Negans absence in The Walking Dead is a conscious decision says showrunner Angela Kang
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The Walking Deads Negan has become a background character in the current season after taking centre stage the past two series.
Now showrunner Angela Kang has announced that it was a conscious decision not to have the Saviour leader, played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan, taking the lead again.
Lifting the lid on how the decision was made for Negan to have a much more minor role in the zombie series, Angela explained: I think its because the last chapter of the story of The Walking Dead was this All Out War story that was so heavily focused on Negan and the Saviors.
When I came into working on this season with the writers, I really thought, “Okay, weve kind of told that chapter of the story, so lets see what our characters are up to now.”
Negan, and his legacy, is something that really hangs heavy over our characters. But I wanted to tell that story through what the others are doing. And I think that in a lot of ways, by having sort of key moments with him this season, those moments are very memorable.
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Angela continued to CinemaBlend: And I think Jeffrey does an amazing job, but we wanted to kind of show off a bit of an evolution with his character. I just felt that for the way that the particular story was going this season, that less was more.
She added: Negan definitely has his moments to shine, and hes got more coming up.
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Eagle-eyed fans have picked up on Negans absence this series and have plagued Twitter with questions as to his whereabouts.
Where the hell is Negan? wrote one and several others. Yep, we were wondering the same thing.
Earlier this month, actor Jeffrey revealed to fans on Twitter that hed be up for starring in his very own movie, saying hell yeah when someone put the question to him, adding: I think its important to show how Negan became Negan.
The Walking Dead continues Sunday on AMC in the US and follows a day later n Fox UK.
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