'He comes to set every day with a smile, and he’s so excited to be doing this.'
The Big Picture As any dedicated fan of The Walking Dead can attest to, Norman Reedus’ Daryl Dixon is certainly one of deserving characters of a spin-off. Having appeared in each of the flagship series’ 11 seasons, audiences watched the bow-wielding, motorcycle-riding hunter grow far beyond his humble beginnings. In The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, the titular character’s story continues this time a world away, across the Atlantic Ocean, on the shores of France.
“What Norman really wanted was to be challenged. He said that in our first conversations together,” Percival said, “He was very instrumental in hiring me. I said, ‘I’m gonna challenge you.’ And he said, ‘That’s great. I want to be challenged.’” Explaining how Daryl Dixon is a task completely unlike what the leading actor and the rest of the team faced before on the original series, Percival said, “Unlike the [flagship] show, which is an ensemble cast, this is just him, and he carries it.
Referring to his time with Reedus as “a joy,” Percival says that the actor was nothing but grateful for this big opportunity day in and day out. “He comes to set every day with a smile, and he’s so excited to be doing this,” Percival says, “He’s very camera aware, very story aware, and very emotionally aware. He’s been a huge part of the whole process of making the show.
Norman Reedus’ Dedication to Daryl Dixon “When you spend 11 years doing one thing a certain way, you question, ‘Why am I still doing this?’ And then, you get a chance to evolve the character and really spread your wings, and show what you can do and what you can be,” Percival says of the time Reedus has spent perfecting the story of Daryl Dixon.
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