The Walking Dead News

Given the person who mentioned this, we can consider this more credible than your average rumor. At this weekend's C2E2 convention in Chicago, a number of stars from The Walking Dead participated in a Q&A panel and Laurie Holden mentioned that Stephen King is currently in talks to write an episode for the second season.

Since Frank Darabont directed King's Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and The Mist, this sound like a definite possibility, and I think both fans of Stephen King and The Walking Dead will be happy to see him write an episode. For more season 2 information revealed during the panel, check out the source link below.

It is no surprise that other TV stations are looking to capatilize on the success of The Walking Dead and the first to give it a try is the CW, with Awakening. The show is based around "...two sisters who come of age and face off against one another amidst the beginning of a zombie uprising...  It centers on the older sister, Jenna (Griffiths), an attorney in the New York City's public defender's office who, like her sister, is a zombie."

It has recently been revealed that Lucy Griffiths (pictured above) has been cast as the older sister in the show, with the show pilot shooting this month. For those confused about how the show can feature zombies as main characters, it has been reported that the show will have zombies leading regular lives along with the living (and of course something will go horribly wrong...).

Robert Kirkman, the creator of The Walking Dead comic series, got a chance to talk with Entertainment Weekly about season two of the TV show. Kirkman goes on to talk about writing episodes for the show, Comic-Con, and also mentions some of the settings we'll see in the new season :

"I don’t know if I can go into that, but I know [showrunner Frank Darabont] has said we’re going to see Hershel’s farm. We’re looking to take some picturesque rural landscapes and playing with that and coming up with some cool zombie visuals. We’ll see some of the locations of the first season, but we’re going to mainly focus on breaking new ground."

The first season of The Walking Dead will arrive in stores next week and we already have our hands on a copy for review. You'll be able to find out our thoughts on the DVD/Blu-ray early next week. To read the entire interview, click on the source link below.

The Academy of Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Films announced the nominees for the 37th Annual Saturn Awards which include The Walking Dead, The Wolfman, Splice, Black Swan and many other TV and theatrical releases.

I am also glad to see their DVD category which recognizes some great Blu-ray releases from the past year, including Psycho, The Exorcist, Alien, and Metropolis. The awards ceremony is currently scheduled for sometime in June.

Continue reading for the full list of categories and nominees...

It has been rumored for a number of weeks, but now it is official. Telltale Games has partnered with Robert Kirkman to develop multiple games based off of The Walking Dead comic book series. In a recent press event, Telltale revealed that it has a "multi-year, multi-platform, multi-title" deal and that we should see the first release late in 2011.

Specific platforms and pricing information were not mentioned, but their past offerings have been available on the PC/Mac, Wii, and Xbox Live. For more information and to check out an interview with Robert Kirkman, visit the source link below.

Toy Fair, one of the largest toy trade shows in the world, is taking place in New York City starting today and continuing until Wednesday the 16th. We already covered an early announcements from McFarlane Toys regarding their line of figures for The Walking Dead, but now we have some more images, including an entire line of Gremlins figures, an image of Rick Grimes from The Walking Dead, and more.

Continue reading to check out images from the show....

Two more images have been released for the recently announced toy series for The Walking Dead.

"Each human figure includes multiple interchangeable accessories and several points of articulation for limitless possibility and customization. Each zombie figure features unique, gory, play action such as exploding heads and removable limbs. Figures are expected to sell for around $14.99 at retailers nationwide."

Continue reading to check out the lurker zombie and the Michonne prototype (from the comic series)...

McFarlane Toys has just what you need to tide you over until season two of The Walking Dead.... toys based on both the television and comic book series:

"There are going to be 2 separate toy lines for The Walking Dead, and you all know what that means – zombies! 2 zombie figures per series to be exact.  Not only that, but apparently they have action features including exploding heads and removable body parts!"

For more information on the  first wave of figures and a full image of the first figure, continue reading.

Late last year, there was a switch up with the writing staff for the second season of The Walking Dead. While it still isn't unclear whether they were fired or just moved onto new projects (different sources reported different sides of the story), it was noted that Frank Darabont was considering hiring freelance writers instead of a full writing staff to work on each episode.

That has turned out not to be the case, as Glen Mazzara has been hired as a writing executive producer and is putting together a new staff or writers for the second season. Glen Mazzara is probably best known for his writing on The Shield and also the episode Wildfire for The Walking Dead's first season.

In my review of season one, I mentioned that while I really enjoyed the show, I felt that it was more of a teaser than a complete season. I really hope they focus on character building and it looks like the hiring of Glen Mazzara is a good step in the right direction.

We really enjoyed the first season of The Walking Dead and are really looking forward to seeing what they do with season two. While The Walking Dead: Season 1 has been up for pre-order on Amazon.com, we now have an official release date, pricing information, a list of extras, and the Blu-ray cover artwork.

We have a number of news items that popped up over the last few days related to The Walking Dead:

-Earlier this week, rumors were swirling around blogs and news sites that the writing staff of The Walking Dead had been let go. We didn't run the story, because it seemed a bit drastic given the ratings success of the show. Why ruin a good thing? It turns out that this rumor was only partially correct.  Executive producer Gale Ann Hurd has commented that the story was inaccurate and that only Charles Eglee is in the process of moving onto another project.

-While we are still waiting for official word on the DVD release for season 1, Amazon.com has listed a release for March 8th.

-This Sunday will be the last episode of the season. If you haven't seen any of The Walking Dead or need to catch up, AMC will be running a marathon, showing all 6 episodes in a row. Check your local listings for showtimes.

Ever wanted to play an SNES version of Left 4 Dead? Do your nightmares involve pixelated zombies eating your brains? Unfortunately, there isn't an actual game (yet..), but someone at Pixel Joint spent the time to create amazing zombie invasion pixel art as a tribute to The Walking Dead.

I could definitely see myself playing an actual game in this style, so hopefully someone reading this gets started on one ASAP. Thanks, kotaku.

If Left 4 Dead, The Walking Dead, and countless zombies just don't quench your thirst for the inevitable zombie apocalypse, maybe you should take a note from these guys.

Rooster Teeth, famous for producing the Red vs Blue Halo videos have taken the time to convert their studio exit door into a Left 4 Dead safe room door.

Click the image below to see a large version and visit the source for more photos detailing their door design.  I really want to start converting all of the doors in my home to this look: