'The Walking Dead's Jon Bernthal wanted for TNT 'L.A. Noir' pilot
Published Jan 22 2012, 22:26 GMT | By Tom Eames
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The drama series is the latest project from former Walking Dead showrunner Frank Darabont, and will chart the war between Los Angeles police chief William Parker and his mobster nemesis Mickey Cohen.
Sources have told Variety that Bernthal is in very early negotiations to reunite with Darabont for the pilot.
If he were to join the cast, Bernthal will play Los Angeles cop Joe Teague, one of the central characters of the series.
Darabont departed The Walking Dead in July, following rumours that he had been fired after a budget dispute with AMC.
The second series of The Walking Dead will return to AMC in the US on February 12, and in the UK on FX later in February.
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Siunds great that L.A. Noir will be coming to TNT... I played Stephen Bigelow in the game... Great period piece.
February 5th 2012 at 8:51pm
noooooooooo! he makes a great antagonist!
January 23rd 2012 at 6:22pm
He's a good character, and his constant shirt off scenes will be missed that's for sure, but as a dangerous loose canon its only a matter of time before he gets killed off I would have thought.
January 23rd 2012 at 2:21pm
Daniel Cooper Indeed I shall applaud when that happens :O) xxnic
January 23rd 2012 at 1:50pm
Nicola Thomas He is my second favourite character and really needs to show up. I appreshiate what they tried to do with Shane on the show, making him an actual developed character that stays around for longer than 6 episodes, but I'm sick of him and his unprompted mood swings. Time for a certain someone to put a bullet in him
January 23rd 2012 at 1:49pm