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Check Out “The Walking Dead” Concept Art for the Badass Gladiator Walker
As a human, his name was Winslow. As a zombie, he’s been dubbed Gladiator Walker.
Fans of “The Walking Dead” can’t stop talking about last night’s epic Gladiator Walker (we even wrote an article earlier today about Gino Crognale, the makeup effects artist who portrayed the show’s all-time coolest zombie), who undoubtedly stole the entire Mad Max-inspired episode. There were other great moments, such as Rick gifting Michonne a cat sculpture and Daryl finally reuniting with Carol, but goddamn was that Gladiator Walker cool. We want a toy. Right now.
Greg Nicotero is obviously as into Gladiator Walker as we are, because he just shared a series of behind the scenes shots that provide some insight into the undead character’s creation. First off, he showed off a couple pieces of concept art that are truly awesome, and he also posted a photo of artist Norman Cabrera’s in-progress sculpt of the Gladiator Walker’s gnarly headpiece.
@GNicotero wrote:
Scott Gimple and I spent a lot of time designing this awesome Walker. Concept art by John Wheaton; sculpture by Norman Cabrera, John Wrightson and Garrett Immel; applied by the brilliant Jake Garber, Kerrin Jackson and Kevin Wasner! Thanks to Gino Crognale for reluctantly agreeing to play the zombie because I could’ve never had anybody else do it.
We love when the show’s zombies get creative. Check out the concept art below!
Gino Crognale as Walker – The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 – Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Gino Crognale as Walker – The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 – Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Gino Crognale as Walker – The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 – Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
All of us here at Bloody Disgusting are deeply saddened to learn that George A. Romero Foundation Founder and President Suzanne Desrocher-Romero has passed away.
GARF shared in a statement on socials, “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Suzanne Desrocher Romero. Suzanne passed away of natural causes on June 24 at her home in Toronto after a prolonged illness.”
The statement continues, “Suzanne was the fierce leader of the George A. Romero Estate and The George A. Romero Foundation. She worked tirelessly to preserve George’s legacy. Her work at the foundation will continue to inspire and live on for generations to come. The family asks for privacy at this time.”
Desrocher-Romero founded GARF in 2018, after her late husband’s passing in 2017, and has been a fierce advocate for his legacy and the arts. It was her mission to “strengthen horror as a serious field of global study,” and she was a tremendous fighter on behalf of Romero’s works and supporting new filmmakers inspired by his legacy.
It was Desrocher-Romero who spearheaded the recovery and restoration of The Amusement Park, and, as the person in charge of the George A. Romero estate, worked closely with author Daniel Kraus on completing unfinished novels like Pay the Piper and The Living Dead. She most recently celebrated the restoration of her favorite of Romero’s zombie films, Day of the Dead, and was hard at work producing the upcoming film Twilight of the Dead.
That passionate advocacy led to Suzanne Desrocher-Romero becoming family to Bloody Disgusting as well.
2023 marked the start of an ongoing partnership between Bloody FM and GARF on The Dead, a scripted audio series spanning multiple seasons that saw Desrocher-Romero working closely with the Bloody FM team and mentoring the series’s contributing writers with GARF. To say her loss will be felt internally is an understatement.
“Anytime George Romero is mentioned is good, because what we are doing is to provide a healthy legacy. We’re uplifting his legacy, we’re supporting the archive, and we’re also supporting the Horror Study Center. So, all of these three things are what the Foundation is striving to do. As far as I’m concerned, the more we say George Romero’s name, the better it is,” Desrocher-Romero recently told BD.
It’s the perfect encapsulation of her unwavering enthusiasm for supporting Romero’s legacy and the horror genre, and just a glimpse at how much she contributed to preserving it. She is, in short, an inspiration.
We send our deepest condolences to Suzanne Desrocher-Romero’s family, friends, and GARF.
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