‘The Walking Dead’ Actor In Talks For Frank Darabont’s ‘L.A. Noir’ Series
Frank Darabont, ousted fromThe Walking Dead, did not waste any timesetting up a new television project. He is spearheading a TNT show calledL.A. Noirthat sounds as if it will tread much the same ground as Warner Bros. upcoming filmGangster Squad, as it follows the extended face-off between Mickey Cohen and the LA mob and the LAPD.
Until today all we knew of the show was that Darabont would write and direct the ’40s-set pilot, and produce the show that follows. Now we know that Darabont has his eye on one actor fromThe Walking Deadto star in the show. But that meanspossible spoilersforThe Walking Dead, so the info follows below.
Varietyannounces that Darabont wantsJon Bernthalto play Joe Teague, the “Los Angeles cop at the center of the show that examines corruption in the LAPD and ties between police and underworld figures in the 1940s and ’50s.” Problem is, Bernthal already has a primary role onThe Walking Dead, as he plays second male lead and prime wanker Shane Walsh.
Here’s where thepossible spoilerscome in:
Shane doesn’t live through the graphic novel version ofThe Walking Dead, and if Darabont is trying to take the actor forLA Noir, that suggests the character could meet his demise in the second half of the second season ofThe Walking Dead, which resumes broadcast in February.
The casting deal isn’t yet done, so Bernthal may not end up in the role. If he does get the role, however, it seems unlikely that he’d be able to play lead roles in two shows at once, even if those end up both being ensembles that feature big casts, and therefore aren’t truly centered around any one character in particular.
L.A. Noiris based loosely on events that happened in LA in the ’40s, but more specifically it is based on a book byJohn Buntin.
