTACUS: GODS OF THE ARENA" is sure to have fans of the show cheering, while capturing the attention of all those uninitiated into the world of Spartacus - thumbs up, indeed!

Blu-ray and DVD bonus features include:

• STARZ Studios: GODS OF THE ARENA
• Weapons Of Mass Disruption
• Battle Royale: Anatomy Of A Scene
• On Set With Lucy Lawless
• 10 Easy Steps To Dismemberment
• Post Production: The Final Execution
• Enter The Arena: Production Design
• Dressed To Kill
• Convention Panel
• Arena Bloopers

Exclusive Blu-ray bonus features include:

• 3D "Ring Of Fire" Battle Sequence
• Extended Episodes
• Audio Commentaries On All Episodes (including: Writer/Creator/Executive Producer Steven S. DeKnight, Executive Producer Rob Tapert and actors John Hannah, Lucy Lawless, Dustin Clare, Jaime Murray, Peter Mensah - and more)

Read the full press release on AUSXIP Spartacus

Source: Anchor Bay Entertainment PR

EW.com will be interviewing Lucy and they are asking fans to submit their questions!

PopWatch has always been an established safe house for nerds/geeks/dorks/pop culture misfits. And while we always encourage you to be yourself, this time, I’m really asking you to let your geek flag fly.

As part of our big Comic-Con plans, we’re sitting down with Spartacus‘ fearless (and frisky) Lucrecia — i.e. Lucy Lawless — and are soliciting your burning questions. Anything will go (as long as we keep it clean, people). Here are some sample questions to get you started:

– Which gladiator would Lucrecia most likely get busy with? Russell Crowe’s Maximus (Writer’s note: That sounds hot), Marcus Aquila (Channing Tatum in The Eagle) or Charlton Heston’s Judah Ben-Hur?
– Have you ever done the Xena battle cry while you were alone?
– Did you keep the Xena skirt?

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I know this is wrong on so many levels but the prospect of seeing Lucy play Lucretia in full mad zone is just blowing my mind. EW released this image in the recent print version of the magazine and now they have printed the full promo pic which makes Lucretia look more loopy / sadder / madder. A part of me feels sorry for the woman and the other part relishes what is to happen. Lucy has been phenomenonal in this role and Season 2 looks to be an absolute corker!

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Updated the Xena Episode Stills gallery for Season 3 Episode 6 The Debt Part 1 (one of my all time favourite episodes) with three more episode stills from the episode

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The Debt Part 1 - Season 3, Episode 6

Xena (Lucy Lawless) is betrayed when she journeys to the Kingdom of Chin to settle a debt from her dark past.


SCRIBES & SCROLLS:

Written by R.J. Stewart;
Edited by Robert Field;
Directed by Oley Sassone.

PASSING PARADE:

Jacqueline Kim (Lao Ma);
Marton Csokas (Borias);
Grant McFarland (Ming Tzu);
Daniel Sing (Older Ming Tien);
Daniel Lim (Younger Ming Tien).

STORY SO FAR:

Xena receives a message asking her to go to the Land of Chin to “make the green dragon (a young ruler called Ming Tien) small again”. Xena wants to leave Gabrielle behind and, to explain why, recounts her years spent with the warlord Borias (who fathered Solan). The pair plan to steal from the wealthy Chinese houses - but, in doing so, Xena meets a remarkable woman. In the present day, Xena heads off on her journey alone but is captured during her assassination attempt, thanks to intervention by Gabrielle who is opposed to Xena's mission.

DISCLAIMER:

No frock tarts were killed during the production of this motion picture although they wish they had been. (eh?!)

