Danai Gurira's time in The Walking Dead is officially at an end, but Sunday's episode of the long-running series dropped some big hints about what the future holds in store for the character. After discovering evidence that Rick Grimes is alive, the katana wielding badass set off to find him, leaving her story somewhat open-ended and the door definitely open to a return.
Now, The Walking Dead Chief Content Officer Scott M. Gimple has weighed in on the possibility of us getting to see Michonne in the planned Rick Grimes movie coming to theaters.
"Is it fair to assume? It's definitely fair to assume that," he teased during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. "There might even be her own story along the way. Some of it has to do with the way we're playing around with the story right now. There's this whole new story strand opened up with her departure."
"We look at these stories as, 'What was the point of her story?'" he continued. "At the end of her journey where she has these unbelievable hints about Rick and a direction to go in, she still stops to help someone. That's who she is and who she's become. In some ways, even though she has a whole lot of story ahead of her, that completes her journey on The Walking Dead."
So, that part of Michonne's story is at an end, but it would be crazy for her not to return when we next catch up with Rick Grimes (after he was mysteriously lifted to safety on board that helicopter).
After all, their romance has become a key part of the series in recent years, even if it was introduced almost completely out of the blue. There's no word on when this spinoff movie is likely to be released, but it should hopefully come our way at some point in the next couple of years.
We'll keep you guys updated!
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