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Wondering how the second half of Walking Dead season two will be different without Frank Darabont at the wheel? Here's one brilliant storyline the ex-show runner had planned, which was straight out of the Twilight Zone. And sadly, it will probably never see the light of day. More »
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Last year, The Walking Dead deviated massively from Robert Kirkman's comic book source material — ending in a giant CG fireball. But will the new season adhere to the original work? Here are a few comic book clues we picked up in the trailers, clips and promo shots! BIG SPOILERS AHEAD. More »
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The showrunner who replaced Frank Darabont on Walking Dead, Glen Mazzara, gave a fairly candid interview with The Hollywood Reporter. In it he promises he's not planning on deviating from Darabont's second season plans. Hooray? Fingers crossed, anyway. More »
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Last weekend, the cast of The Walking Dead took the stage at Dragon*Con and fielded questions from the audience — with one big restriction. Dragon*Con attendees were told eight times not to ask about former showrunner Frank Darabont. More »
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AMC thinks that zombies should be heard and not seen. Read a few of the terrible money-saving ideas AMC reportedly threw at showrunner Frank Darabont, before throwing him out the door. A new report claims there was more to Darabont's precipitous departure than anybody realizes. More »
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We talked to the cast and crew of The Walking Dead, and they told us what to expect for season two, why we won't be seeing any celebrity zombies, and why Frank Darabont doesn't want the show to become Lost. More »
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AMC has released the first clip from the new season of The Walking Dead, and it's a doozy. Watch as Rick Grimes whacks away the last bit of humanity inside of himself — by crushing a few "geeks" with a rock! More »
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The first official image from the second season of Walking Dead is out, showing off some new undead make up tricks. While the zombies look impressively gruesome, we're wondering if the new yellow-eyed look is the first of many changes? More »
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Frank Darabont's Walking Dead TV series veered away from Robert Kirkman's comic book source material, big-time. So will the group of post-apocalyptic survivors get back on track? Kirkman let some details slip about season two that have us very excited. More »
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We all knew this day would come. When something is popular, you have to wring out every single drop of cash from it. So it's no surprise that Walking Dead is rumored to be getting a video game adaptation. More »
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The first season of The Walking Dead is over, but we can't help feeling a bit... disappointed. While we loved the series, it still felt like something was missing. Here are some scenes from the comic we wanted to see. More »
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Walking Dead executive producer Gale Ann Hurd has dismissed reports that Frank Darabont fired the show's entire writing staff as "completely inaccurate." Show writer Charles Eglee may have moved on to another project, but there wasn't a mass firing. [EW] More »
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This Sunday Walking Dead will finish its first season on AMC. But showrunner Frank Darabont is already at work getting ready for the 13-episode second season — by firing his entire writing staff. Could this mean trouble for Walking Dead? More »
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Over Halloween weekend, a very special variant Walking Dead cover was released, and here it is. Looks like a recreation of one of the earlier covers from Robert Kirkman's comic. Fingers crossed they remake Issue #19, with Michonne! [MTV] More »
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Move over Mad Men and Breaking Bad, 5.3 million people tuned in to watch the zombie-filled Walking Dead. Amazing. More »
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Here is the longest clip we've seen thus far from Frank Darabont's Walking Dead TV series. This should give you the best look thus far at how the comic book has been fleshed out for television: lots of clever deviations. More »
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One big concern about AMC's Walking Dead television series is the gore. How do you make a zombie movie on TV, and keep the blood intact? This latest clip should answer any lingering questions about the violence in Walking Dead. More »
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Brand new footage from the second episode of Frank Darabont's The Walking Dead was screened at New York Comic Con. And what we saw were a whole lot of new faces not from Robert Kirkman's comic book. More »
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This brand new Walking Dead trailer and featurette include a lot of never before seen footage, including scenes from inside the tank, driving in zombie-filled Atlanta and a feature all about Rick's best cop-buddy, Shane Walsh. Minor spoilers ahead. More »
