Jeffrey Dean Morgansuffered a little as Negan inThe Walking Dead’sfinal seasons, and not just in the sense of his character. The actor revealed that he broke both feet while filming the show’s final season, but due to commitments, he couldn’t have surgery on them. With Morgan now filmingThe Walking Deadspin-offDead City, it seems he is just having to soldier on with his injuries.
Morgan initially talked about breaking his foot back in March while in the middle of filming, and in a recent interview withInsider, the actor elaborated on exactly what happened. As well as explaining that he ended up with a hairline fracture on both feet; he said his schedule just couldn’t fit in surgery to put them right. He said:
“I think I had, honestly, just shoes that weren’t very good and just jumping, landing a few times. It started off as kind of nothing, a hairline fracture. And then it got worse. The bones in my heel aren’t smooth anymore. I was gonna have surgery in between the series and the new show [Dead City]. And I had like three months and I went to Spain to do a commercial. And I had a… [hernia], that happened to me. So I had to have surgery on that, and I’m like, ‘F—k it. My foot’s gonna have to survive.'”
The injury was not the first time Morgan had found himself nursing wounds from his time onThe Walking Dead, having had his nose broken by Andrew Lincoln while filming a season 8 episode. At the time, Morgan said that Lincoln was meant to pull a punch but didn’t, but they completed filming their scenes. It turned out that Morgan didn’t need surgery after that injury.
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Many viewers believe thatThe Walking Deadlost its spark some time ago, and it seems that Jeffrey Dean Morgan almost felt the same thing himself. When discussing his upcoming return asNegan inDead City, Morgan confessed that he was as surprised as anyone to be coming back for more after thinking he was done with the franchise. He said:
“If you had told me that a year ago that I would be doing it, I would’ve said, ‘There’s no way. I’m going to end this and walk away.’ The new adventure awaits doing something else.’ I think thatThe Walking Deadending and walking away from it would’ve been a noble thing for us all to do. But the story was so good and so worth telling that it simply came down to, I couldn’t say no. And I felt invigorated and wanted to continue it.”
The Walking Deadseries finale brought the long-running zombie show to a close, with many of the storylines being closed off sufficiently. Next year,new shows pick up the threads left hangingas the credits rolled, following Negan, Maggie, Daryl, Rick and Michonne in their new adventures.
