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.

io9.com

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.

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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!!!