Before we get into this story, are you guys watching Fear the Walking Dead? It returned on Sunday with a capsule episode that I found underwhelming. While the acting was superb, we did not need to spend that long on one character and his backstory. I’m not sure if I’ll continue to watch that Walking Dead spinoff, but I have no question as to whether I’ll tune in when Walking Dead finally returns on October 23. We’ve been promised that we’ll get some kind of payoff for the massive cliffhanger from the midseason finale, but I’m afraid that means that they’re going to kill off a major character instead of a secondary one. At this point it’s unknown who will get bludgeoned to death, but it’s unlikely to be Rick or Daryl, because Rick is the leader and Daryl is a fan favorite. Actor Norman Reedus knows this, and he may have taken advantage of that fact to behave… unprofessionally let’s say. Reedus overslept for a casting call for the show, and instead of throwing on jeans and a t-shirt to come to work, he came out of his trailer, stripped naked and showed up on set that way. We know this because producer Greg Nicotero revealed this anecdote on the DVD extras for season six.
Norman Reedus was running around The Walking Dead set completely naked one day while filming season six, according to executive producer Greg Nicotero’s commentary on The Walking Dead: The Complete Sixth Season DVD and Blu-ray set.
“Norman, this was the day that you ran up naked,” Nicotero noted on the commentary track for last season’s premiere episode, according to Entertainment Weekly.
He explained that the reason Reedus (who plays Daryl Dixon on the AMC zombie drama) stripped down was because he overslept and was running late to set, but he was determined to make it in time for his scene no matter what. “Norman’s alarm didn’t go off and we put a [stunt] double in his wardrobe,” Nicotero said. “And Norman refused and got to set, stripped his clothes off on his way to set, and got in the shot before we were ready.”
Unfortunately, the DVD, which hits stores on Tuesday, August 23, doesn’t show the naked Reedus moment, but earlier this summer, fans freaked when the actor, 47, appeared in the buff in a trailer for a new video game Death Stranding. In the cryptic clip, he wakes up completely nude on a beach and is seen aimlessly strolling around.
So was Reedus’s nakedness some kind of protest for the fact that they started the shoot without him, or was he just trying to make it to work on time so he could get in costume as quickly as possible? Either way it sounds pretty rude the way it’s being phrased. As US mentions, Reedus has a history of pulling pranks on set and recently glitter bombed Andrew Lincoln’s car by putting glitter in all the air vents. You can see that video here, Lincoln does not look amused. At Comic-Con, Lincoln explained that he vacuumed the car but that the next time he turned on the air conditioning it sprayed him with glitter all over again. Then he turned to Reedus and blew glitter all over him. There was so much blowback that the glitter got in Lincoln’s beard too. Maybe Reedus just feels so comfortable on set that he got naked to save time in wardrobe, but given what a prankster he is I think there was an element of that in it too.
Here’s the link to the trailer for the video game Death Stranding which US mentions. It’s just an avatar of Reedus that’s naked and you only see his booty so I hardly think that counts.
Looking through Reedus’s Instagram, it seems pretty deliberate that he got his kit off.
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Hard pass.
+1
I live in the town the show is filmed and Norman just opened a restaurant here. He has “hero” status here and everyone comments how nice and down to earth he is. There was an accident in Peachtree City, which is about 15 minutes away, and him and the guy who plays Glenn got out to help the motorists. I’ve never ran into any of the actors and they literally film outside my neighborhood, but the dude is adored around here.
That’s cool to hear.
Thank you for telling us, it is nice to read that he and the Glenn actor are cool guys.
I met Norman, Steven (Glen), and Melissa (Carol) at comic con in Calgary and had photo ops with them. They were all ridiculously nice and friendly and Melissa didn’t have as many people lined up for the photo op as the others so she took the time to ask me questions about myself and introduce myself and my friend to her. Norman was very friendly and I gave them all hugs and they didn’t mind. Was such a wonderful experience.
As for the naked thing, that’s just Norman being Norman. He didn’t mean any harm, just playing a prank. 🙂
I dont watch this show but the fact that this guy is Balthazaar Gettys bestest friend makes me dislike him.
The first two season of TWD might have been quite slow as well, but FTWD is on another level of slow.
I guess, people hoped the show would give more insight about what caused the outbreak. But instead we are getting the same show all over again, with less likable characters and even worse decision making skills. At least that’s what I got from watching the show. I just don’t care about any of the characters.
Agree. FTWD is slower (and more interesting) than molasses. Maybe if there was at least one likable character, it would help. I was hoping it would show the disease starting very slowly and examine it from that perspective. Instead, we had about 2-3 episodes and we’re in full on apocalypse , yet it’s somehow not frightening. I say, eat them all!
I feel the same way. I just want all the FTWD characters to get eaten….end of show. Unfortunately I’m feeling about the same way about TWD!! And I’ve loved the show since the beginning….but that last “cliffhanger” was their version of jumping the shark. They lost me and I don’t care about those characters anymore either…I hope Negan kills them all with that barbed bat. Let’s just have a total reset of people.
Just thinking…. a 47 year old guy is seen as a sex symbol- and he **is** sexy- but a 47 year old woman has to take senior citizen roles….
I’ve never understood the sexy comments about him at all. His hair looks ridiculous, like a failed Bieber bowl cut, and he looks like he smells of cigarettes and stale beer.
He may be the nicest guy on earth, but he just looks skanky to me. Pass, thank you.
I agree and the untamed man-boy thing doesn’t look cute after a certain time.
Agreed. He looks dirty to me. And honestly, he never looks sober.
… Or in Keeping with the Walking Midlife Crisis he embodies
^ Hah! This!
I think it was just meant as a harmless prank. Maybe I’m biased, but I’ve met him and he was just the nicest guy. I can’t imagine it was meant to be obnoxious. Then again, I only met the guy once in passing, so it’s not like I’m an expert lol
Sounds like a prank to me. Guess you had to be there.
I think AL had a fabulous sense of humor about it. The Comic-Con video – “I used to be somebody in my own home town”.
Even the video when it first happened – “I’m sweating …”
His hair is obnoxious.
It’s a wig. He has no hair. Big bald head is his social media name for a reason. Look at pictures of him at 28. He had 12 strands of hair then. Get on Netflix and check out his hair in season 1. That is his short hair dirty blonde look that he usually wears. He will go back to that when TWD is over. But he can’t be going back and forth and have people realize he is wearing a wig. Kudos to him for committing to wearing that squirrel’s nest on his head for so many years.
Wish TWD would kill off Daryl honestly but its a weak show with no guts to do it.