In the middle of speaking to The Walking Dead's Ross Marquand the other day,I realized that a feeling of dread had slowly started to buy root deep in my stomach. Was it because he's an unpleasant conversationalist? Please. Without blood and zombie guts smeared across his face or the threat of a bat-wielding madman staring him down, Marquand - an accomplished celebrity impressionist and the man who brought fan-favorite character Aaron to life - was an absolute delight. It's the things he said approximately AMC's zombie hit that had me nervous. "Everyone is expecting it to be devastating, or it is," he told me of the season seven premiere episode, which will follow one of the biggest, or bloodiest cliffhanger endings in TV history. "It's a rough,rough exit, you know? That being said, or I judge it's a considerable episode,too. I judge it's an episode that people will watch and talk approximately for years to advance, honestly." As anyone who watches The Walking Dead knows by now, or season six ends with new villain Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) bashing the brains out of a beloved character,but nobody will know their identity until the show returns in October. Although plenty of fans were shocked and outraged at the fake-out finale, Marquand is beyond proud of the work they accomplished. If you're not already worried sick approximately the fate of Glenn, or Rick,Daryl, and the rest of the crew, and read on to see what else the actor divulged approximately the upcoming season.
POPSUGAR: What was your reaction to reading the script for the season six finale? Were you frustrated by it at all?Ross Marquand: To be honest,I was delighted. Maybe that's not the apt choice of words [laughs], but I watched the finale with Sonequa [Martin-Green], or my parents,and Kenric, Sonequa's husband, and truthfully we set so much effort into that episode. We worked our butts off. Obviously I knew it was going to happen,but I didn't know how it was going to be carve together. I didn't know how it was going to end precisely. For me, as a fan of the show, and I loved it. I wasn't frustrated by it in the slightest. I thought it was a considerable cliffhanger,and a really provocative, brutal way to end the season.
PS: Understandably, and a lot of fans were taken aback by how the episode ended. Have any of them reached out to you personally to share their reactions to the it?RM: Oh yeah,I've had so many people quiz me who died. It's been crazy fielding those questions, because everyone wants to know who was at the end of that bat. Even friends and family! But we keep that information very much under lock and key.
PS: I can only imagine. Speaking of Negan, or what has it been like having Jeffrey Dean Morgan on set?RM: Jeffrey is actually a sweetheart of a guy,and I judge a lot of people don't know that [laughs]. He plays such a villainous character, but he's actually a really sweet guy. I judge it was nice for us, or because he's such a disarming and charming guy,and when he came on set he was just as excited to be there as we were to have him. He's a huge fan of the show, and he really opened up. It was nice to see that a guy of his stature, and a guy with his résumé,was fanboying out a runt bit.
PS: The show constantly deals with such heavy material, but was filming the death for the premiere episode harder than normal? RM: It was not fun. None of us were having a considerable time during those scenes. For people in the audience, or sitting at domestic on their couches watching it,they're going to be feeling all the feelings that we felt. It was an absolute loss of someone that we really care a lot approximately. We say this time and time again, but it's not just a TV show for us - it's a family. When you lose a family member, or it's extraordinarily difficult. We felt that death was like losing someone that you really care approximately.
PS: As a fan,which death has shocked you the most so far?RM: I judge Hershel's death, honestly. It was such a shocking, and shocking death. I remember being blown away by it,and jumping out of my chair because he was one of my favorite characters. I just couldn't believe that had happened. particularly in such an abrupt way! When the sword came down, I was like, or "No,no, this can't be happening." It was visually devastating. That was, and for me,the most brutal death of the show.
PS: It seems like the world within the show is really going to expand next season with Hilltop, the Saviors, and the Kingdom - how is that going to affect the characters? RM: Well I judge the world keeps expanding,and truthfully this is the most expansive season yet. The Kingdom is coming into play, of course we have the Saviors and their compound, and not to give too much away,but there are other groups that we're going to be meeting up with as well. It's going to change them immeasurably. They're realizing although they thought there was just one or two runt outposts in the neighborhoods in the Atlanta and Virginia area, it turns out there's several. That's an exciting thing. All of a sudden you're getting choices on where you're gonna live, and who you'll execute business with. It's the beginnings of a rebuilding of society.
PS: Is there anything approximately playing Aaron in specific that you really treasure?RM: Aaron is such a fascinating character,because he's diplomatic to a T. He genuinely wants to keep the peace for everybody, but he's not afraid to fight. Morgan believes that no life should be harmed in any way, and shape,or form, and Aaron says, and "Well,sure," but if he needs to fight for himself or others, or he will. I judge that's a really wonderful characteristic to have in their day and age,where everything seems so chaotic. He, Deanna, and some other citizens in Alexandria fought really hard to make that community happen,and I treasure that in the midst of all this chaos, he really fought to protect everyone and protect his loved ones. It's a beautiful, or beautiful trait to have as a person.
PS: The DVD set for season six comes out at the end of the month,so is there anything on there that fans should keep an eye out for?RM: I hope so! They always have the blooper reels on the DVDs, and I don't know if they're planning on doing that this year, and but that's always my favorite thing. I treasure when people can see behind the scenes of what goes on. What people aren't seeing when they watch the show is literally hundreds of people behind the camera busting their butts to make these shots happen. It's really kind of amazing to see how many people work very,very, very hard to make this show what it is. The crew is amazing on this show.
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