JamesG
07-07-2016, 04:58 PM
"The Walking Dead" Promotes 4 to Series Regular for Season 7 (Exclusive)
by Lesley Goldberg
July 7, 2016
AMC's "The Walking Dead" is putting four key members of its cast on lockdown.
The zombie drama has promoted Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Tom Payne, Austin Amelio and Xander Berkeley to series regular, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
The quartet boarded the drama based on Robert Kirkman's comic series in season seven as recurring, with Morgan making his debut as famed villain Negan in the finale.
All four play key characters from the comic books. Payne is hero Jesus, currently supporting Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and his band of survivors. Amelio is Dwight, a badly burned member of Negan's dastardly Saviors who has a particular bone to pick with Daryl (Norman Reedus).
And Berkeley is Gregory, the shady leader of the Hilltop Colony who is poised to clash with Maggie (Lauren Cohan) — provided the pregnant Alexandria Safe Zone resident survives the finale.
The promotions come as little surprise as most Walking Dead stars begin their time with the series as recurring with options to be promoted to regular.
Katelyn Nacon (Carl's love interest Enid), meanwhile, is still considered recurring.
The cast ranks will likely lose at least one regular when the finale cliffhanger is resolved and Negan's victim is revealed to be one of the 11 staples left kneeling before the ruthless killer.
Meanwhile, the casting for comic book character Ezekiel is expected to be revealed soon as the series prepares to introduce yet another community, The Kingdom, and likely take on the source material's All Out War arc in a battle against Negan and the Saviors.
"The Walking Dead" returns in October. A premiere date and trailer will be announced this month at San Diego Comic-Con.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/walking-dead-promotes-4-series-908979
by Lesley Goldberg
July 7, 2016
AMC's "The Walking Dead" is putting four key members of its cast on lockdown.
The zombie drama has promoted Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Tom Payne, Austin Amelio and Xander Berkeley to series regular, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
The quartet boarded the drama based on Robert Kirkman's comic series in season seven as recurring, with Morgan making his debut as famed villain Negan in the finale.
All four play key characters from the comic books. Payne is hero Jesus, currently supporting Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and his band of survivors. Amelio is Dwight, a badly burned member of Negan's dastardly Saviors who has a particular bone to pick with Daryl (Norman Reedus).
And Berkeley is Gregory, the shady leader of the Hilltop Colony who is poised to clash with Maggie (Lauren Cohan) — provided the pregnant Alexandria Safe Zone resident survives the finale.
The promotions come as little surprise as most Walking Dead stars begin their time with the series as recurring with options to be promoted to regular.
Katelyn Nacon (Carl's love interest Enid), meanwhile, is still considered recurring.
The cast ranks will likely lose at least one regular when the finale cliffhanger is resolved and Negan's victim is revealed to be one of the 11 staples left kneeling before the ruthless killer.
Meanwhile, the casting for comic book character Ezekiel is expected to be revealed soon as the series prepares to introduce yet another community, The Kingdom, and likely take on the source material's All Out War arc in a battle against Negan and the Saviors.
"The Walking Dead" returns in October. A premiere date and trailer will be announced this month at San Diego Comic-Con.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/walking-dead-promotes-4-series-908979