Didn't see that coming…Michael Rooker shares the REAL reason Merle didn't make a comeback appearance in The Walking Dead.
This is untrue. Andrew recently praised Rooker's performance in Guardians 2 in an interview so I highly doubt there was an incident.
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It turns out he almost missed out on the role of Merle. And it all has to do with a grudge held against him for dropping out of a project over a decade before.
Rooker explained, "They're still there. My fans from The Walking Dead, the Merle Dixon fans, they're still there. And nothing wrong with that.
Michael Rooker's Merle is a Walking Dead fan favorite, but it turns out he almost missed the role because of a 20 year grudge.
Michael Rooker went on to explain that a lot of his resistance to returning as Merle has to do with the sendoff he got, which is interesting ...
Rooker would win the role he'd occupy for three seasons until Merle's death, but a conflict with an unnamed producer almost kept him off the ...
Michael Rooker nearly missed out on being a part of The Walking Dead because of something that happened nearly two decades earlier.
With such a charismatic character making such an impact on viewers and the storyline alike, actor Rooker has now claimed AMC almost "didn't know ...