REWIND FOR:

The world’s only self-saddling horse, Argo (unless she sleeps in a saddle?) at the opening scene; the first ever game of tic tac toe (albeit yet to be perfected as the two-player version we know today!); the Great Wall of China’s first appearance 300 before it was actually built; an Indiana Jones ending for a showoff swordsman; note that the chess piece Ming Tien is holding when he is kidnapped by Xena is, aptly, a pawn; Xena promising Borias 5% of 50 horses. (You wouldn’t to be there when she hands over the remaining half of a horse); the underwater scene which reveals where Xena picked up CPR from in Is There A Doctor in the House; Xena’s jump from water level that beats all her old records (nice commando greasepaint by the way - er, explain again why you have to be nearly naked to kill someone?); the creepy ambience of the bird cage scene; the look between Gabrielle and Xena in the final moment.... ah, heck, rewind the whole thing...

QUOTABLE:

“Ok let’s forget the cryptic part.” - finally, someone (Gabrielle) demands clarification from the enigmatic Xena;

“I’m glad I could help you get a good deal on the things you need to commit a murder,” Gabrielle now probably wishing she hadn’t asked for the details.

“Kill ‘em all? That was obviously your answer to everything in those days.” Gabrielle works out why Xena doesn’t reminisce much.

“They say you’re a dangerous woman.” Lao Ma making polite chit chat with Xena.

“Fill yourself up with desire and see only illusion. Empty yourself of desire and understand the great mystery of things.” Lao Ma, showing she actually never really was one for small talk.

“I have been blessed or cursed with the ability to look at the souls of others. You don’t know it yet Xena; you are a remarkable woman.” Lao Ma rendering Xena speechless. Again.

“My lord, I would never hide what is yours.” Lao Ma to Ming Tzu. It’s not so much a great line as much as how it shows Lao Ma has used it to avoid telling a lie. It’s true, Xena never was Ming Tzu’s, even if she was caught by him. Clever line.

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Lucy guest starred on the show Two and a Half Men in 2005 as Pamela.

7 March 2005 = Episode “It was ‘Mame,’ Mom”

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TWO AND A HALF MEN (3/7)

Air Date: 3/7/05 (MONDAY)
Time Slot: 9:30 PM-10:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: “It was ‘Mame,’ Mom”

CHARLIE IS INVITED TO A BUSINESS PARTY THROWN BY A GAY AD EXECUTIVE AND BRINGS ALAN ALONG TO POSE AS HIS LIFE PARTNER, ON “TWO AND A HALF MEN,” MONDAY, MARCH 7

Lucy Lawless (“Xena: Warrior Princess”) Guest Stars; Dayna Devon
(“Extra”) Makes Cameo Appearance

“It was ‘Mame,’ Mom” — Charlie makes Alan pose as his life partner at a
business party thrown by a gay ad executive, on TWO AND A HALF MEN
Monday, March 7 (9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network.
Pamela Fryman directed the episode from a story by Chuck Lorre and Lee
Aronsohn, two of the series’ executive producers, and a teleplay by Mark
Roberts and Eddie Gorodetsky.

Lucy Lawless (“Xena: Warrior Princess”) guest stars as the gay ad
executive’s ex-wife and Dayna Devon (“Extra”) makes a cameo appearance.

Alan overhears Charlie speaking strangely during a phone conversation
and soon learns that his brother is pandering to a gay advertising
honcho who throws a lot of jingle-writing work his way. Charlie then
insists that Alan attend a cocktail party with him — as his gay lover.
There, Charlie and Alan are introduced to Pamela (Lawless), the ad
exec’s ex-wife, and Charlie is smitten.

Charlie Harper: Charlie Sheen
Alan Harper: Jon Cryer
Jake Harper: Angus T. Jones
Evelyn: Holland Taylor
Rose: Melanie Lynskey
Pamela: Lucy Lawless
Eric: David Starzyk
TV Narrator: Nick Toth

Lucy is interviewed by IGN at the 2006 Comic Con with Edward James Olmos from Battlestar Galactica. Lucy was D’anna Biers / Number 3 on Battlestar Galactica.

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Deleted Scene from the Season 4 Episode 9 Past Imperfect

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Season 4, Episode 9: Past Imperfect
In order to save a town from destruction, Xena must figure out who is copycatting her past evil deeds.

