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Major ‘The Walking Dead’ Casting Rumors, Who Should Play Rick?!
What just arrived in my mail? Could it be the latest TPB volume of Robert Kirkman’s ongoing zombie masterpiece “The Walking Dead”? It sure was. Easily one of the best things I have ever read (just behind “Preacher”), it still hasn’t settled in that AMC (the creative geniuses behind “Mad Men”) will be bringing the comic to life as a TV series with Frank Darabont (The Mist) aboard to direct. What’s been going through my horror-juiced brain? Who will strap on the boots of Rick Grimes, a small-town police officer from Cynthiana, Kentucky, that’s what. While I have my own personal choices, some rumors have trickled on to the internet that I found quite interesting. Read on to see who is “said to be” in talks and then chime in with your own personal thoughts below (you never know who’s reading).
While I don’t really like to post rumors from sites I don’t visit on a regular basis (because I’m not sure how credible they are), Big Shiny Robot is claiming to have some very reliable inside sources who know three names being thrown around for the role of Rick in Frank Darabont’s comic book adaptation shooting this May (more here).
I really hope the people at AMC understand how big of a decision this is. We’re not talking about a single feature film, we’re having a conversation about the face of horror, a man who will be crammed down our throats 13 hours a year for (hopefully) the foreseeable future.
So without further adieu, here are the 3 names rumored to be in the ring for Rick. One of which makes me sick to my stomach.
“The most reliable sources point us to JAMIE BAMBER as in the running for Rick,” reports Big Shiny Robot.
“Next on the list is MARK PELLEGRINO, who is on “Dexter” and plays Jacob on “Lost”.” A PERFECT choice if you ask me.
Lastly, the vomit inducing suggestion of STUART TOWNSEND (please, God, NO!).
WHAT SAY YOU?
It’s now been five years since the release of sequel Happy Death Day 2U, Christopher Landon’s sequel to the Groundhog Day-style slasher movie from 2017. Both films star Jessica Rothe as final girl Tree Gelbman, and director Christopher Landon had been planning on bringing the character – and the actor – back for a third installment. So… where is it?!
We’ve been talking about a potential Happy Death Day 3 for several years now, with the ball in producer Jason Blum’s court. Happy Death Day 2U scared up $64 million at the worldwide box office, a far cry from the first film’s $125 million. But with a reported production budget of just $9 million, that first sequel was profitable for Blumhouse. So again… where is it?!
Chatting with Screen Geek this week while promoting her new action-thriller Boy Kills World, franchise star Jessica Rothe provided a hopeful update on Happy Death Day 3.
“Well, I can say Chris Landon has the whole thing figured out,” Rothe explains. “We just need to wait for Blumhouse and Universal to get their ducks in a row.
Rothe continues in her comments to Screen Geek, “But my fingers are so crossed. I think Tree [Gelbman] deserves her third and final chapter to bring that incredible character and franchise to a close or a new beginning.”
Back in 2020, Christopher Landon had revealed that the working title for the third installment was Happy Death Day to Us, said to be “different than the other two films.”
In the meantime, Christopher Landon is directing a mysterious thriller titled Drop for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes, along with a werewolf movie titled Big Bad for Lionsgate.
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