Steven yeun speaks about glenn s fate on the walking dead. It looked like the walking dead might have decided to completely change up the comic book s most iconic and gamechanging moment by letting glenn live through negans introduction. While the show had to weather highprofile behind the scenes drama in the early years. The walking deads most evil villains, a definitive. In the comics, he is known simply as glenn and was not given a last name. The walking deads danai gurira on playing michonne and. Kirkman is the guy who offed glenn in issue 100 of the walking dead comic book. Spoilers for the season finale last day on earth below. The walking dead season 7 abraham and glenns death. The 5 most wtf moments in the walking deads season 7. The batesville daily guard, an arkansas newspaper, published the perfect obituary for the walking dead s glenn rhee following the beloved characters shocking, gruesome death on the season 7. Fans of the walking dead comic books know him as a baseballbatcarrying maniac who commits one of the most disturbingly violent acts in the. The walking dead star steven yeun says it wasnt hard filming glenn s death steven yeun takes us behind the scenes of one of 2016s most controversial and anticipated tv. Glenns death is reminiscent of his death in the comic book series, where he is killed in.
The walking dead season 7 premiere left fans wondering what comes next for maggie. Furthermore, part of the backlash against glenn s apparent death comes from diehard comics fans who are upset that the series would remix negans first appearance and glenn. The walking dead compendium volume 1 kirkman, robert, adlard, charlie. Did the walking dead pull a glenn with andrew lincolns final episode. You know the drill if the episode remains on your todo list, bail now. After last nights controversial ending to its extended finale, the walking dead suffered a ton of backlash. The walking deads negan story has betrayed what made the show. Was glenns violent death on the walking dead too much. Was that gruesome walking dead slaughter actually worth it. Amcs the walking dead shocked fans on sunday night with the unexpected and, if youre a fan of robert kirkmans comic books, premature death of steven yeuns glenn rhee, and the. The following story contains a massive spoiler about sundays walking dead. The walking dead producers claim they did not tone down violence due to backlash. By now, youve probably either seen or read what happened on the walking dead season 7 premiere but if you have stumbled here by accident, there are.
Dead, bernthal has portrayed an even more prominent comic book. Negan killing glenn in the walking dead comic books reminder. Walking dead exec producer says he stands by glenns. He is voiced by nick herman in the video game of the same name, by telltale games. The walking dead 6x16 negans introduction rick meets negan duration. Walking dead character death has fans out for scott m. Fans of the show were shocked when glenn died but the exec producer says it had to happen that way. It didnt take long for the walking dead to blossom from cult curiosity to a fullblown success story. The creative minds behind the series defend their decision to keep rick grimes alive. Two years after his character glenn rhee died on the walking dead, steven yeun still talks to his former costars. He is the main supply runner for the atlanta survivor camp and he saved rick grimes from walkerinfested atlanta, bringing him back to his camp to reunite him with his family. Yeun also talked about the challenges of keeping his characters death a secret for so long.
Glenn s death in the walking dead comic books is more disgusting than you could possibly imagine. The walking dead s danai gurira on playing michonne and the lori. Up until his death in issue 100, glenn had more appearances in the series than every character aside from rick. Anyone could appreciate this fans of the tv show, comic book fans, zombie fans. The walking dead star suffered backlash after glenn incident. Yeun, lauren cohan, and the rest of the walking dead family took fans behindthescenes of the bloody, brutal season 7 premiere, including the meaning behind glenn s heartbreaking final words. In both forms of media, glenn is a young pizza delivery boy from atlanta who is separated from his family after the zombie outbreak and joins a group of survivors led by rick grimes. Newspaper publishes obituary for the walking deads glenn. Walking dead fans react to glenns death on twitter with.
Whats next for maggie greene the walking dead star suffered backlash after glenn incident the walking dead and danai gurira featured in sag awards heroes reel. Glenn rhee is a main character and a survivor of the outbreak in amcs the walking dead. In other words, the show sent us through one fakeout dumpster death last season and one massive cliffhanger over the summer just to add more tension towell, exactly what fans expected would happen all along on top of that. Walking dead fans were left reeling on sunday night after glenn appeared to be eaten alive. That set the precedent in the original source material. Lauren cohan explains glenns final words on the walking. Having been in the show from the very first episode, he. Amcs the walking dead is no stranger to killing off characters and seeing. The penultimate episode of the walking dead season 10 just set up a gruesome comic book death that will happen in the finale. Given that fakeout, many fans will be surprised by the events in the comic book. The walking dead bosses explain cliffhanger finale collider. The walking dead star andrew lincoln regrets the gory demise of glenn. Former walking dead star michael traynor was told fans fing hate him and suffered other forms of backlash when his character, cowardly alexandria survivor nicholas, emerged as an antagonist. This article contains spoilers for the day will come when you wont be, the first episode of the.
The day will come when you wont be is the seventh season premiere of the postapocalyptic horror television series the walking dead. The walking dead sees glenn get eaten alive but is he. Walking dead exec producer says he stands by glenn s death and talks backlash. Could glenn s death be the moment when the walking dead has jumped the zombie and begins to decline in quality and viewership. This story contains spoilers for season 8 of the walking dead. The walking dead takes an unexpected turn the new york times. Walking dead negan jeffrey dean morgan hollywood reporter. Glenn is one of the characters that never killed a living human in the comics. In the context of the walking dead comic books from robert kirkman and charlie adlard, its even more menacing, as it speaks to rositas eventual death.
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