The Walking Dead season 8: Andrew Lincoln spills all on 'most exciting episode' EVER
ANDREW LINCOLN has given a hopeful warning to The Walking Dead fans, as he gears up to start filming the highly-anticipated season eight.
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The explosive finale of the zombie-epic’s seventh run closed with Rick Grimes finally declaring war with barbaric villain Negan, backed with his epic army consisting of The Hilltop community, Alexandrians and The Kingdom.
Sadly, the finale came with one harrowing casualty as Sasha Williams (played by Sonequa Maritn-Green) took her own life, to avoid becoming a pawn for Negan and The Saviors.
Giving salivating supporters of The Walking Dead a tantalising taste of the cycle ahead, Andrew, who stars as leading protagonist Rick, admitted the next instalment is “the most exciting” yet.
“I can’t wait,” he enthused to Entertainment Weekly. “This is not hyperbole. This is not a cynical act to try and amp up enthusiasm for the hundredth episode in season 8, but I am genuinely more excited about this next episode and the following 15 than I’ve ever been in my life.
The Walking Dead's Andrew Lincoln drops exciting teaser about season 8
I am genuinely more excited about this next episode and the following 15 than I’ve ever been in my life
He beamed: “I can’t wait to get back.”
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"For the people who read the comics, they're going to be expecting this," he told The Hollywood Reporter. "We're doing the book, we do all sorts of variations on it, and then we do things that are inspired by it and then we change things up with a remix.”
However, both Scott and Andrew’s comments come after reports suggested the AMC series’ return could be delayed as The Writers Guild of America have threatened strike action over pay.
The Walking Dead is currently available to stream on NOW TV.