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SAN DIEGO, USA – In a new trailer for season 7 of The Walking Dead, there still is no clue as to whom will be ruthlessly bludgeoned to death by baddie Negan through his barbed baseball bat, Lucille.
Each character lined up for Negan’s kill is given the spotlight – but no one is still identified as the actual casualty.
However, new characters were introduced in the trailer unveiled at Comic-Con, July 22, Friday (July 23, Saturday in Manila).
This includes a favorite in the source comics, Ezekiel (played by Khary Payton), a former zookeeper who fancies himself as a lord of a new community named The Kingdom. He sits on a throne, wields a scepter, and has a pet tiger named Shiva.
He is said to have a strong sense of hatred toward Negan and the Saviors – so, will Rick (assuming he’s not Negan’s victim) collaborate with him to bring down Negan?
Season 7 in October
It was revealed at Comic-Con that fans will have to wait until October 23 to see how one of the most talked-about cliffhangers in cable TV history works out.
Showrunner Scott Gimple announced the date for the season seven opener at a discussion panel featuring cast and crew at the annual San Diego Comic-Con fanfest.
Viewers in 125 countries across the world will be able to see the episode, which is distributed internationally by Fox, within 24 hours of its US debut.
“It’s absolutely worth the wait,” executive producer Robert Kirkman promised of the hotly-anticipated episode, directed by fellow exec producer Greg Nicotero.
The focus of season 6 was the debut of arch-nemesis Negan, who is seen in the comic books beating one of the best-loved characters to death.
The producers of cable TV’s most successful show ever have generated huge buzz among its millions of fans by building up to the moment.
Season six teased audiences over whether the same character would be on the end of Negan’s barbed-wire-covered baseball bat, “Lucille.”
But it wrapped amid huge controversy with the question unanswered, in an excruciating cliffhanger that sparked outrage online among who felt they were being manipulated.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who plays Negan, opened the Comic-Con panel walking behind seated cast members, menacingly wielding Lucille.
Among the stars at the panel were Andrew Lincoln – who plays the central character, Rick Grimes – Norman Reedus, Lauren Cohan and Steven Yeun.
“We all link arms, it’s a really shitty start to the season, but hang on because we are heading to one of the greatest showdowns of the show,” said Lincoln.
Nicotero, the show’s most prolific director over its six seasons, said helming the new episode was a surprisingly intense experience.
“It affected me in a way I didn’t expect. Rick was reduced to no control,” he said.
Executive producer Gale Ann Hurd promised a growing Walking Dead universe, with “more people we haven’t met living in the apocalypse.”
“We’re meeting both friend and foe,” she said.
Season 7 will be broken up, with the show returning for the final 8 episodes of the run in February. – Rappler.com
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