The Walking Dead showrunner Angela Kang has her eyes set on a Rick Grimes return.
In an in-depth interview, Kang spoke to Deadline about Andrew Lincoln's Rick Grimes her hope that he will return in some capacity to the popular series. "Not this season, but man, I would love it if he did," she said. "You know we were talking about having him direct something for a while, but then he wanted to focus on some acting stuff, and he didn’t want to drop out on us at the last minute if something came along, and you know he’s been doing a movie lately."
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Kang only alluded to Lincoln's movie, but fans know its a big-screen, feature-length film that will now debut in theaters. The Walking Dead content chief officer Scott Gimple will pen the script, but no official release date has been announced.
The Walking Dead stars Norman Reedus, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, Josh McDermitt, Christian Serratos, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Seth Gilliam, Ross Marquand, Khary Payton, Cooper Andrews, Avi Nash, and Samantha Morton. The midseason finale will air Sunday at 9 p.m. ET/PT on AMC.