Finally, The Walking Dead Casts Its Negan
Comic book fans will already recognize Morgan as as Edward Blake/Comedian in Watchmen (pictured above). Non-comic book fans will recognize him as "that dude who looks exactly like Javier Bardem [http://thetvaddict.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/seperatedatbirth.jpg]."
The character, who sources say will first arrive in the season six finale directed by Greg Nicotero, is the violent leader of a group known as The Saviors who use force and intimidation to subjugate other communities - including Alexandria. Negan first appears in the landmark 100th issue when he crosses paths with Rick Grimes, who had been vocal about bringing down the man who takes half the community's supplies in exchange for "protection" from walkers.
Morgan will first join the series as a guest star before being promoted to series regular for season seven. Production on the season six finale begins this week in Atlanta.
All kidding aside, Dean has some serious acting chops and should be a great fit for this "iconic" role, as it's been described. Considering that he was chosen from a pool of actors that included Timothy Olyphant, Matt Dillon, Garret Dillahunt, and Jon frickin' Hamm at one time or another, one has to imagine that he is going to knock this role out of the park. (See what I did there?)
Of course, with the man Negan makes an example of in his comic book introduction currently presumed dead on the show, the question becomes: Who will Negan introduce Lucille to first?
Source: The Hollywood Reporter [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/walking-dead-negan-jeffrey-dean-836243]
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Comic book fans will already recognize Morgan as as Edward Blake/Comedian in Watchmen (pictured above). Non-comic book fans will recognize him as "that dude who looks exactly like Javier Bardem [http://thetvaddict.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/seperatedatbirth.jpg]."
The character, who sources say will first arrive in the season six finale directed by Greg Nicotero, is the violent leader of a group known as The Saviors who use force and intimidation to subjugate other communities - including Alexandria. Negan first appears in the landmark 100th issue when he crosses paths with Rick Grimes, who had been vocal about bringing down the man who takes half the community's supplies in exchange for "protection" from walkers.
Morgan will first join the series as a guest star before being promoted to series regular for season seven. Production on the season six finale begins this week in Atlanta.
All kidding aside, Dean has some serious acting chops and should be a great fit for this "iconic" role, as it's been described. Considering that he was chosen from a pool of actors that included Timothy Olyphant, Matt Dillon, Garret Dillahunt, and Jon frickin' Hamm at one time or another, one has to imagine that he is going to knock this role out of the park. (See what I did there?)
Of course, with the man Negan makes an example of in his comic book introduction currently presumed dead on the show, the question becomes: Who will Negan introduce Lucille to first?
Source: The Hollywood Reporter [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/walking-dead-negan-jeffrey-dean-836243]
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