Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

The Walking Dead season 7 premiere is full of laughs, says Andrew Lincoln

He also states that Negan's arrival sets up the show's 'end point'

Jacob Stolworthy
Thursday 15 September 2016 04:26 EDT
Comments

Your support helps us to tell the story

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.

Your support makes all the difference.

Since the culmination of The Walking Dead season 6, lead actor Andrew Lincoln has been largely silent about what's to come in the zombie drama's upcoming installment.

All the cast members who have spoken about season 7, which will premiere next month, have expressed what a tough watch the opening episode is considering the audience will instantaneously lose a loved character at the hands of Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), the show's new villain.

Lincoln - who plays Rick Grimes - wants you to know, however, that it's not all doom and gloom. He told Entertainment Weekly: "It's a hysterical episode - there [are] so many laughs."

Walking Dead teaser released

The British actor also went on to suggest that Negan's arrival sets up the show's end game.

“It’s just a continuation of a much bigger story," he added. "We’re heading towards a bigger end point."

On his character, Lincoln had this to say: “As the season finished, the story was about Rick being broken and realizing that basically everything that he thought has been turned upside down in the space pretty of much of a day. The world that he fought and strove for, for so long, has irrevocably changed.”

Executive producer and director Greg Nicotero recently revealed that fans will immediately learn the identity of Negan's victim as season 7 begins; Lincoln reflected upon the process of getting back into his character's mindset when cameras began rolling.

“I remember my mother said to me, ‘That’s going to be quite a challenge to get back into that state that you were straight after a break', and I just said, ‘Thanks, mum. That’s kind of my job, thank you.’”

The Walking Dead season 7 will air on FOX from 24 October while season 6 will be available to own on Blu-ray and DVD on 26 September.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in