Walking Dead producer pitched for Negan to die in season 8 – digitalspy.com

The Walking Dead producer Greg Nicotero has revealed that he pitched for Negan to die in the season 8 finale.

Speaking to Collider, Nicotero said that he found it difficult to understand why Maggie wouldn't shoot Negan at the end of All-Out War, after Rick decides to save the Saviors leader's life. Maggie desperately wanted Negan dead after he violently killed her husband Glenn, and had to be held back by Michonne when Siddiq moved to treat Negan.

"There have been times when I kind of pushed back against some things, and a lot of times, yeah, it works great and other times, it's like you know, like when Rick cut Negan's throat," Nicotero said.

"I directed that episode, and I had said to Scott Gimple the showrunner, 'I think Maggie should shoot him. I think Maggie should either kill Negan or shoot Negan or do something because she's right there'.

"I said it's really a hard moment to shoot knowing that Maggie collapses to her knees because Rick spares Negan's life. And I sort of had pitched this idea to Gimple, I'm like, 'Why doesn't Maggie shoot him? Why doesn't Maggie kill him?'

"Obviously Negan's character had more of a journey, and there was a lot more going on."

Nicotero added that he also wasn't initially on board with how Shane (Jon Bernthal) met his demise in season 2, sharing that he had hoped Carl would be the one to shoot him like in the comic book.

In the TV show, Rick was the one who killed Shane, while Carl put down Shane when he became a walker.

Nicotero also said in the interview that he was proud of where the show currently is, following two widely-praised seasons.

"The great news is, the show's really in a great place," he said. "I think [showrunner Angela Kang]'s done an unbelievable job, and I think that with Samantha [Morton] and Ryan [Hurst] and all of the actors, with Jeffrey [Dean Morgan] and Melissa [McBride] and Norman [Reedus] and [Lauren Cohan] and everybody, the last two seasons have been really, really fun and the storytelling has just become adrenalised.

"We don't take a long time to get to it. The stories really, really move, and I think Angela's done a great job."

Although she has been gone for more than a year, Maggie will return in the season 10 finale with Lauren Cohan becoming a series regular again for season 11.

The Walking Dead's season 10 finale will air as a special episode later this year on FOX in the UK. You can also catch up on the show via NOW TV. In the US, the show airs on AMC.

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