Walking Dead Alumni Sarah Wayne Callies Talks Darabont Firing; Much More on Real Ones with fellow alumni Jon Bernthal
Sarah Wayne Callies and Jon Bernthal on the red carpet for The Walking Dead
If you didn’t know, actor Jon Bernthal started a podcast earlier this year called Real Ones where he has very real conversations with people in all walks of life. So far he’s mostly avoided talking to people in the arts/entertainment world, focusing instead on criminals who have reformed themselves, cops, armed forces veterans and more. But in the latest episode, Bernthal sits down with fellow The Walking Dead actor Sarah Wayne Callies to discuss a wide range of important issues (toxic masculinity, gender roles, work conditions), as well as open up about original The Walking Dead showrunner Frank Darabont’s firing early into season 2 for, essentially “incompetence.” This, despite him having six completed scripts a month before shooting on the second season began. See below for a preview of that discussion. Say what you will about The Walking Dead, but that first season still stands far taller than the rest of the series for this fan.
Callies also gets very personal towards the latter portion of the interview when she reveals that a family member sexually assaulted her multiple times and how she had to work hard in order to forgive that person so that she could heal. It’s harrowing stuff, but it’s honorable of Callies to bring it out into the light.
The whole episode can be found by subscribing to the Real Ones Patreon channel. It’s well worth the small charge, in my opinion.
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Real Ones with Jon Bernthal on Patreon