SCRIBES & SCROLLS: Written by Steven L. Sears; Edited by Robert Field; Directed by Garth Maxwell

PASSING PARADE: Marton Csokas (Borias); Catherine Boniface (Satrina); Craig Muller (Pasicus); Paul Gittins (Kaleipus); Mark Ferguson (Dagnine); John Manning (Oaklin).

STORY SO FAR: An enemy who seems to know Xena’s every move, recreates a battle from her past which brings up old and painful memories for the Warrior Princess. Meanwhile, Xena fears the prophesy of their death is at hand and tries to cottonwool Gabrielle.

DISCLAIMER: Borias’ goose was cooked during the production of this motion picture.

REWIND FOR: Supersonic cannonballs – they were going awfully fast in that long shot in Xena’s first vision… smart gal, inventing rocket fuel.

Satrina’s soldiers are part fish – they were under water way too long to be good for the health. Easily five minutes by my watch… but I guess that’s the advantages of living in an era which has yet to invent time.

The worst midwife in the business (see below – literally).

Yikes, Scary Xena Alert – watch those baby blues bug when she says: “Getting inside my head now?”… hey, I got chills. And yeah, I think Satrina well and truly got a clear picture of what was in Xena’s head.

The face of a woman in labor and pretending not to be, as Xena squeezes out her “crucify them” line.

QUOTABLE: “We’re going to need a lot of wood. When I’m done here there’ll be a line of crucified bodies leading from Corinth to the Caspian Sea and I will crucify them all.” Xena, who, if taken literally, seems not to understand that you can’t crucify an already crucified body… not much point really.

“When I saw Borias’s body I couldn’t believe he would come back for me and he loved me.” Awww, Xena, what’s not to love?…. killings, maimings, poor parental role models and treating your man like dirt, aside. Actually, she has a good point…

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Added 15 new pieces of art by Carpe Chakram! Check them out

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Updated the Xena Episode Still galleries with episode stills for the following seasons and episodes. Scanned by Roger from the 2009 Xena Calendar.

- Season 3 Episode 7 The Debt Part 2

- Season 5 Episode 5 Them Bones Them Bones

- Season 6 Episode 4 Who's Gurkhan?

For more Xena Episode Stills visit the AUSXIP Xena Episode Still Galleries

How's this for some excellent detective work (or Olansamuelle just being an extreme nerd...it's pretty cool when she does that in addition to her excellent artwork).

While we were all wishiing Lucretia would get a hair brush and stop looking so shell shocked, Olansamuelle found something interesting.

Okay here is pic with the Lucretia and her funky hair AND a pic of Batiatus from Season 1...what do we have here? Hmm Lucretia is wearing Batiatus' clothes! No wonder the tunic is too big. Lucretia looks like she has lost the plot or losing it.

Waitomo Caves NZ Episode – Air NZ Holiday Show with presenter Lucy Lawless in 1992.

In this episode of the Air New Zealand Holiday Show, Lucy doesn’t travel very far from home – She goes to the Waitomo Caves on the North Island of New Zealand. Lucy goes underground looking at the limestone formations, marvelling at the glow worm grotto, tubing through the underground caves, abseiling down to the Lost Word and hiking out of it.

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Wow this is impressive work - someone has spent a lot of time and merged Xena & D'Anna footage, Xena dies, reincarnates as D'Anna. Many thanks to Jo for the news!

Xena is dead. But it revived in the body of D'Anna, and now has to live her life. She misses Gabriel wants to go back and goes to the oracle for advice. The Oracle offers D'Anna to ask for help from the gods, and she goes to church, where he met with the gods, and understands that these are the same gods, and that in her world ... D'Anna asks them to bring her back. Oddly enough, they agree. D'Anna dies. Xena is resurrected in his own world.

My my my poor Lucretia is not looking all that well in this photo. I guess you wouldn't be if you were stabbed by a very irate gladiator. The scan is from Entertainment Weekly Magazine 22 July 2011 issue. Scanned by Roger.

