Fans of The Walking Dead could feast at Emerald City Comicon this weekend in Seattle!
Danai Gurira (Michonne) and Michael Rooker (Merle Dixon) were among the celebrity guests at the eleventh annual event. Fans and these two stars got a surprise in Saturday’s Talking Dead panel when artist Charlie Adlard joined the actors on stage during the Q & A.
Thanks for photographer Josh Lewis of KOMONEWS.COM and Seattle Pulp for capturing this moment while I was in the audience cheering with the other deadheads!
Danai Guriri as Michone in The Walking Dead courtesy AMC
I had a thought about Black History Month and zombie fiction. Books and movies about the undead are horrific escapism but serve as social commentaries reflecting the times in which they are created. If you want to find groundbreaking actors and characters of all colors look in the fictional fights against the undead.
George Romero’s classic Night of the Living Dead filmed in stark black and white arrived in 1968 and reflected the horrors of the Vietnam war and racial unrest in the United States. Romero made an African-American man the hero of his film. Duane Jones played Ben, one of five people trapped in a farmhouse as the undead rise and attack. This was 1968. A black man portrayed as the hero and doing such things Continue reading Black History Month and Zombies?
The new season of The Walking Dead introduces many of the most fan favorite characters and plots from the comic book series. Danai Gurira joins the cast Michonne. Gurira and the crew reveal how she learned how to use a katana sword to play the zombie killing swordmaster in this new video from AMC.
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes in The Walking Dead courtesy AMC
The Walking Dead Season Three seems so far away. AMC revealed this behind the scenes video of the cast filming the first episode where they reach the prison – which you saw in the final episode of last season. This season will focus on the a settlement of survivors based in a prison complex in Woodbury and run by a man known as the Governor.
The new season will also introduce the machete wielding surivor and fan favorite Michonne.
If you think Shane and Daryl are badasses on The Walking Dead get ready to be blown away by the badassness of Michonne! Fans saw the hooded figure slice her way onto the storyline during the season finale on AMC. Right after 9 million viewers watched Michonne’s debut, creator Robert Kirkman announced Danai Gurira will play the character next season. The actress talked with The Hollywood Reporter about how the comics version will influence her on-screen portrayal.
“I’m going to develop that with [showrunner] Glen Mazzara and the whole creative team. They have their own take on the source material. I’m going to be meeting with them next week to get an understanding of what their take is and how she grows and develops. I’ll find out the answer to that in the coming weeks in terms of exactly how she will map out with what she is in the books vs. what she will be on the screen. I’ll be learning as I go in some regards. I do know that she remains an absolute badass and I will be training with katana swords. I’m really excited about that.”
The reporter asked a great question that had me thinking of a badass showdown: Shane Vs. Michonne!
WARNING: THIS SHOWS A PIVOTAL SCENE FROM THE FINALE!
IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE FINALE DON’T WATCH!
It was a pivotal moment of The Walking Dead Season Three Finale and perhaps THE fan favorite moment in an episode filled with incredible moments. Here it is again!
Right after that episode creator Robert Kirkman revealed that Danai Gurira was cast as Michonne on The Talking Dead. Kirkman tells The Hollywood Reporter how he kept the casting secret.
Danai Gurira courtesy IMDB
“It was very carefully done. The scene was shot — that wasn’t Danai in the costume — so we held the casting until later so it wouldn’t leak because we knew that once we cast Michonne there would be so many agents, managers and casting people that would be aware of it that it would be impossible to keep it under wraps. We waited until later to do it and worked really hard to preserve that reveal.”
Robert Kirkman explained why Gurira stood out when auditioning for the role.
“Danai really portrayed the power and strength that we need Michonne to exhibit. Michonne is a very complex character who’s dealing with a lot of things and has a very intricate personality. There’s a lot to that role, and Danai, more than any other actress, showed us that she could exhibit that strength and show what an intense character she could be and, at the same time, have that emotional core and be able to show a vulnerability to a certain extent that we don’t see much of but is definitely there. She really was the whole package, and I think she’s going to do a really good job.”
The Walking Dead came to a dramatic and horrific end Sunday with two surprises for faithful fans of the comic book series. AMC released a video with cast and Co-Executive Producer Greg Nicotero talking about season three.
“Next season we follow the arc of the graphic novel with a few departures,” Nicotero promises. “The departures are significant and dramatic, and just continue to add spice to already-great material.”
That means bring on the Governor, Michonne and the Prison! Take a look:
Creator/Executive Producer Robert Kirkman announced that Danai Gurira has been cast as fan favorite character Michonne in Season Three of The Walking Dead. Kirkman made the announcement on last night’s Talking Dead.
Kirkman told The Hollywood Reporterthat the series was “transitioning into a new world” where the survivors are “faced with more adversaries, danger and different kinds of threats” and that Michonne is a “big part of that.”
Michonne was introduced in issue 19 of the comic book and became a trusted ally of Rick.
