The Walking Dead star Chandler Riggs is set to star in a new Christmas movie.
The actor, who rose to fame as Carl Grimes on the long-running zombie series, will appear in comedy-drama Breakup Season alongside Molly's Game's Samantha Isler.
According to Deadline, the movie follows a young man (played by Riggs) who brings his girlfriend (Isler) back to his hometown in rural Oregon to meet his family during the festive holidays. However, the introduction doesn't go as planned.
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The movie is directed and written by H Nelson Tracey and is set to start filming this month. It will also star The Fabelmans' James Urbaniak, Superstore's Jacob Wysocki, Brook Hogan, Carly Stewart and Kailey Rhodes.
"I first visited La Grande, Oregon in the fall of 2019 for the annual Eastern Oregon Film Festival," Nelson told Deadline.
"I immediately saw the Grande Ronde Valley as having untapped cinematic potential, and shortly thereafter began developing a project tailor made for this location.
"Pairing a cast this strong with a spectacular and unique setting will create the cinematic magic that makes us all love film.”
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Riggs appeared on The Walking Dead between 2010 and 2018, with his character killed off in season 8. However, he returned as Carl for a brief cameo in the recent series finale, with showrunner Angela Kang explaining how the appearance came about.
"Chandler Riggs was in town and he just asked to visit to say hi to friends," she told Entertainment Weekly. "I had such a good time hanging with him on set, and it was just really nice to see him.
"And then they were doing these scenes and needed some extras, and Greg was like, 'Well, you want to go for it? Get in there! Go get in the back.'"
Breakup Season is yet to confirm a release date. The Walking Dead aired on AMC in the US and STAR on Disney+ in the UK.
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