The following hand drawn original costume sketches are now online and are being auctioned.

Spartacus: Blood and Sand (2010) - Four hand drawn original costume design sketches featuring Spartacus, Batiatus, Crixus and Lucretia. 9" x 11"

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SDCC Insider is a Starz employee who has a blog and is inviting fans to submit questions / requests for the Starz shows "Torchwood" and "Spartacus".

You can follow him on Twitter on @SDCC_Insider and his site is located here

So of course I'll be representing you, the fans, at the San Diego Comic Con. I am your mouthpiece. Your fly on the walls of Torchwood and Spartacus heaven. I will be at the panels, walking the floor, but a lot of the time I'll be actually at the Starz booth, #4045.

And if I can answer questions (hey, no spoilers folks) then I'll be happy to do so. But I'm also there to take requests. I want to help. What would you ask the stars of Starz original shows? What are you dying to ask Steven DeKnight or Jane Espenson? In fact, I hope to put your questions in front of the following very cool people (so start thinking and tweet them to me pronto; first come, first served).

Spartacus: Vengeance
Liam McIntyre
Steven DeKnight
Lucy Lawless
Katrina Law
Manu Bennett
Dustin Clare

With Comic Con just days away, it's going to get VERY busy around here with all the news, images and video coming out. To start us off,
Olansamuelle has given us a look at how our favourite characters are preparing for Comic Con!

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Over at AfterElton, Brent has written an article on why are TV's most interesting characters so often the morally ambiguous ones. In amongst all the characters there is one we know quite well...

The totally gorgeous but conniving Lucretia. In my opinion Lucy's best role to date. Brent describes the character as:

Pretty deep, it turns out. Lucretia is played by Lucy Lawless, a big TV star, but that's surely not the only reason the producers are bringing her, unlike Batiatus, back for the second season: it's because she's so damn interesting.

Hop on over to AfterElton and read the full article

-- Reported by Klippart and MaryD

COOKBOOK HELPS PROVIDE COMFORT TO STARSHIP FAMILIES

New Zealand's top chefs and cooks have teamed up to produce a new cookbook in support of Starship Children's Hospital.

PURCHASE YOUR COPY OF COMFORT, FOOD FOR SHARING NOW FOR JUST $45 + DELIVERY

Comfort: Food for Sharing is on sale now and is bursting with great meals and baking by the New Zealand Guild of Food Writers.  All royalties from book sales will go towards the rebuild of Starship's Neuroservices and Medical Specialties wards.  Conditions treated on these wards include brain tumours, metabolic and genetic disorders including Cystic Fibrosis, trauma and suspected child abuse injuries, respiratory illnesses and infectious diseases.

"At the heart of this book is the fine Kiwi tradition of lending a helping hand by cooking a meal for, or giving the gift of food to, someone in need," says Gretchen Hawkesby, Chair of the Friends of Starship. "In these instances, not only are the meals you cook hugely appreciated by the family in need, but it is also enormously rewarding for you as the cook; you are providing something that is prepared with love, but also has the practical benefit of keeping the family routine ticking over without any more upheaval than is already necessary."

Comfort includes lots of tasty one-pot meals such as casseroles, pasta dishes, pies, quiches, soups, meatloaves, risottos, paella, curries and oven-bakes, as well as slices, cakes and other baking.

"The recipes in Comfort, whether they are baked goodies, simple soups or fabulous family feasts, have been specially chosen so that they can be prepared ahead, are easily transportable and are totally delicious," says Lauraine Jacobs, President of New Zealand Guild of Food Writers and editor of Comfort. "The nicest thing any one can do is cook for someone who needs help and support in difficult times. The New Zealand Guild of Food Writers is proud to have supported the Starship Foundation in this wonderful project. And I can guarantee every recipe will be truly appreciated."

