The Walking Dead - TV Series

[Goaty]

Andrew Lincoln is Rick Grimes



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http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=27521

Frank Darabont's zombie TV series The Walking Dead getting picked up as a series by US cable channel AMC. Back then, there was speculation that Johnny Lee Miller would nab the lead. But now AMC has announced that Andrew Lincoln has instead won the role.

Coming Soon grabbed the press release announcing the former star of Teachers, This Life and Enduring Love as the main man in the adaptation of Robert Kirkman's zomb-apocalyptic graphic novel series.

Lincoln will play Rick Grimes, a small-town police officer who must help a group of survivors to find safe haven in a world overrun with shambling, brain-craving zomboids. Already aboard is Jon Bernthal, who will co-star as his fellow officer, Shane.

"Andrew is an incredibly gifted actor. He has the presence and attitude to bring this character and story to life. We are thrilled that he is joining the cast," gushes AMC's Joel Stillerman, presumably without adding, "and we saw him kill a zombie once – it was amazing!"

In other good news about the series, Darabont will be joined on the show's behind-the-scenes creative staff by writer/producer Jack LoGiudice, who has worked on the superb Sons Of Anarchy, which can only be A Good Thing.

It'll film this summer and invade US telly in October, with hopefully little delay before it makes it over here.

[TordelBack]

You can't make a zomblette without breaking Egg.

[Mikey]

Oh, stop it Noel Coward, I've no ribs left!

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[HOO-HAA]

An interesting choice for the part of Rick... I would have thought an actor more given to darker roles would have been more appropriate. However, as the late Heath Ledger demonstrated, with his take on The Joker, you can be pleasantly surprised in such matters...

[Buddy]

As I bloody hated that 'this life' programme this is a disaster.

Is this now set in the UK or will he be putting on a 'convincing' accent?

I've gone from very much looking forward to this to not looking forward to it at all.

Balls and pish!

[Mardroid]

Lincoln will play Rick Grimes, a small-town police officer who must help a group of survivors to find safe haven in a world overrun with shambling, brain-craving zomboids.

[pedant mode]These are the Romero type zombies. Not the Return of the Living Dead type zombies. [/pedant mode]

I have reservations about the Lincoln too. He doesn't really look the part, and I've seen him in very different roles... but if he's a good actor he might pull it off. And visual likeness doesn't matter that much I suppose.

[Goaty]

here the link of first picture and new featurette,

http://www.screened.com/news/first-picture-and-new-featurette-for-the-walking-dead-shuffles-along/191/

looks good!

[Goaty]

here the first photo of Rick Grimes!

[mygrimmbrother]

I am ridiculously excited about this show.

[El Chivo]

Sweet!

[Radbacker]

starting with only Six episodes for the first season, unusual for a US show they usually go with 13 to 23 episodes per season but looking at other AMC output (Breaking Bad = very good, like a hard core version of Weeds) they tend to run on low episode counts so must be an AMC thing, maybe helps keep the quality up.  Cant wait for this one of my favs.


CU Radbacker

[Goaty]

starting with only Six episodes for the first season, unusual for a US show they usually go with 13 to 23 episodes per season but looking at other AMC output (Breaking Bad = very good, like a hard core version of Weeds) they tend to run on low episode counts so must be an AMC thing, maybe helps keep the quality up.  Cant wait for this one of my favs.


CU Radbacker

It could be good for budget? could cover first two books?

[Buddy]

More pics here...

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/45461

[Goaty]

A new photo of Rick

[HOO-HAA]

Is it just me or does Andrew Lincoln actually... look the part in that pic?! There's at least the hint of Rick about him...