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Robert Kirkman Shares More Details on The Walking Dead Season 4
AMC's hit series "The Walking Dead" will return to this fall and we know fans are eager to learn more about what the future holds for the characters. The Hollywood Reporter caught up with series creator and executive producer Robert Kirkman to talk about the upcoming episodes and he gave a lot of details.
Warning: Full on spoilers for season 3 of "The Walking Dead"!
According to Kirkman, like previous seasons, season 4 won't pick up exactly where season 3 left off.
"There's going to be a bit of a time jump....it's only a few months, we're not nailing down the exact number of days or anything like that. The prison that we see is a very different prison and the characters that we see are very different from the last time we saw them. We go into season four with characters you've known for four years and still find new things to explore with them and new aspects of their character and see that they are growing and changing in extremely dramatic ways due to the strains that this world has put upon them."
With season 3 focusing on the stories going on at the prison and Woodbury, and one of those no longer being around, season 4 is poised to have a very different style from its predecessor.
"We're telling completely different stories. While the Governor is still out there and still a threat, we're going to see him in a new light and he won't appear until we least expect it. I don't think people are really going to be able to anticipate what we do with the Governor; it's going to be radically different. Once that story unfolds over the course of this season, people will see this is a very different story from season three and we are breaking some new ground with these characters.
Kirkman also updated on where some of the show's characters' motivations will be during the season, including newcomer Bob Stookey, played by Larry Gillard Jr.
"Rick is doing something very different, but his goals are still the same: keep these kids safe and growing up...As we meet Michonne coming back this season, she's on a mission to hunt down the Governor. It's something she's very obsessed with. It's big part of her character this season. She did lose Andrea and she lost her because of the Governor. She's not willing to let that guy go or be out there. It's something that may possibly be to her detriment, the fact that she's so dedicated to finding this person....Bob will be someone who is familiar to the comic and novel audience but we're definitely not married to doing those stories and could do different things there."
When asked about the difference in new showrunner Scott Gimple's style from Glen Mazzara and Frank Darabont, Kirkman said:
"It's a much more character-based story. It's going to be more focused on who these characters are and what they're going through. To a certain extent, we got away from that a little bit in season three. Coming into season four, we're definitely going to know a lot more about these people so it will be that much more gut-wrenching and worse when we lose these characters."
In closing, Kirkman says the series will be "remixing" some ideas from the comic book and some that are direct adaptations.
"On closer adaptation: "We are definitely going in some new directions and this will continue to be a different take on the material form the comics but there will possibly be some scenes that are a little bit closer to the comic than we've done in the past. Season four probably has the most number of scenes that are adapted directly from the comic series or very close to what we did. A good deal of that is from Scott and the way he views that material and puts forth that extra effort to work it into the show in a way that it all works."
"The Walking Dead" will return this October with another 16-episode season.
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AMC's hit series "The Walking Dead" will return to this fall and we know fans are eager to learn more about what the future holds for the characters. The Hollywood Reporter caught up with series creator and executive producer Robert Kirkman to talk about the upcoming episodes and he gave a lot of details.
Warning: Full on spoilers for season 3 of "The Walking Dead"!
According to Kirkman, like previous seasons, season 4 won't pick up exactly where season 3 left off.
"There's going to be a bit of a time jump....it's only a few months, we're not nailing down the exact number of days or anything like that. The prison that we see is a very different prison and the characters that we see are very different from the last time we saw them. We go into season four with characters you've known for four years and still find new things to explore with them and new aspects of their character and see that they are growing and changing in extremely dramatic ways due to the strains that this world has put upon them."
With season 3 focusing on the stories going on at the prison and Woodbury, and one of those no longer being around, season 4 is poised to have a very different style from its predecessor.
"We're telling completely different stories. While the Governor is still out there and still a threat, we're going to see him in a new light and he won't appear until we least expect it. I don't think people are really going to be able to anticipate what we do with the Governor; it's going to be radically different. Once that story unfolds over the course of this season, people will see this is a very different story from season three and we are breaking some new ground with these characters.
Kirkman also updated on where some of the show's characters' motivations will be during the season, including newcomer Bob Stookey, played by Larry Gillard Jr.
"Rick is doing something very different, but his goals are still the same: keep these kids safe and growing up...As we meet Michonne coming back this season, she's on a mission to hunt down the Governor. It's something she's very obsessed with. It's big part of her character this season. She did lose Andrea and she lost her because of the Governor. She's not willing to let that guy go or be out there. It's something that may possibly be to her detriment, the fact that she's so dedicated to finding this person....Bob will be someone who is familiar to the comic and novel audience but we're definitely not married to doing those stories and could do different things there."
When asked about the difference in new showrunner Scott Gimple's style from Glen Mazzara and Frank Darabont, Kirkman said:
"It's a much more character-based story. It's going to be more focused on who these characters are and what they're going through. To a certain extent, we got away from that a little bit in season three. Coming into season four, we're definitely going to know a lot more about these people so it will be that much more gut-wrenching and worse when we lose these characters."
In closing, Kirkman says the series will be "remixing" some ideas from the comic book and some that are direct adaptations.
