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A Ricktatorship was born at the end of last season of The Walking Dead, with Rick Grimes telling everyone to fall in line or fall by the wayside.

But while Rick is now the ultimate authority of the group, where does good ol’ country boy Daryl Dixon stand? We asked the man who plays him, Norman Reedus, for intel on how Daryl will be different in season 3 (which premieres Sunday night on AMC).

“Daryl has stepped in as the Tonto to Rick’s Lone Ranger,” says Reedus in the video below. “As he’s fighting, he’s always protecting Rick at the same time.”

Unlike Shane, who clashed with Rick over what actions the group should take (until Rick, you know…killed him), Daryl has no desire to call the shots.

“The thing about Daryl is he never wants to lead this group,” says Reedus. “He just is getting validation form the rest of them as somebody that they need, and I think that is the first time in his life that that’s happened.” For more from Reedus on what to expect from Daryl in season 3, click on the video player below. And for more Walking Dead intel, follow me on Twitter @DaltonRoss. READ FULL STORY »

The season 3 premiere of AMC’s The Walking Dead is less than a week away, and according to star Andrew Lincoln, some big name deaths may not be far behind. To anyone that thought the show would back off on offing some of its main characters after sending Dale and Shane to the afterlife in season 2 — think again! “Frankly, every time anybody reads a script they live in mortal fear,” says the man who plays Rick Grimes in the video interview below.

But zombies aren’t all our survivors have to worry about this year. As Lincoln explains, the humans will also have to worry about…other humans. “That’s what this season is about, really,” says Lincoln, “is that human beings can be far more atrocious to one other and invent incredibly novel and imaginative ways to hurt one another.” To see more of our chat with the Walking Dead star — including him pleading with producers not to cut his hand off — click on the video player below. And for more Walking Dead scoop, follow me on Twitter @DaltonRoss. READ FULL STORY »

They have yet to share a (non-hallucination) scene together, but Daryl and Merle Dixon of The Walking Dead have nonetheless become TV’s most infamous brothers. Their blood bond is likely to be severely tested when season 3 of AMC’s zombie drama premieres on Oct. 14. At some point, it appears that Daryl’s group at the prison and Merle’s gang in the nearby town of Woodbury will go toe to toe. The question is: Will the siblings fight against or alongside one another?

Here’s another question: Which Dixon is the bigger badass? We asked the two men who play them — Norman Reedus and Michael Rooker — that exact question, and you can click on the video player to see how they answer. We also asked the on-screen siblings about their various fan groups (including the Dixon’s Vixens), and Reedus has a pretty boss idea on how the various clubs can fight it out for their love. Check out the video below to see Reedus and Rooker in all the Dixon glory! And for more Walking Dead scoop, follow me on Twitter @DaltonRoss. READ FULL STORY »

While much has been made of the West Georgia Correctional Facility being the big new locale for season 3 of The Walking Dead, plenty of action will also be taking place just a few miles away in the town of Woodbury, GA. And who better to provide intel on said town than the man who runs it? We sat down with the actor who plays the Governor, David Morrissey, to get his take on a place that may not be as wonderful as it seems on the surface.

“It’s an oasis in this madness,” says Morrissey. “Although it looks like a fortress, there’s aspects of it that look very idyllic, which are idyllic in this world. That comes at a cost.” What that cost is remains to be seen, but we already know that Andrea and Michonne will end up at the town, and that a confrontation will eventually take place between the prison and Woodbury contingents. So not everything is hunky-dory. To hear more from Morrissey on what to expect from Woodbury, check out the video below. And for more Walking Dead scoop, follow me on Twitter @DaltonRoss. READ FULL STORY »

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The Food Network won’t be the only place to turn for slicing and dicing this fall as The Walking Dead welcomes the sword-wielding Michonne when season 3 kicks off on AMC on Oct. 14. A fan favorite from the comic book (and glimpsed briefly in the season 2 finale) Michonne is known for dragging along two armless, jawless zombie “Pets” on chains and carrying around a bitchin’ katana sword she uses to remove zombies from their heads.

We caught up with the woman who plays Michonne, Danai Gurira, at our EW photo shoot to ask what it’s like to get to swing that sucker around, and how the sword helps define her character. “It became of an extension for her of many things,” says Gurira. “Of a rebirth into a new world. Not the world than anyone would ever want, but one that she’s damn sure gonna make sure she survives in — and thrives in.”

To get the inside intel on Michonne and her weaponry, click on the video player below. And for more Walking Dead news sent directly to your virtual doorstep, follow me on Twitter @DaltonRoss. READ FULL STORY »

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Norman Reedus’ Walking Dead character of Daryl Dixon is a bit different from the rest, and not just because he wields a kick-ass crossbow and can empty the remains of a zombie’s stomach. Unlike Rick, Lori, Andrea, Glenn and the others, the character of Daryl was not imported from the comic book on which the TV show is based. And the man who plays Daryl, Norman Reedus, says he likes the fact that his character is completely unique to the television version. “Not being a character from the comic book is kind of cool for me because I can do what I want to a certain extent, “ says Reedus. “I can sleep with everyone. I can kill everyone. I don’t know when I’ll die.” READ FULL STORY »