Walking Dead: Chandler Riggs Practices His Zombie Walk — Hopefully Just For Fun


There are months yet before Walking Dead returns to television, but that’s not stopping the fans from keeping a close eye on the actors and watching for clues. Chandler Riggs, who plays Carl Grimes on the show, did something this weekend that has Walking Dead fans a little worried, and they’re hoping he was just goofing around and not practicing for his role.

Rigg’s character was introduced in the first season of Walking Dead — as the son of Rick Grimes, a kid who couldn’t quite seem to stay where he was told, he was responsible a few times for dragging the rest of the group into trouble. Now, though, Carl has grown into his hat, and he’s got the skills to help keep everyone else alive. He’s become a fan favorite, and when he shared photos himself doing a zombie walk this weekend, Walking Dead fans got a little concerned.

It’s not just the fact that Riggs’ zombie-walking skills don’t seem to be quite on par with his shooting skills. If he’s actively practicing his dead walk, fans fear that he might not survive the new Walking Dead season.

He posted the same photo on his Facebook page, with a caption that elicited even more concern.

“… so Greg Nicotero said yeah keep working on it…”

No, Greg Nicotero, no!

(In case you didn’t know, Nicotero is a special effects guy and makeup artist, as well as co-executive producer and director on Walking Dead. Nicotero telling Chandler Riggs to practice walking like a zombie could be bad news.)

Don’t despair, though! There are at least two reasons not to take this photo too seriously.

First, if Riggs was practicing his dead walk for the show, there’s no way he’d leak such a hint to the viewing audience. The show has been pretty good about protecting fans from real spoilers.

Second, this isn’t a new photo. Check out that young-looking Chandler Riggs, with his short hair and baby face. Now, compare it to the more recent image below.

https://instagram.com/p/yahCTUtRmj/?taken-by=chandlerriggs5

Whew. That’s a relief — clearly Riggs just found an old photo and decided to share it with his fans. Still, Nicotero telling Riggs to practice the zombie walk is a little nerve-wracking.

Walking Dead returns to AMC in October, and Chandler Riggs returns as Carl Grimes — and hopefully, he won’t be zombie-walking on-screen.

[Photo by: Kevin Winter / Getty Images]

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