AMC’s zombie hit The Walking Dead is in its seventh season and flirting with 100 episodes. So how much longer can it go?
Creator Robert Kirkman, who writes the comic the show is based on and also serves as a producer, went on record saying he believes they’ll still be around five years from now — and possibly a good bit longer. In the latest issue of the comic, Kirkman mused about the longevity of the series. For Kirkman, he sees The Walking Dead going strong well into the early-to-mid 2020s.
Here’s an excerpt from his comment:
“It took us six seasons to get to 100. It won’t take us six years to get to 200 and that will take us to season… TWELVE. And we’ll still be ahead of the show at that point.'
During and interview The Walking Dead creator, Robert Kirkman, once again teased the end of the popular drama. He revealed that the series and comics will have different endings.
Kirkman said the following, according to The Wrap:
“I hope the show ends and the comics keep going. The comic was the comic before the show, so I try to maintain that. I know how I want to end ‘The Walking Dead’…I don’t want it on the show before I get it in my comic. If the show were to ever end at any point and the comic was still going, I would have to sit down with Scott and pretend I have no idea how to end it and then work with him to try and come up with a new ending.”
The Walking Dead will premiere its new season on October 23.
[ SOURCE ] Following the mega success of their first four “Walking Dead” novels, “Walking Dead” show creator Robert Kirkman and writer Jay Bonansinga are collaborating again on another four-part book series.
According to Entertainment Weekly, the first novel, “The Walking Dead: Descent,” will focus on recurring comic book character Lilly Caul as she returns to the doomed town after the Governor’s assault on the prison.
“There is quite a bit of unexplored territory left in the “Walking Dead” universe and I think people are going to love what Jay brings to this world in this medium,” Kirkman told EW.
The first book of the expanded post-apocalyptic horror series will be released on Oct. 14.
[ SOURCE ] A planned Walking Dead spinoff show is still "in the incubation stages".
AMC's programming head Joel Stillerman told Vulture that Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman is yet to decide on a specific narrative for the show.
"Robert has some things on his plate," he explained. "He continues to write every issue of the comic and hasn't finished season four of The Walking Dead, which he is very intimately involved with and will continue to be."
Stillerman added that AMC and Kirkman had "kicked around a few ideas" in terms of the new show's content.
"What is going on [now] is a more philosophical discussion over why there should be another version of the show," he said. "Once we answer that, we'll zero in on the specific creative."
Watch Robert Kirkman discuss what it was like to hold The Walking Dead #1 in his hands, how those first tentative conversations about turning the comic into a TV series went with showrunner Frank Darabont, and more below.
[ SOURCE ] AMC is expanding its lucrative Walking Dead franchise.
The cabler announced Monday that it is in the early stages of developing a “companion series” — aka spinoff — to its monster smash, slated to launch in 2015.
Series creator Robert Kirkman will serve as an exec producer on the offshoot, alongside fellow EPs Gale Anne Hurd and David Alpert.
“Building on the success of the most popular show on television for adults 18-49 is literally a no-brainer,” said AMC prez Charlie Collier in a statement. “We look forward to working with Robert, Gale and Dave again as we develop an entirely new story and cast of characters. It’s a big world and we can’t wait to give fans another unforgettable view of the zombie apocalypse.”
Added Kirkman: “After 10 years of writing the comic book series and being so close to the debut of our fourth, and in my opinion, best season of the TV series, I couldn’t be more thrilled about getting the chance to create a new corner of The Walking Dead universe. The opportunity to make a show that isn’t tethered by the events of the comic book, and is truly a blank page, has set my creativity racing.”
When asked in a interview with Collider.com if the show The Walking Dead television show could survive if all of the original characters were killed producers Robert Kirkman and Glen Mazzara had some interesting things to say.
Robert Kirkman
"I honestly do think that the show could survive. Telling stories in this world is an interesting prospect. To a certain extent, this is Rick's story, so something really drastic would have to happen for it to suddenly shift gears, and that might be somewhat jarring. I've always said that this is a very dangerous world that we're telling stories in and, if characters aren't dropping like flies and dying left and right, we just wouldn't be telling a realistic story. So, in an effort to keep things realistic, we are going to be burning through cast, like we have been in the first two seasons. It is an evolving show, and I really like the fact that the cast is cycling. When I see these big marketing images before every season, it's like, 'Here's the cast,' and then the next year, it's like, 'Here's the cast,' and it's always pretty different. I just think that's cool. It shows that you're getting something new this season, which I think is really exciting."
Glen Mazzara
"One of the things we take seriously is the issue of life and death in this season, and what that means for the survivors. So, I do think that the show could suffer any death and still continue. I would never want to have everybody wiped out and come back with a brand new cast. That's a little crazy. We would never do that. But, you show how people survive each other's death and what that means and what that loss is. This is a show that's very much dealing with that."
Walking Dead creators Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore have come to an agreement and settled their lawsuits against each other over royalty payments. They have released the statement below:
"Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore are pleased to jointly announce that they have reached an amicable agreement in their respective lawsuits and all parties have settled the entire matter to everyone's mutual satisfaction. Neither side will be discussing any details but will instead happily and productively spend their time focused on their own work and move on in their lives."
Writer Robert Kirkman and series artist Charlie Adlard answer burning questions about The Walking Dead during the first day of San Diego Comic-Con 2012.
