The actor reveals why he “couldn’t say no” to playing Negan again on Dead City.
But just as surprised were the actualWalking Deadcast and crew.
“I assumed that wasn’t going to be announced.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan on ‘The Walking Dead’.Jace Downs/AMC
Six months later,Morgan remains disappointed in the early reveal.
“But this is how it was chosen to play out.
Maybe we couldn’t have kept the secret.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan in a scene from The Walking Dead'.Josh Stringer/AMC
But it seems to me we could have given it a shot.
I’m going to end this and walk away.'”
“The new adventure awaits doing something else.'”
Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan on ‘The Walking Dead’.Josh Stringer/AMC
And I felt invigorated and wanted to continue it.”
And continuing it they are.
Morgan has felt that separation, even while playing such a familiar character.
“Lauren and I are deep into this now.
And we look around, and we’re looking for our castmates.
We’re looking for their chairs.
You look behind video village and It’s not any of the same faces that you’ve known forever.
We’re actively looking for our castmates, and they’re not there.
It’s weird.”
Not so onDead City.
“The two of us are on set 24-7 every day,” says Morgan.
“And that’s also odd.
We’ve had such a big cast for so long.
You work three days an episode and then you’re working on the next one.
But, alas, some things never change.
Trust me, I would not have continued this role otherwise.”
“It was that kind of excitement and fan mania.
And so to have that again, it’s super cool.”
