Apologies for the lack of posts! Hope you are all well and in good-spirits. Are you keeping up with Vashti on maybemcqueen.com, on Twitter and on Instagram?
Please continue to support Andy’s friends by watching ‘Spartacus: War of the Damned’ premiering on January 25th, 2013 on Starz. (US only)
For all continued updates on the status of Our Champion Andy’s documentary film “Be Here Now”, please visit beherenowfilmcomingsoon.com
Hope you are all having a wonderful holiday season!
BHN
Hey everyone!
via Vashti, on her Twitter:
“Ok people, there has been some SERIOUS etching, ink and tattoo work going on in our “Be Here Now/MMQ” community. Listen up.
Could you please take a high-res photo as beautifully shot as possible - with none of your naked bits showing - and e-mail in. No faces please!
May possibly be used somewhere at end of the doco….. Maybe!!!
So for all of you who have or are planning to get Andy/Spartacus/Be Here Now tattoos - please e-mail high quality photos of them to Lilibet Foster at lilibet@beherenowfilm.com, as soon as possible. Thank-you. :)
Hey all!
There is less than 20 hours to go until the end of the ‘Be Here Now’ funding campaign. With close to $300,000 dollars raised, Our Champion Andy’s vision is set to be realized, and it is all thanks to the efforts of every single person who rallied together in the common effort of honoring the wishes of this brilliant man - a man we all loved.
He was and will always be a father to two beautiful children, a husband to an equally beautiful and brilliant wife, a son, a cousin…a friend to many, and Andy… you were and will always remain, a Champion to us all.
Remembering Andy Whitfield -
October 17th, 1971 - September 11th, 2011.
To paraphrase a line from ‘Spartacus’:
He was indeed the sun, and now his light rises everyday in the souls of every single life he touched, both near and far.
We love you Andy.
“Be Here Now”
‘Spartacus’ star Manu Bennett representing ‘Be Here Now’, at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, July 13th, 2012.
Of the project, Manu said to TV | LINE’s Michael Ausiello:
“Of course, you know, we’re also remembering Andy Whitfield, he’s got a documentary coming out soon called ‘Be Here Now’, so for anybody who really sort of has enjoyed the show and loved Andy’s performance in the first season, it’s a must-see to see his documentary about his life and his struggle with cancer.”
Watch Manu talk about the film, plus the cast discussing the end of the series here
Just in time to be this blog’s 100th post, ‘Be Here Now’ has hit a STAGGERING $250,000 dollars, all toward funding Andy’s story. That’s a quarter of a million dollars collectively generated by all of you, Andy’s beautiful fans - and making the last wish of a beautiful man come to fruition.
Here’s a logo design I created this morning to further celebrate Andy’s story and message to us all. Hope you enjoy! The butterfly represents Andy’s message to his children - because now he has achieved his wings, wings that spread his message far and wide.
Be Here Now
Almost there! over 80% pledged for Andy’s story over at Be Here Now - well done everyone! Well done. :-)
“I mean I was exhausted by the end of the first season, but I’m pretty sure anyone would have been. It’s one of the most extreme things I’ve ever gone through. And uh, there was a lot of pain at the end of that - wasn’t sure what it was, and it wasn’t going away, and ended up being diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.”
- Andy Whitfield
Celebration! Have hit over the halfway mark of $100,000 ($103,463 to be exact, as of the time of this post) over at http://beherenowfilm.com - and in a matter of less than one week. WELL DONE EVERYONE! With just over a month to go, it seems absolutely positive that this film will be made. So much love pouring in left and right for Andy and it is just spectacular!
photo courtesy of Vashti Whitfield
by 21-year-old film and animation student Victoria, from the United States. It is Andy in his film “Gabriel”, which is a great film you should all check out sometime!
Link is to the artist’s DeviantArt page!
Remembering the late and great Andy Whitfield, our Champion.
Andy Whitfield was born on October 17th, 1971, in Amwlch, Wales. He became an engineer after graduating from the University of Sheffield, England, and worked in Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia as an engineer before settling in Sydney in 1999.
He married Vashti Whitfield and together they have two beautiful children, son Jesse Red, 7, and daughter Indigo Sky, 4.
Our Champion gained his first prominent role in the Australian supernatural film 'Gabriel'. However, his role as the Thracian rebel and warrior "Spartacus" in 'Spartacus: Blood and Sand' propelled him to stardom and into our hearts and minds, forever.
In March 2010, Andy was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, a type of cancer, and was given between 3-6 months to live if he did not receive treatment. He began undergoing treatment immediately in New Zealand.
Although declared cancer-free only two months later, Andy suffered a recurrence of the disease later in the year and was ultimately compelled to abandon his role as Spartacus.
Sadly, our Champion passed away in Sydney, Australia, on September 11th, 2011, 18 months after his initial cancer diagnosis. He was 39.
"On a beautiful sunny Sydney morning, surrounded by his family, in the arms of his loving wife, our beautiful young warrior Andy Whitfield lost his 18-month battle with lymphoma cancer." - wife Vashti Whitfield, in a statement
Andy, even though you were only with us for a short time, the lessons and joy you brought and continue to bring so many will keep your close to our souls, close to our minds, and forever in our hearts.
"Be Here Now"
In June, a campaign was set up to fund "Be Here Now", a film by Oscar-winning director Lilibet Foster, which documents Andy's battle with NHL.
The campaign was a huge success, with just over $300,000 raised in total funds! Please visit http://beherenowfilmcomingsoon.com to stay up-to-date with the film's progress.
"'Be Here Now' is all about being present, and not fearing what you don't know." - Andy Whitfield
Vashti on Twitter: http://twitter.com/maybemcqueen
Lilibet on Twitter: http://twitter.com/magnifi7
'Be Here Now' Film on Twitter: http://twitter.com/beherenowfilm1
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