AMC’s Walking Dead Blog Interviews Gale Anne Hurd

AMC’s Walking Dead Blog has put out another interview with Gale Anne Hurd from the set of Season 2.  The interview is pretty much what we’ve seen before but she does talk about the zombie extras, what she’s looking forward to in Season 2, and what challenges the production has encountered while filming 13 episodes.

Q: What challenges do those additional episodes present?

A: The challenge, of course, is surviving the heat and the humidity for more than double our shooting schedule. We were essentially on the same schedule starting the beginning of June as we were on last year. And Atlanta has had unseasonably hot weather. I think we’ve broken a few records already with over 90 degree temperatures. But, we were prepared this season. We had all the right clothing. We have a lot of our zombie extras back from last year — they were totally prepared. We really were able to start back up without missing a beat.

Q: Have the zombie extras been instructed to change their behavior at all this season?

A: We really want people to bring their own unique take to it. We still have the same rules, but now we’re dealing with people who have been zombified a little longer. So they’re skinnier, but they’re just as deadly.

Q: Last season you told us you would consider dressing as a zombie for Season 2. Any chance that will happen?

A: I’d probably have to lose about 15 pounds in order to fit with the terrific group that we’ve got, and I don’t know if that’s in the cards.

Q: What about Season 2 are you most looking forward to?

A: We have such terrific character-driven stories. Since we set up the world, now we’re able to delve into the dynamic of the characters among those survivors to a degree that we weren’t last season given the short order of episodes. And that’s what I’m most excited about — to really deliver on that promise from last year. We want to take some literary license with the comic book, such as being able to develop a love triangle between Rick and Shane and Lori. So that’s something that clearly, although it deviates from the comic book in the sense that Shane’s around a lot longer, it also gives us an opportunity for us to really explore what it means to each one of the characters.

Q: Did the reaction to new characters like Daryl, who has quickly become a fan favorite, surprise you?

A: Not really because the first day Norman Reedus showed up and went through wardrobe, hair and makeup, we thought that this is a guy that brings so much to the show. His character is just so interesting. Same for his brother, Merle Dixon. And also, Doctor Jenner played by Noah Emmerich. These are all characters that were not in the underlying source material that really added so much to our ensemble. Some have continued on, as Daryl has and T-Dog. And then Jenner, unfortunately, is no longer with us and Jacqui is no longer with us. And Ed, Carol’s husband. And of course, poor Amy. Sweet little Amy…

To read the entire interview click here!

-Dane

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