The Walking Dead's Tom Payne Comments On Carl Death Rumors

Carl Grimes isn't the sure shot that he used to be, a problem he will have to overcome if he hopes [...]

Carl Grimes isn't the sure shot that he used to be, a problem he will have to overcome if he hopes to take anyone down once he reaches the Savior's compound. The good news for the aiming impaired survivor is that he's literally got Jesus by his side.

The Walking Dead actor Tom Payne, who plays the popular Jesus on the show, recently spoke to the Huffington Post about the future of Rick's son, and if his days are numbered. Payne doesn't think so.

"I think Carl is the future of the show," Payne said, before correcting himself. "I mean, is the future of the comic books, I think." Regarding those comics, specifically whenever the books come to an end, Payne said "At the end of the day, I think Carl is the guy at the end on the last page, and I don't know if they'll go that way on the TV show, but I think it would be a logical place for them to go. Who knows?"

The show has taken some of Carl's storyline pieces in the comics, as the show has a few characters not in the books at this point. Many are coupling that with recent comments from Rigg's father and his upcoming college stint as signs that he will exit the show sooner than later.

As for Carl and Jesus, they may occupy the same vehicle, but they are heading to the Savior's compound for different reasons according to The Walking Dead showrunner Scott Gimple.

"There are different missions," Gimple said. "One of them is an assassination mission and one is more recon, but now they've been thrown together with different missions, and how that plays out with each other we'll see."

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The Walking Dead airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on AMC.

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