THE WALKING DEAD to Eventually Introduce Craziest Villain Yet
It looks like The Walking Dead will eventually introduce one of the scariest villains in the comics into the TV series. Executive producer David Alpert recently did an interview with AMC to discuss some of the plans that the zombie series has in store for future episodes. In the interview his excitement reveals that that the character known as Negan will probably make his appearance sooner rather than later, which is awesome!
When Alpert was asked about elements that the series has included that he wishes Robert Kirkman had thought about and included when writing the comics, he completely bypasses the question and goes on to say what he can't wait to incorporate saying:
"It’s more like things in the comic that I can’t wait to get to. I cannot wait until we introduce Negan. He is just like the coolest fucking character on the planet. You thought the Governor was bad news?"
Who knows when exactly he'll pop up, but that fact that they are going to bring him in the series is great. This is a much different answer to the one Kirkman gave last month when he was asked by Daily Dead when the character would come into play. This is what he said:
"Not really. At the pace that we’re going, we’re talking about somewhere like Season 12. We certainly don’t think that far ahead about what’s going to be on the TV show."
It doesn't sound to me like Alpert is going to wait another 7 years to bring Negan in, so maybe Kirkman was just throwing everyone off by saying what he said. I seriously doubt that the character will come into play next season, but I'm sure we'll see him before season 12. Nothing is confirmed, but of course they're going to eventually bring him in!
For those of you not familiar with the character, he's a foul-mouthed Class-A asshole who is a leader of a group called Saviors. He is the primary antagonist in the comic series. "He uses his authority and resources to subjugate other communities into paying tribute to The Saviors, in exchange for protection against zombies." For a lot more information on the character click here.
