"The Walking Dead" Season 7 premiere is still months away and Until then, we are left to wonder who Jeffrey Dean Morgan's Negan killed off in "The Walking Dead" season 6 finale.
While hardcore fans are still busy picking up their jaws from "The Walking Dead" season 6 finale cliffhanger, they are treated with another interesting fact about everybody's favorite villain, Negan.
'The Walking Dead' Season 7: Jeffrey Dean Morgan vs Henry Rollins as Negan
Henry Rollins, on whom Negan’s comic likeness was actually based, revealed that he was supposed to play the character in "The Walking Dead." So, did Jeffrey Dean Morgan steal the role?
Forbes sat down with Henry Rollins, who disclosed that the role of Negan in "The Walking Dead" was created with him in mind.
"Since I didn’t get the part I can tell you this," Henry Rollins said. "I was up for the role of Negan because Charlie Adlard, who worked on the comic book, based that guy on me and so I was a shoo-in for an audition."
Henry Rollins auditioned to play Negan on AMC's The Walking Dead https://t.co/r6XrRcDUEx @joblocom pic.twitter.com/EGefVEkt3B
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"The Walking Dead" premiered the character Negan during the "The Walking Dead" season 6 finale, and while many fans were enraged about the cliffhanger ending, they were in awe with Jeffrey Dean Morgan's performance as Negan.
However, it turns out, things could have gone down differently in "The Walking Dead". Henry Rollins told the publication that he went on an audition for the role of Negan but obviously, did not get the part.
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With Negan being the biggest villain in "The Walking Dead," it is certainly interesting to know where the character came from or just how "The Walking Dead" writer and creator, Robert Kirkman, came up with the character. Now, we know.
