Season 4 ofFear the Walking Deadhas been full of big changes both in front of and behind the camera.
But the biggest change of all may have happened onSunday’s “Good Out Here” episode.
But killing off Nick was not a decision made by the new showrunners.
Credit: Richard Foreman, Jr/AMC
Rather, it was a plea from Dillane himself that led to the shocker.
(Also check out ourQ&A with the showrunners.)
What was it that led to that decision on your part?
And television is hard work, and you have to shoot a lot.
I also missed Europe very much.
I’m not American, so after a while I get quite homesick and all of those things.
Was it also the desire for a new challenge because you had been doing this for a few years?
That was very much it as well.
I had been playing Nick for four years and I was ready to play some different characters.
I really loved the ending.
I thought the character Charlie was great anda lovely death scene.
I was very happy with it.
What was shooting your death scene like?
Was it emotional for you and other people on set?
It was 4 a.m., I think.
I wasn’t in that good of a mood.
I think everyone else was quite emotional.
I’m not very emotionally intelligent, so I was in a bad mood if I remember correctly.
[Laughs] It takes me a while before stuff sinks in.
I’m certainly going to miss Nick.
How collaborative was it coming up with the story of how Nick would die?
Ian and Andrew are really great writers.
I trust them very much and I think what they’re doing and what they did was really good.
Let’s play “What If?”
Morgan has just handed Nick that book The Art of Peace.
If Charlie doesn’t go and shoot him what do you think the future holds for Nick?
He’d be good in a cult, Nick.
But, alas, I get shot in the stomach instead.
You’re not done on the show quite yet though, right?
I think what Ian and Andrew are doing is really, really interesting in playing with time like that.
I actually haven’t watched anything so far.
What was your favorite arc or version of Nick to play?
I liked Nick season 1.
I think season 1 Nick was the most interesting as an actor to play.
I remember in season 1 it was such a weird show.
I kind of miss that initial horror of the whole thing.
‘Cause once it went on, everyone becomes accustomed to it.
Also, television, we shoot so much.
We know you’ll be leaving the show in full soon enough.
What was it like saying goodbye to the cast and crew?
Mixed emotions, always.
Very sad to go, but I’ll stay in touch with them.
They’re just people and friends now rather than work associates.
So I have no doubt the actors will stay in touch.
But I will certainly miss everyone.
Also, see to it to read our episodeQ&A with showrunners Ian Goldberg and Andrew Chambliss.
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