Starz’s Spartacus: Vengeancestar Liam McIntyre and creator/producer Steven S DeKnight took part in a special salute to the original Spartacus – Hollywood icon Kirk Douglas – held May 31st at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Goldenson Theater in Los Angeles. An enthusiastic standing-room-only crowd was on hand to celebrate the launch of Douglas’ I Am Spartacus! Making a Film, Breaking the Blacklist book (his 10th) as well as Spartacus‘ third season coming in 2013.
The event included the presentation of a sword from the series by McIntyre to Douglas which had this engraved: “For Kirk, the original hero. Stand together or fall divided.”