"On closer adaptation: "We are definitely going in some new directions and this will continue to be a different take on the material form the comics but there will possibly be some scenes that are a little bit closer to the comic than we've done in the past. Season four probably has the most number of scenes that are adapted directly from the comic series or very close to what we did. A good deal of that is from Scott and the way he views that material and puts forth that extra effort to work it into the show in a way that it all works."
"The Walking Dead" will return this October with another 16-episode season.
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I'm gonna be honest, tonight's episode didn't feel like a season premiere at all. It felt like a bunch of filler. It seems like they planted seeds for where they wanna take the show, but it was kinda boring.
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I was thinking the water from shower, but then the kid got sick before the shower. the thing that made me think it was the water is that the kids face was all bloody. was thinking ok there's openings on the face eyes nose and mouth. maybe that the water was infected. this is my reasoning so far:
the beginning showed multiple pots of pretty big, flourishing plants: how do you feed plants? water. the main character (rick?) had a big barrel of water with the water hose, he put his hands in the water, washes his face. he goes back to planting and sees the zombie w the eyes.
second part I notice the Harry potter kid goes to hick dude, you're a legend I'd love to shake your hand. hick dude licks his hand and shakes Harry potters hand after. hick was eating a piece of meat beforehand, they flash to him eating a piece.. kid shakes his hand and continues eating so washing his hands after. I'm wondering if dude was sick that shook his hand and that interaction got the kid sick .
there's something up with the water. the deer got someone sick. pig died. they made a ordeal abt the plants in the beginning.
rick and old dude were planting. old dude said something abt it not bring able to make fruit and planting it into the ground. more water references.
deer was in the middle of the forest dead, flies on it, eaten kinda. the bitch with the knife was trying to grab it. we didnt see "Eddie" but I think he gots the eyes. had burlap sack on em.
wondering if hick and rick got the siccness. or are they immune? animals and kids aren't so far.
the beginning showed multiple pots of pretty big, flourishing plants: how do you feed plants? water. the main character (rick?) had a big barrel of water with the water hose, he put his hands in the water, washes his face. he goes back to planting and sees the zombie w the eyes.
second part I notice the Harry potter kid goes to hick dude, you're a legend I'd love to shake your hand. hick dude licks his hand and shakes Harry potters hand after. hick was eating a piece of meat beforehand, they flash to him eating a piece.. kid shakes his hand and continues eating so washing his hands after. I'm wondering if dude was sick that shook his hand and that interaction got the kid sick .
there's something up with the water. the deer got someone sick. pig died. they made a ordeal abt the plants in the beginning.
rick and old dude were planting. old dude said something abt it not bring able to make fruit and planting it into the ground. more water references.
deer was in the middle of the forest dead, flies on it, eaten kinda. the bitch with the knife was trying to grab it. we didnt see "Eddie" but I think he gots the eyes. had burlap sack on em.
wondering if hick and rick got the siccness. or are they immune? animals and kids aren't so far.
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^ the water from the hose?thinking the animals are getting Infected from the water
I just don't understand how the adults don't get sick, was weird to me that the hick was eating meat, licked his hands, shook the kids hands that died. kid didnt wash hands.
are the zombies and zombies w the name tag from the grocery? did it come from the crashed helicopter on top of the grocery?
it's water or it came from the heli crash.
anyone get why a zombie was in half at the bottom of the grocery and in another half on top of the store w the helicopter?
answer that we may get it.
is it coming from insects? long shot. flies all over the beetle they flashed to,eating the bug in a group. flies all over the deer eating the deer. yeah that's how insects eat but are they showing a correlation to zombies? is this where the parasite comes from?
can't figure out if it's water or insects infecting the animals. one or the two. but rick and hick dude have shown no signs.
may e someone can figure it out from what I figured
I just don't understand how the adults don't get sick, was weird to me that the hick was eating meat, licked his hands, shook the kids hands that died. kid didnt wash hands.
are the zombies and zombies w the name tag from the grocery? did it come from the crashed helicopter on top of the grocery?
it's water or it came from the heli crash.
anyone get why a zombie was in half at the bottom of the grocery and in another half on top of the store w the helicopter?
answer that we may get it.
is it coming from insects? long shot. flies all over the beetle they flashed to,eating the bug in a group. flies all over the deer eating the deer. yeah that's how insects eat but are they showing a correlation to zombies? is this where the parasite comes from?
can't figure out if it's water or insects infecting the animals. one or the two. but rick and hick dude have shown no signs.
may e someone can figure it out from what I figured
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another thought: they flashed to a muddy pond of water next to the zombies and the one w the eyes. the pigs wallow in mud. they're planting plants in the ground. is it the dirt? deers are herbivores right?
the lil girl asked hick dude if he was feeling ok. he was like, just tired. is he getting sick? looked it. he may turn in the next episode. maybe.
well see I can't wait for next episode to show more
the lil girl asked hick dude if he was feeling ok. he was like, just tired. is he getting sick? looked it. he may turn in the next episode. maybe.
well see I can't wait for next episode to show more
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