Chandler Riggs confirmed that actor Jeffrey Demunn, who portrayed Dale Horvath on ”The Walking Dead”, quit the show. “After Darabont left, he was like ‘I’m out of here.” As you might remember, showrunner Frank Darabont (“The Shawshank Redemption”) was unceremoniously fired by AMC last year. Demunn, who was a regular in Darabont’s films (having roles in “The Green Mile,” “The Shawshank Redemption” and “The Mist”) was crushed by Darabont’s firing and left after he was no longer involved with the show.
So it seems like Dale would have lasted longer, but the character had to be killed off to make way for Demunn’s departure. The whole situation is reminiscent of Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje’s exit from ABC’s “Lost” as Mr. Eko. The showrunners had big plans for the character and had to kill the character off prematurely because the actor wanted off the show. It worked out for AMC though, Dale’s death was shocking to people emotionally invested in the show.
Chandler also talked about Season 3 of ”The Walking Dead”, which will consist of 16 episodes. Shooting begins May 7th and ends in December. While the show will mostly take place in the newly-discovered prison, Chandler comments that there will still be plenty of action outdoors, citing the watchtowers which will no doubt be used keep an eye on walkers. “We’ll probably need a farm too, so maybe Herschel can help with that.”
While he’s enjoying his time on ”The Walking Dead”, Chandler is interested in the science-fiction genre and actually auditioned for “Ender’s Game” but lost out to Asa Butterfield of “Hugo.” The actors haven’t received in scripts for Season 3 yet, but Chandler is excited to see what happens with The Governor and Michonne…
ALSO...
Who ALMOST Died In The Season 2 Finale Of "The Walking Dead"?
SPOILER ALERT!
Herschel was going to be killed by Randal. But Kirkman felt there was too much left with Herschel, more stories to tell. So he spared him...
...for now...
...because, other than Rick, Kirkman's said everybody's fair game to die.
SPOILER ALERT! DON'T READ THE FOLLOWING IF YOU
HAVEN'T SEEN THE FINALE!
Herschel was going to be killed by Randal. But Kirkman felt there was too much left with Herschel, more stories to tell. So he spared him...
...for now...
...because, other than Rick, Kirkman's said everybody's fair game to die.
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