Den of Geek spoke to Fear the Walking Dead’s Frank Dillane and Alycia Debnam-Carey about the new show!
Alycia Debnam-Carey plays Madisons daughter Alicia, and Frank Dillane plays her son Nick.
Alicia is a good student saddled with caring for Nick.
Alycia, how are you able to do bothFear the Walking DeadandThe 100?
Alycia Debnam-Carey:We worked out a schedule.
AMC were actually really great about it.
It kind of all fell into place very nicely.
ADC:Are we worried about being killed off?
It seems like television likes killing off lead characters at the moment.
FD:As long as I get a good death, like proper Marlon Brando.
If you get a good death, its all right.
Im not too worried at this stage.
Maybe in seasons to come.
FD:Probably, aesthetically, storytelling wise, that might have been an idea.
I suppose we do.
ADC:Siblings normally often compensate for one another, too.
If one sibling does something, the other will fill the opposite role.
So yeah, I guess it definitely makes this dramatic storytelling.
ADC:No, I found that it is heavily character-driven.
Even more so than the originalWalking Deadfirst season.
Youre immersed in that world pretty automatically.
Which I think is really lucky for us.
It gets gory pretty fast, though.
Is that hard to stomach when youre live on set?
ADC:Its pretty theatrical on set because its so broken up.
But at the same time, its really cool.
The job they do on set is amazing.
Greg Nicotero, he did all the special effects on the show.
But it is, yeah.
Its kind of fun on set.
How did each of you connect to your character?
And that connected me with Alicia in quite a distinct way.
I guess I liked her edginess.
Theres a power within her thats quite strong that I hope you get to see evolve.
FD:Thats exactly what I had to learn.
I dont drive, so that was it.
I had to learn how to back up down a dry riverbed.
I looked all right then because I did just have to reverse.
FD:There were a few hairy moments.
ADC:Alicias kept in the dark for quite a while.
She does have to learn one thing.
I cant say yet.
FD:Its interesting, that question.
I hadnt thought of that.
I just got hit by a car and thought thatd probably fuck your leg up.
Do you respond to these sort of doomsday stories?
FD:The world is ending, make no mistake.
Its coming to an end.
This cant go on for much longer.
Capitalism has to fall.
Were coming to the peak, I think soon, before we have to come back to like humanity.
Humanity needs to look and it hasnt been looking for so long.
ADC:Its all very relevant to our world.
FD:Our generation.
All that needs to happen is Mother Nature needs to start knocking down buildings.
ADC:Its like, finally Mother Nature will take back what belongs to her.
FD:Yeah, I do.
I do, for sure.
Its just very far away from home, isnt it, I suppose.
ADC:This show actually kind of joined me with LA a lot more.
I felt personally much more connected with it than I ever have before.
I think [the show] finds this amazing, gritty charm that I found in LA.
I hated LA when I first got here.
Now, I think Ive welcomed it finally when I found this bizarre charm to it.
Its very romantic and artistic in many ways.
The palm trees, the sunsets.
But at the same time where the sunsets made out of smog by cars.
FD:The trees are imported.
I think the show does a great job at finding that.
Its very cinematic, I feel.
Adam Davidson, who did the pilot and second episode.
He captured that so well.
He found all those amazing locations that youll see as an Angeleno.
Its crazy when they block off huge intersections or roads or parts of downtown.
Then it is completely empty.
That is a weird feeling.
We did a Sunday straight after Comic-Con.
We all arrived at 5 am, and we did all these scenes.
It was just empty.
Thats bizarre to see, LA, downtown, and to feel like youre the only person there.
What would you guys most like people to know aboutFear the Walking Dead?
ADC:I want them to make their own minds up about it.
I think itll come under some criticism because it is very different.
How much does it feel like your own show even though its coming with this name?
ADC:Ive watched a lot of the original, too.
For me, I dont even think about it, consciously at all.
Fear the Walking Deadpremieres on August 23rd.
it’s possible for you to read our spoiler-free reviewright here.
