One of the advantages of living in Southern California is the ability to attend the annual Paleyfest at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, and Andrew K. just reported in with news from tonight's opening event: "The Walking Dead".
In attendance were Frank Darabont, Writer/Director/Executive Producer; Gale Anne Hurd, Executive Producer; Robert Kirkman, Executive Producer/Creator of the Comic Book; Andrew Lincoln, “Rick Grimes”; Sarah Wayne Callies, “Lori Grimes”; Jon Bernthal, “Shane Walsh”; Laurie Holden, “Andrea“; Steven Yeun, “Glenn”; and Emma Bell, “Amy.
Here are the highlights:
- Darabont and Kirkman have been in the writers' room for one week getting started on Season Two.
- Darabont clarified they are working on what to do next with Merle Dixon (Michael Rooker), Morgan (Lennie James), and his son Duane (Adrian Kali Turner).
- Merle will NOT be the governor. That's just too obvious.
- They hinted at exploring Lori’s pregnancy.
- Darabont said he loves prisons, and the prison setpiece is too cool not to do. It may not be next season, but it will be coming up.
- Kirkman and Darabont implied in banter that they’d be writing the Daryl Dixon (Merle's brother) character into the comic book series.
- Darabont wants Season Two to pick up immediately after Season One left off. He hates huge time jumps and wants his characters to be caught up in their current emotional state, reacting to what had just happened. He mentioned they’re on "puberty watch" for Chandler Riggs, who plays Rick and Lori's son, Carl, as time passage may be a problem. They could always do the one year later thing once he actually begins to age. Unlike "LOST", they’re not bound to the same time rules.
Source: dreadcentral.com
The Walking Dead - Several interesting Tidbits from Paleyfest
5 Mar 2011
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The prison is also way too important to leave that part of the story out! I was pretty sure that a major part of season 3 would be taking place in the prison, but it seems there already are some detours ahead of us.
ReplyDeletewhat happens in the prison in the story?
ReplyDeleteThat's the part I'm currently reading, but it's a very big part of the story because this has been going on for a while now. The prison isn't too far away from Hershel's farm and they are trying to make it their new home, because it's pretty safe inside even though they have to clean it out since there's a shitload of zombies living in it at the beginning.
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