Walking Dead: Who Jeffrey Dean Morgan Wants To Play The Real Lucille

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Jeffrey Dean Morgan , who plays the one - lining - drop murderous scoundrel Negan onThe Walking Dead , has uncover the actress he would prefer to roleplay his part ’s married woman Lucille if / when the show ever gets around to staging his full backstory . Lucille died before the events of the show , and a sorrow - stricken Negan paid tribute by key his infamous burred - telegram - wrapped baseball game bat after her .

That same bat would be used to cave in the heads of fan - pet charactersGlenn and Abrahamin the shocking resolution to the show ’s most - discourse ( and in many rophy most - hated ) cliffhanger , leading to Negan ’s most - painful paronomasia ( he concern to his bloody murder weapon as " a vampire squash racquet " ) . In season 7 , Negan symbolically castrate Rick Grimes ( Andrew Lincoln ) by making him carry Lucille , defy Rick to snipe him using his own weapon ( a dare Rick elect not to take ) . Lucille will have a fortune to feed again asTWDseason 8 accelerates into its " All Out War"storyline .

During a gore at Atlanta ’s Walker Stalker event this weekend ( viaComic Book ) , Morgan revealed who he would like to play the real Lucille ifThe walk Deadshould ever tackle a Negan backstory episode . Morgan ’s choice for the role would be his own real - life married woman Hilarie Burton :

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" If we ever take that , I would go with my wife . I ’m gon na say her cause I ’ll need a office to go after this is over . Hilarie study the comic Word and is as much invested in it as we all are . She ’s say , ' Jeff , could you put in a intelligence for me ? ' "

Negan ’s backstory was tackled in the " Here ’s Negan " comic miniseries , where it was revealed that Lucille go bad after a protracted bout with genus Cancer , with a pre - psychotic Negan staying by her bedside the whole meter . Negan begin losing touch with his humanity when Lucille turned into a walker after expiring and she had to be put down . tragical as it may be , the comedian at least confirmed that Negan did own some humanity before turning into a entirely crazed cause of death . Weirdly , Jeffrey Dean Morgan imagine play the bedside tantrum with Lucille would be leisurely if it were his own beloved real wife Hilarie Burton pretending to die painfully from cancer .

Burton is certainly dependant to take on the role of Lucille if ever the show start the " Here ’s Negan " route . Her acting CV includes a long stint on the seriesOne Tree Hill , as well as large roles in theLethal WeaponTV series and the sci - fi seriesExtant . Burton has also been onWhite Collar , Grey ’s AnatomyandHostages . Once upon a metre she was an MTV VJ , though it ’s hard to see how that experience would help her play Negan ’s wife .

Negan posing with his bat Lucille in a scene from The Walking Dead.

impart some of the problemsWalking Deadfans have had with Morgan ’s performance as Negan , which arguably at multiplication can be a little much , perhaps it would be helpful for the show to delve into his backstory and allow for viewers to see him as the devoted husband he was before the zombi spirit apocalypse unleashed his intimate - moonstruck . A little taste of a pre - apocalyptic , regular - guy Negan would help viewers see past thef - turkey - dropping , baseball - bat - dangle persona he ’s adopted as part of his arch - baddie child’s play , and cull up on some of the undercurrents of hurting and heartbreak lurking beneath the maniac facade .