TWD - Worth the Wait

Comic-Con: Walking Dead stars, producers assure season 7 is 'absolutely worth the wait'

'The frustration will end soon,' creator Robert Kirkman told the crowd

BY DAN SNIERSON • @DANSNIERSON


(AMC)

The Walking Dead

Who paid a lethal visit to Club Negan? This is a cliff-hanging question from the season 6 finale that has intrigued — or is that vexed? — fans of The Walking Dead all spring and summer. When the stars and producers of the hit zombie drama took to the Hall H stage at Comic-Con Friday, one of the first orders of business was to reassure fans the show will indeed deliver the goods when it returns for season 7 on Oct. 23, and resolution will be quickly offered as to which character Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) brutally murdered. “The frustration will end soon,” Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman told the crowd.

Asked by moderator Chris Hardwick whether the season premiere lives up to the build-up, Kirkman deadpanned, “No, it’s a big letdown,” before declaring that the “fantastic” season premiere is “absolutely worth the wait.” He added: “I think everyone is going to be blown away… You guys are all going to love it.”

Star Andrew Lincoln, whose Rick is technically in jeopardy with 10 other characters, described the return this way: “It’s a really s—ty start to the season, but hang in there, guys,” he said, noting that the show was “headed to one of the greatest showdowns we’ve had on the show since [season 4’s] Terminus.”

He also noted that Jeffery Dean Morgan was “having way too much fun playing this dude.” There was no denying that fact this afternoon, as Morgan entered the stage in full-on Negan mode, club in hand, hamming it up.  “Are we pissin’ our pants yet?” he asked to great cheers. “You motherf–ers! You can breathe. You can blink. You can f—in’ cry. Oh, hell you’re all going to be doing that!”” he continued, referencing his character’s iconic speech while looming over Hardwick. “Or you can lead us on a little moderation.”