Sgt. Abraham Ford actor Michael Cudlitz returns to The Walking Dead in his directorial debut, which was ?the best of both worlds,? he told TheWrap.
?First, I was welcomed back so lovingly and taken care of by the crew and the cast,?
?Everybody was just rooting for my success and when you enter in that way, you are already in a position to succeed. The great thing about directing the cast was that the cast is changing now, so I had a wonderful experience about being [able] to direct, basically half of my cast was brand new and the rest were people that I have longstanding, amazing relationships with.?
ComicBook.com first reported on Cudlitz?s return in July. It was later learned he will direct 907, ?Stradivarius,? penned by series newcomer Vivian Tse.
?To be able to work with the people that I?ve worked with before in an acting capacity, you know, and to help guide them in telling these stories and to be able to work with people that I not only respect but admire as performers, and have never worked with before, to be able to work with those guys was really great,? he said.
The first-time director steered some of the new characters to be introduced this season, including Magna (Nadia Hilkes), Yumiko (Eleanor Matsuura), Luke (Dan Fogler), and sisters Kelly (Angel Theory) and Connie (Lauren Ridloff), the latter being a deaf woman who communicates through ASL.
