It turns out “The Walking Dead” did court John Hawkes for the role of the Governor in the show’s upcoming third season. At least according to John Hawkes. And the reason he turned it down is, well, novel.

“They offered me the role, and I just felt there would be someone else who could do it better,” he tells MovieWeb. “I was flattered, and I took a look at the series. It held interest for me, but I just didn’t feel like I was the guy for it.”

“I have to be careful of what TV shows I choose, particularly ones that have commercials in them, because it’s going to be a different kind of television show,” continues the “Winter’s Bone” co-star. “There are going to be sponsors. No matter how good the show is, if there are commercials, it’s going to be a different show, to me. That’s just my personal feeling.”

Hmm.

Yeah, it was nice of them to ask, and it’s a good show, but, again, I just didn’t feel I was the guy. They came to me and sent me the graphic novel and the first two seasons. I took a look at them, and just didn’t feel like it was for me.”

We respectfully disagree, but we’re looking forward to seeing what David Morrissey does with the role.

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I THINK HE WOULD HAVE DONE IT IF IT WERE ON HBO. HE TENDS TO WORK ON GRITTIER SHOWS THAT CAN GO FARTHER LIKE DEADWOOD, EASTBOUND & DOWN (NOT GRITTY LOL BUT DEFINITELY RATER R). AMC IS LIMITED IN WHAT IT CAN DO. 

I was pretty sure this was coming ever since horror mainstay Tom Savini off-handedly revealedWinter’s Bone actor John Hawkes was in line to play the Governor next season, and now here it is: John Hawkes’s publicist has issued a statement simply saying, “John is NOT appearing onThe Walking Dead.” So, there you go. [MTV Splash Page]

In other casting rumors, Marvin Duerkholz, who you probably don’t remember as Cody on MTV’s Teen Wolf, is listed as playing Philip Eagle on IMDB’s page for the season three premiere. Since this is just a random IMDB cast listing we’re talking about, I’d take this with a gargantuangrain of salt. [IMDB]

AMC has released another promo for the show’s upcoming return. You can check it out here.

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thoroughlypretentious:

John Hawkes as the Governor would be fucking amazing.

Yes Please!

While Philip Blake, aka The Governor, is a major player in The Walking Dead comic book series, fans will have to wait until The Walking Dead Season 3 to see him take shape as a living human being. We recently caught up with Sex Machine Tom Savini, who revealed some interesting information about the casting of this important, though yet unseen, character. 

But, AMC is going after a name, and that name is John Hawkes, seen in Deadwood and Winter’s Bone.

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JakeLester/news/?a=53607

IF THEY PICK TOM SAVINI, THE WALKING DEAD WILL BECOME SUCH A CHEESY SHOW. I KNOW HE’S A LEGEND BUT HE’S NOT A DRAMATIC ACTOR PEOPLE.

HOWEVER, JOHN HAWKES WOULD BE PERFECT AS THE GOVERNOR!!!