While I still wait for news on who will be playing Michonne it appears that casting for the Governor is moving ahead for season 3 of The Walking Dead.
For those of you who have not read the comic all I can say is that the Governer is a major character once the gang move on from Herschel’s farm.
It looks as if they are not going to have Michael Rooker’s character, Merle Dixon, evolve into the character which was once rumoured.
Two other actors have been mentioned in the role and both appeared in From Dusk Till Dawn.
AMC are currently after John Hawkes for the role. Hawkes was seen in Deadwood and Winter’s Bone.
However, actor and special effects maestro Tom Savini has been campaigning for the role. This is what Tom has been saying.
“When am I going to be on The Walking Dead? I should be the governor on that damn thing! Listen, I have been campaigning to be the governor on that damn thing with Greg Nicotero for over a year. Everytime I see the graphic novel, and I see a picture of The Governor, who looks just like me, I send Greg a picture. I just won’t give up. Last time I talked to him about it, when I was in Los Angeles, he said they were going after a name for that part. I said, “Who?” He said John Hawkes.
Well, I never heard of John Hawkes. But then he reminds me that we were in From Dusk Till Dawn together. He is the guy at the beginning in the store that fires on them. Apparently he was up for an Academy Award. He was up for something called Winter’s Bone. That’s whom they are going after for The Governor. But everyone I talk to, the people that read the graphic novels…They’ve all said that I would be the perfect governor. Because he is tough and brutal. And…I look just like the graphic depiction of him!”
“I’ve never heard it confirmed that it was based on me. I wish the writers and the producers would remember that if I was. Because I’m available, and I want to do it. Tell everyone to vote: Tom Savini for Governor on The Walking Dead!”
I am conflicted. John Hawkes is a great actor and could be chilling in the role of the Governor. Savini would bring a more manic quality. Both would be good to watch in the show.
Who would you like to see play the Governor?
The Walking Dead is back on AMC from 12th February 2012.