The 145 recipes in the book were contributed by the likes of Jo Seagar, Allyson Gofton, Al Brown, Tui Flower, Mark McDonough, Ray McVinnie, Peta Mathias, Annabelle White, Catherine Bell and many others.  The stunning food and lifestyle photography is by Nick Tresidder, and includes shots of the children of Friends of Starship volunteers and supporters.

"We hope New Zealanders across the country purchase this book and cook meals from it in the knowledge that while it may provide warmth and comfort to their own family and friends, they have also provided comfort to the lives of young children and their families at Starship," says Gretchen.

Comfort, Food for Sharing is available for purchase now.  PURCHASE YOUR COPY HERE.

This is a somewhat older photo which was taken for a Battlestar Galactica photoshoot for TV Guide Magazine in the US. The photographer is Andy Ryan and the photo is on his official site.

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Click here to view the TV Guide article "The Cylons Are Back" 2 October 2006

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Here's a photo of Lucy from 2009 in the Goodbye Pork Pie Mini Car Fun Run 2009
Starship Fundraiser - Auckland, New Zealand

10 April 2009

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Lucy is mentioned by AOLTV.com's Maureen Ryan in her column on the upcoming Emmy nominations, " My Emmy Predictions:Who Will Be Nominated,Who Should Be".

Lucy is on her "Should Be" list:

Best Actress in a Drama

Lucy Lawless, 'Spartacus: Gods of the Arena'
Connie Britton, 'Friday Night Lights'
Julianna Margulies, 'The Good Wife'
Elisabeth Moss, 'Mad Men'
Emmy Rossum, 'Shameless'
Anna Torv, 'Fringe'

All these actresses gave sensational, subtle performances, and if you were ever a 'Spartacus' doubter, Lawless' work in the show's most recent season would put those doubts to rest forever. Sentimentally speaking, I'd love it if 'FNL's' Tami Taylor got a much-deserved win for the show's farewell season.

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Contributor: Barbara Davies

Details about the Spartacus panel:

5:45-6:45 Spartacus: Vengeance— Liam McIntyre (McLeod's Daughters)
makes his Comic-Con debut, along with Lucy Lawless (Xena: Warrior
Princess), Manu Bennett (30 Days of Night), Dustin Clare (Underbelly),
and Katrina Law (Legend of the Seeker). Executive producer Steven S. DeKnight (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) joins the cast to discuss the upcoming second season, titled,Spartacus: Vengeance, expected to air on
Starz in January 2012, and the exclusive content found on the Spartacus: Gods of the Arena Blu-ray discs, available September 13.

Xena Alum Tony Todd will be there for:

7:00-8:00 Sushi Girl— Sushi Girl chronicles the story of five friends
who reunite six years after a diamond-job-gone-wrong to eat sushi off a naked girl. Sure enough, the thieves can't help opening old wounds in an attempt to find their missing loot, and all mayhem ensues. This film marks the return to the big screen for Mark Hamill (Star Wars) and Noah Hathaway (Neverending Story) and also features cast members Tony Todd (Candy Man), James Duval (Donnie Darko), Andy Mackenzie (Shoot 'Em Up), David Dastmalchian (The Dark Knight), and Cortney Palm (Sunday Morning High). The legendary Sonny Chiba (Kill Bill) also stars. Kern Saxton
(Deader Living Through Chemistry) directed and co-wrote with Destin Pfaff (Millionaire Matchmaker). Producers Neal Fischer (Fight Club) and Suren Seron (Forever Plaid) and moderator Ted Stryker (KROC) round out the panel. Meet the entire cast and creators and witness the world premiere of the official trailer, followed by Q&A session.

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The Darkroom
Wednesday 6 July
9pm
The Horror Channel

EuroTrip
Friday 15 July
11:45pm
BBC1

Also the Horror Channel has said on their Facebook page that Xena will return to the channel in October.

Contributor: Barbara Davies

Photos from the Saturn Awards taken of the video of Lucy giving her acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actress have been posted by All Things Fangirl.

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Contributor: Barbara Davies