I missed this news story from late last year in October, 09 - but Kirkman was joking around at a comic convention and had this to say about who he would cast on the Walking Dead TV show.
"I think that ['Married With Children's'] Ed O'Neill should play every character, I love that guy. If Milla Jovovich could play Rick I'd be all about that," said Kirkman to audience laughter, "It's really just who I'd like to meet really. I don't really know who would make a good character. I think Lance Henriksen would be good in any role because I think he's a cool dude. And Scarlett Johansson – I don't know."
Jokes aside - he seemed serious about Henriksen. Who I believe is great for this type of tv show. And everyone knows he'd be available for the job.
Kirkman also explained when we could see the tv show (this was before the pilot was greenlit).
"It's a three step process: [a studio will] decide they're going to option it, which gives them the legal right to decide whether or not they want to make the show, and then they shoot a pilot, which they may or may not do, and after they shoot a pilot they can decide whether or not it's going to go to air. And so far we've passed one of those hurdles. And so the show could be on air next year, or never."
So - now that the show has been greenlit for a pilot - that means we could most likely be seeing this TV show by the end of the year....Comic Con anyone?
It sounds awesome. I'd expect some actual casting to be made pretty soon now that this thing is actually going to happen.