Andrew Lincoln Said It Would Be ‘Painful’ Directing Himself in ‘The Walking Dead’ Movies – Showbiz Cheat Sheet

The Walking Dead fans still dont know what to expect from the upcoming movie. But Andrew Lincoln, who plays Rick Grimes, gave an update on the movie and revealed why he doesnt want to direct himself.

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Lincoln left The Walking Dead during season 9. Completing the show was like releasing air finally, he said at San Diegos Comic-Con, according to Entertainment Weekly. And it was very satisfying the last two episodes in particular.

Lincoln left the show because it films in Georgia. He hoped to spend more time with his family in England. I have two young children, and I live in a different country, and they become less portable as they get older, the actor explained.

He has since played Cameron Bloom in Penguin Bloom and Ebenezer Scrooge in Old Vic in Camera: A Christmas Carol. There is good news for The Walking Dead fans. Lincoln will be returning to play Rick again in his own movie.

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Lincoln stepped into a directing role for a show called Teachers. But he didnt direct any episodes of The Walking Dead. He revealed why he doesnt like being in the directors chair.

I have signed for more than one film, Lincoln told SFX Magazine. I am a producer on it. I will not be directing, because I dont like watching myself, so that would be a self-defeating exercise. It would just be the most painful yeah, it just wouldnt happen!

Production hasnt started. But the actor addressed the long wait. We need to get the first one absolutely right, and thats why its taken longer than we anticipated and obviously with the pandemic, he said. I cant wait. Im really excited about broadening the scale and scope of the story and finding out where Rick is.

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The original show has managed to continue with its original star. But the final season is coming.

Producer Scott Gimple teased the tone of season 11. Theres some sunshine between the gloom, he said on a TWDUniverse Twitch stream, according to Digital Spy. But the dark stuff gets very, very, very, very dark. Its not unrelentingly dark. Theres some bright spots.

Of course, Gimple avoided giving any spoilers but talked more about those upcoming moments. Without getting too into it, theres a level of intensity to these episodes thats both an intensity of threat intermingled with the intensity of emotions behind that, and various histories of the characters getting intermingled with that, he said.

It sounds like the show will continue to be dramatic until the very end. Its unknown if Lincoln will return to appear as the character in the final season.

The actor told SFX Magazine he didnt know if Rick will return. I dont think its written yet, but I would never say never to that because everybody thats still doing the TV show are dear friends, and its an extraordinary feat that theyre still going and making this beautiful and ground-breaking show that still resonates with the world, he said.

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