After going from the series to the finale of the 9th season, Tom Payne has expressed frustration several times in the past with the move of his character Jesus (real name, Paul Monroe) in The Walking Dead.
Recently convened by the Convention Pandemic tour In Atlanta (where the series is actually being filmed), the British actor thus returned to the terms of his departure and reaffirmed his frustration. “Because we do not get scripts in advance, I read comics to prepare for the role. I was very excited to shoot these cool stuff, especially in the final fight. But nothing was done on the show.”
Disappointed with the fact that his character has moved to the background, despite intensive training for martial arts, Tom Payne has also revealed that he categorically refused to utter a line that still exists in the script of the eighth season finale. This momentous moment saw Rick and Maggie turn their backs on the sheriff after he decided to leave Negan despite his bloody crimes.
Thus, Season 8 ended with Maggie’s hostile statement marking a break with Rick Grimes’ band in Alexandria. An approach advocated by Daryl and which should also have been included in the members of Jesus. Whatever Tom Payne did not accept, judge that this scene contradicted the evolution of the character this season.
They wanted to say “yes” when Jesus spent the whole season saving Negan and avoiding quarreling, I just refused. I did not say the line as it was written.
Did that decision hasten Jesus’ death next season? Still, Tom Payne is not the only actor Walking Dead Refused to utter a line written by the show’s screenwriters; A few months ago, Jeffrey Dean Morgan really admitted that he was trying to change – in vain – Negan’s disgusting words against Glenn, one of his victims in Season 7…
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