Laurie Holden reveals she was never supposed to get killed off The Walking Dead.
AMC’s The Walking Dead has a high turnover rate, which probably makes it one of the most popular shows on television. One of the characters that was killed off on the zombie drama was Andrea played by Laurie Holden. Originally appearing as one of the main characters in the show’s first season, it was the season three finale which saw the character meet her demise after fighting with The Governor (David Morrissey).
Holden recently attended Walker Stalker convention in New Jersey where FanFest News reported her candid thoughts on being killed off back in 2012. Holden said:
“Well I had an 8-year deal, I was supposed to be there until the end. I was supposed to end up with Rick. I was supposed to save Woodbury on a horse, and I was buying a house in Atlanta. I got the call at 10 o’clock the night before, while I was shooting, from the show runner who is no longer a part of The Walking Dead, saying that they couldn’t write the episode and that he was killing my character. So [when] we all got the script, everybody on the set was sobbing. I felt like I got shot. None of it was supposed to happen the way it did.”
It’s important to point out that the show’s original showrunner Frank Darabont hand-picked Laurie Holden for the role and her character is still alive in the comic book the series is based on.
Holden isn’t upset about getting killed off the show, going so far to praise the current quality of the drama.
“I think The Walking Dead is in a really good place now with Scott Gimple. It wasn’t the ship that it is now. I’m very grateful how it was written that I went out with grace and with a stellar cast. It wasn’t the way that I wanted but I love the way I went out.”
Via FanFest News
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