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How do you make the title sequence for the incredibly dark and bloody TV adaptation of the Walking Dead comic? One brilliant artist gave it a go, and the results are gruesomely fantastic. Check it out. More »
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Take a look at a better version of The Walking Dead trailer that has been making the rounds on the internet. Spoilers... More »
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One of the most disturbing members of the undead in Robert Kirkman's Walking Dead comic series is the "bicycle girl." AMC has released video on how they made this nightmarish rib cage-wagging zombie a reality. It's terrifying! More »
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We got a chance to view the very first footage from AMC's The Walking Dead and it's pretty frightening. Its gritty realism is taken directly from the graphic novels. Also, Bear McCreary was unveiled as the show's new composer! More »
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The Walking Dead's Rick Grimes is one of the greatest post-apocalyptic heroes. Does Andrew Lincoln have what it takes to play him? Let the actor himself explain to you just how far he's willing to go for the character. More »
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The first on-location video of The Walking Dead set has hit the web, and we're pumped. Pilot director Frank Darabont is pumped too — at one point he opines, "I'd like to do 20 years of zombie TV!" More »
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We knew that Frank Darabont wouldn't be directing all six of the Walking Dead episodes for AMC, so who will take over? The answer could make or break this undead series. More »
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New set pics from the Atlanta filming of The Walking Dead reveal a version of one of the most memorable scenes from the comic. Plus get your first look at the comic book character Glenn in the bloody, bloody flesh! More »
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Meet Walking Dead's Rick Grimes. Rick fell into a coma and woke up to a zombie-infested world. Now he's just trying to find his family. Father, husband, cop, Rick Grimes is the everyman hero forced to make impossible decisions. More »
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Here is the first ever set pic from AMC's Walking Dead series. Plus go inside Frank Darabont's zombie school. Just slapping on some terrifying makeup will not cut it. All zombie extras must attend a rigorous zombie-schooling process. More »
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You've seen the behind the scenes undead stills and teaser trailer for AMC's Walking Dead series, based on Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead comic. Now watch how Frank Darabont's TV series plans to decompose the living dead. More »
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Production has started today in Atlanta for AMC's highly anticipated live-action adaptation of Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead comic. Check out the first zombie pictures from the set, and a behind-the-scenes teaser for the series. More »
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Are you good at groaning, moaning, and listless shuffling? If you're in the Atlanta metro, you could showcase your range playing an undead roamer in Frank Darabont's The Walking Dead TV series. More »
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The Walking Dead's Rick Grimes has finally been cast. Thank goodness, producer Frank Darabont ditched Eli Stone and Lee Adama for a different Brit, Andrew Lincoln, better known as the "sign guy" from Love Actually. More »
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We're beyond excited about Frank Darabont's adaptation of Robert Kirkman's brilliant zombie-apocalypse comic The Walking Dead. This could be the best TV zombie series ever made - unless they cast Lee Adama over Jacob, in which case we're doomed. More »
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Frank Darabont, director of The Shawshank Redemption has been given the go-ahead from AMC to adapt the astounding zombie comic The Walking Dead for television. Time to get excited, and prepare your anti-zombie shelter. More »
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The news that Robert Kirkman's zombie comic The Walking Dead was headed to television via Mad Men's cable home AMC, as opposed to movies, surprised many... but not Kirkman. As far as he's concerned, a movie would've missed the point. More »
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AMC is looking to develop a show around The Walking Dead, the comic book series about a group of survivors who try to adjust to life after the zombie apocalypse. Does this mean that zombies are the new Mad Men? More »
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The Mist director Frank Darabont is still trying to get his movie adaptation of Ray Bradbury's classic Fahrenheit 451 made, but its current status depends on one particular person... who shall, apparently, remain nameless for now. More »
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The Mist hit theaters Wednesday, and it's been widely circulated that director Frank Darabont's ending in the movie differed vastly from Stephen King's ending to the novella it's based on. But King loves the new ending so much that he opined: More »
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