Production on season 4 of "The Walking Dead" is now well underway, and so is the remodeling of the prison. That's right, upon the arrival of Woodbury residents, the prison gang will be buffing out the old, dingy concrete corners and converting it into a luxurious oasis. Okay, maybe they won't take it that far, however they will be stepping it up a notch for their new guests.
As Wet Paint reports, "The Walking Dead" production designer Grace Walker recently discussed what she has planned for the new season.
"We're trying to form better conditions for the survivors at the prison," Walker said. "We figured because we had a lot more people coming in - like the people coming from Woodbury - that the cellblocks were starting to overflow, so we made more room for them. We had to have better shelter, and conditions where they can now eat outside."
What's interesting here is that in the wake of the season 3 finale, Robert Kirkman said that the show would be moving away from the prison at the beginning of season 4. So why would Walker and the rest of "The Walking Dead" crew spend the time, money and effort to polish the prison? It's exciting to hear that a new and improved prison is on the way, but the two statements are somewhat contradictory.
Walker even went on to talk about several of her crew's construction techniques. "With the prison, the interiors have worked really well, as we go into them time and time again. We've got it down now where we can remove walls from the cells a lot faster than when we did the first episode there. The main block has 18 cells; nine below and nine above. And we can shoot in any of those cells and take out all the walls, including the rear walls on the second floor as well. We've got mobile towers that we quickly put in. We're just completing a new cellblock for this season, and it's looking almost better than the others. But like everything, we're not quite ready -- there's always a moment when we're nervous and trying to get things done. But we always do, and it looks great!"
How exciting! "The Walking Dead" returns to AMC on October 13.
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