The Walking Dead’s executive producer reveals plans for Walking Dead movie.
The Walking Dead is far from being over, but there could be a feature film coming soon when the show finally comes to an end.
In an interview with The Walking Dead’s showrunner, Scott Gimple explained:
“That question comes up every now and again,” the executive producer told ComicBook.com this week. “I’m sure one way or another, one day, it’ll happen. I think it would be cool.”
But, Gimple has high expectations for a movie version of The Walking Dead. Gimple teased that they would recast the lead roles, replacing Andrew Lincoln and Norman Reedus.
“William Shatner as Rick. We’ll get Edward James Olmos as Daryl. Hit all the big shows!” Gimple joked. “Matthew Fox as the Governor!”
This idea of a Walking Dead movie has been circulating across Hollywood for a while. Andrew Lincoln, who plays Rick, also previously expressed enthusiasm for the show.
“That would be amazing,” he told Inquirer.net in 2015. “It’s something we’ve been talking about and dreamt of because it would be cool to see some snow. We were all going, just not to have to film in Atlanta where it gets to 100 degrees! What would be amazing is that you can play with form, time and chronology and maybe also rediscover characters who are no longer in the show. Certainly, with that format, you can do something very interesting and ambitious.”
The Walking Dead airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on AMC.
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