Well, this is disappointing. According to The Hollywood Reporter, it was Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman who forced Glen Mazzara out of his role of The Walking Dead's showrunner, because Kirkman is a little too handsy with the TV adaptation of his best-selling comic. From THR:
Showrunner Glen Mazzara leaves The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead is killing off Showrunners faster than Rick Grimes with a hatchet in a Walker nest. On the heels of the announcement that Walking Dead had been picked up for a fourth season comes this shocker: Showrunner Glen Mazzara is out. Mazzara, of course, took over for original showrunner Frank Darabont after…
Walking Dead showrunner defends Carl, explains why he's never in the…
In an amazing interview with the showrunners from Homeland, Breaking Bad, New Girl, and Justified, Walking Dead showrunner Glen Mazzara finally revealed why Carl can't simply stay in the damn house. He explained as much in a roundtable with the Los Angeles Times:
Will New Writers Shield Us From A Terrible Hancock Sequel?
Hancock 2 has writers: Adam Fierro and Glen Mazzara worked together on The Shield, and Fiero also wrote for Dexter and 24. So fingers crossed. [THR]
