Show Notes
Jeffrey Dean Morgan : Negan breaks down the Walking Dead bat scene, 10 years of playing the character, and his roles in Watchmen and The Losers.
On this episode of Scene Stealers, Jeffrey Dean Morgan sits down to relive his most iconic scenes starting with The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 3 and the evolving dynamic between Negan and Maggie. JDM breaks down the legendary "bat scene," including the secrecy around who Negan actually killed and the alternate endings shot to catch a leaker.
The conversation also covers Jeffrey Dean Morgan's role as The Comedian in Zack Snyder's Watchmen, his time on The Losers alongside Idris Elba and Chris Evans, and the story behind how he ended up owning Samuel's Candy Shop in Rhinebeck, NY with Paul Rudd.
SCENES : - The Losers - Watchmen - The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 3 is streaming now on AMC and AMC+.
Chapters: 00:00 — Cold Open 00:18 — Welcome Jeffrey Dean Morgan 00:37 — Dead City Season 3: Negan & Maggie's Fallout 02:17 — Becoming a Walking Dead Superfan 03:05 — Getting Cast as Negan 04:15 — This Season's Shift in Tone 04:38 — Jenny's Death & Its Aftermath 06:04 — Why He's Still Playing Negan After 10 Years 06:28 — The Dead City Cast & Jimmy Simpson 08:14 — The Samuel's Candy Shop Story 09:06 — Buying a Cabin in the Hudson Valley 11:02 — Meeting the Rudds & Buying the Store 13:16 — THE LOSERS 13:37 — Reuniting With Sylvain White 21:34 — WATCHMEN 21:56 — Watchmen & The Comedian 22:20 — Doctor Manhattan & "The Big Blue Dick" 23:53 — The Nine-Day Opening Fight Scene 25:53 — His Dad on Set 28:12 — THE WALKING DEAD 29:31 — Negan's Introduction: The Bat Scene 31:15 — The Secret Alternate Endings 33:05 — Building the Lean & the Smile 37:17 — Wrap
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