LOS ANGELES (AP) — The eerie zombies from “The Walking Dead” first stepped into viewers’ residing rooms on Halloween practically 15 years in the past, unknowingly ushering in a brand new period for the horror style. Followers are getting an opportunity to personal among the franchise’s most coveted gadgets.
AMC Networks, in partnership with Heritage Auctions, will probably be auctioning over 1,000 prop gadgets that span the whole franchise. On-line bidding runs till Nov. 1.
Greg Nicotero, the present’s particular make-up results supervisor, govt producer and director, has been a part of the present because it first went into manufacturing. He performed a big position in curating the public sale, which takes folks “on a journey” via the timeline of the franchise, he mentioned, from the primary season via the unique present’s 2022 finale to the assorted spinoffs that adopted.
“It’s going to remind people of what a powerhouse the show was,” he mentioned. “I’m proud of the fact that we changed the way people make television with this show, and I was part of that.”
“The Walking Dead” involves life
The public sale has made numerous recollections bubble to the floor for Nicotero.
“I think I’m gonna have to buy some stuff,” Nicotero mentioned as he browsed the catalog. The particular results grasp has his eyes on Glenn Rhee’s guitar, beginning at $1,000. The fan-favorite character, performed by Steven Yeun, makes an attempt to play the instrument in an episode in season two.
“It takes those iconic moments, and it grounds them in a reality,” Nicotero mentioned. “You’re not just seeing it on television, but it’s something tangible that you can hold. So that kind of blows me away.”
One public sale merchandise provides 5 masks used for the zombies that crammed the background of varied photographs. A pickaxe that Carol Peletier, performed by Melissa McBride, used to kill her abusive husband in season one to cease him from turning right into a zombie, is one other one in every of Nicotero’s favorites.
The best-priced merchandise begins at $25,000 for the unique 1971 Pontiac Tempest, a automobile featured within the opening minutes of the sequence premiere. Different gadgets are as little as $500.
Greater than only a zombie present
Nicotero had been within the zombie enterprise for many years earlier than becoming a member of “The Walking Dead” crew in 2009. The present, he mentioned, felt revolutionary, however he was initially uncertain how viewers would obtain it.
The present proved to be like “lightning in a bottle,” he mentioned. It “did something that most zombie material to that date had never done,” he mentioned. “It made you feel something.”
The zombies come alive within the present, largely as a consequence of award-winning make-up and prosthetics, props that are included within the public sale.
Practically 15 years after its premiere and two years because the authentic sequence ended, the zombie universe reveals no indicators of stopping. “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon,” a by-product that Nicotero additionally govt produces and has directed episodes for, is presently airing its third season on AMC. “The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live,” a restricted sequence reuniting characters Rick Grimes and Michonne, aired final yr.
