Lauren Cohan May Leave THE WALKING DEAD As AMC Refuses To Pay Her The Same Amount As Male Co-Stars

Lauren Cohan May Leave THE WALKING DEAD As AMC Refuses To Pay Her The Same Amount As Male Co-Stars

More bad news for The Walking Dead as negotiations between AMC and Lauren Cohan have stalled and the actress is now being courted my multiple networks for the upcoming pilot season. Read on for details!

By JoshWilding - Feb 02, 2018 12:02 PM EST
Filed Under: The Walking Dead
Source: Deadline
A number of big name actors are currently being eyed for pilot season and The Walking Dead's Lauren Cohan is among them! She plays Maggie in the hit series which has been surrounded in controversy since the midseason finale featured the stage being set for the shocking demise of Carl Grimes, a fan-favourite character. So, why is Cohan currently mulling over leaving the comic book TV series?

Well, her contract is up at the end of The Walking Dead's current eighth season and it's said that she's been seeking a pay increase which will mean she makes the same as male co-stars Andrew Lincoln and Norman Reedus. They're paid significantly more than everyone else but AMC refused that and offered only a minor raise for a lengthy new contract which the actress understandably ended up rejecting. 

However, that's standard practice in talks like these and even this story could be used as a way of Cohan scoring a huge new contract. The cable network followed that up with another offer but there have been no further discussions between the two and she's since been entertaining a lot of new offers and taking meetings. After all, she's not going to say no to a lead role and whopping pay rise. We'll just have to wait and see, of course, but don't be surprised if Maggie meets her maker...
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DarthGrizzly
DarthGrizzly - 2/2/2018, 1:06 PM
I've been one of those people who has stuck with this show, but up until this recent mid season finale, cba for this shite show
TheLight
TheLight - 2/2/2018, 1:07 PM
And the hits just keep on rolling. Stay classy, AMC.

HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 2/2/2018, 1:07 PM
Seems like its nothing but a downward spiral for this show. How the mighty have fallen.
Procyon
Procyon - 2/2/2018, 1:17 PM
@HeavyMetal4Life - More like how the mediocre have fallen to the very bottom of mediocrity.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 2/2/2018, 1:20 PM
@Procyon - Haha fair enough. I gave up on this show seasons, years ago. Got tired of being continuously disappointed every episode. Show pretty much started to go downhill with the finale of season 3: there were a handful of great episodes in season 4 and 5, but even a handful can't make up for the rest being so bad.
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 2/2/2018, 1:10 PM
What the hell is going on with AMC?
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 2/2/2018, 9:43 PM
@ALegendaryPanda - The same with all companies in Hollywood. There is no set standard salary for movie roles. It's negotiations with agents. That's the problem.
FlixMentallo21
FlixMentallo21 - 2/2/2018, 1:10 PM
“Hawaii Five-0” all over again...
TheBeard
TheBeard - 2/2/2018, 1:11 PM
I'll take her salary if she doesn't want it.
Vigor
Vigor - 2/2/2018, 2:05 PM
@TheBeard - don't do that. She's going for equal pay, not being greedy
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