Pretty Cool: IESB.net’s Walking Dead Set Visit!
AMC’s Walking Dead is by now more than half way done filming the pilot episode in the first season; alreadying giving us a look at both Rick Grimes, the hero of the story, and a pretty good look at some of the zombies that will be trying to kill him and the rest of the survivors throughout the shows run. Well earlier this week movie website IESB was invited down the the Atlanta set to watch Frank Darabont bring The Walking Dead to life, here’s what they have to say!
- Don’t let the fact that it’s on network (cable) television lead you to believe it will be toned down. This show will be bloody. Very bloody. As in… Greg Nicotero and his team are running around the set with blood literally dripping down their arms at all times bloody. Part of what attracted Darabont & Gale Ann Hurd to the deal with AMC was their promise to let them make “The Walking Dead” properly, and that means lots of suitable undead carnage. A full-time Standards and Practices rep is on set at all times, and he has already ok’d many shots that would make most viewers of R-Rated horror flicks cringe. So fear not, gore fans. Nicotero & company are bringing you the goods.
- While genre fans will no doubt be delighted with the show, this is ultimately a Frank Darabont project. That means the emphasis will be on characters and story, which is a big reason why AMC is a perfect match for it. With shows like “Breaking Bad” they have already proven that they can deliver envelop-pushing, cutting edge television that is ultimately character-driven. We believe the Frank Darabont/AMC partnership will prove to be a creative marriage made in zombie Heaven.
- There will be a total of six (6) one hour episodes in Season 1. AMC is already dedicated to this amount. Darabont has written the first 2 episodes, and is directing the Pilot himself. From there, he will oversee all facets of the show as an Executive Producer. And he may indeed return to the director’s chair again in future seasons. He does seem to be enjoying himself immensely on this show.
- Fans of the comic will be glad to hear that Robert Kirkman himself has penned the teleplay for Episode 4.
- Should “The Walking Dead” extend beyond an initial season (and all indications is that this is very likely) future seasons will be 13 episodes each.
- While we’ve already established that the show will be focused on its characters, that’s not to say you shouldn’t expect some of stuff that is required for a genre production of this pedigree. The overall tone of the show will be very moody and creepy, and you can expect not only many instances of zombie attacks, but also sequences of an epic-scale, such one that required more than 150 extras in full zombie makeup. Also, zombie purists should be thrilled to note: no fast zombies. These are very much inspired by the original Romero Dead, though they may be more grisly (and some would say more realistic) in appearance.
- AMC plans a big presence for “The Walking Dead” at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, including a discussion panel with Darabont, Kirkman, Nicotero and more of the cast & crew. They will also be bringing some footage with them to share with attendees. So pencil that into your SDCC plans now.
Now that’s just awesome! I’m actually really excited for the San Diego Comic-Con panel that AMC is planning for The Walking Dead, seeing how Comic-Con is the best place to debut anything comic book to film or TV footage and will get everyone completely pumped for the show to come four months later. Another thing that excites me is that they’re not only doing a panel, but they’re going to be doing a big one with footage, I bet it could be a rough cut of the pilot itself, or a very good chunk of the pilot’s footage. They also mentioned that AMC is completely dedicated to a 6 episode season, also that Robert Kirkman wrote the 4th episodes script which is awesome of AMC’s behalf. Comic-Con is only so far away!
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