When you think of Gaius Julius Caesar, you probably think of a shrewd, grey haired man in a toga. But this season of Spartacus takes all those preconceptions and throws them to the wolves. Actor Todd Lasance tells us why this Julius Caesar will give the audience a Caesar that they've never seen before.
When you think of Gaius Julius Caesar, perhaps the most famous Roman of all time, you probably think of a shrewd, grey haired man in a toga. But this season of Spartacus takes all those preconceptions and throws them to the wolves. Caesar actor Todd Lasance tells us why this Julius Caesar will give the audience a Caesar that they've never seen before (well, apart from his age and dashing good looks).
I think the idea of him having a bit of a rogue element springs to mind as being different from the others portrayed. He appears to not conform and stick directly to what would be a traditional Roman way. He’s kind of flying his own flag to a degree.
It also becomes quite apparent very early on that obviously he’s a definite physical threat as well. He needed to be a direct threat to Spartacus and the rebels themselves and have that sort of physical presence in the sense that he needed to be an opponent that was worthy of fighting and could potentially take down the rebels. His ability on the battlefield [is] something that hasn’t really been touched on in previous Caesar’s (particularly given the fact that most of the time Caesar is portrayed in his later years) so it will be interesting for the audience to see that he was extremely formidable with the sword.
