The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

‘Walking Dead’ stars unite at Fan Fest

‘An Evening with Jeffrey and Norman’ in Atlanta Aug. 25.

- By RodneyHo rho@ajc.com

Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Norman Reedus, two of the biggest “The Walking Dead” stars, will host a panel discussion and meet 800 fans one on one at the Georgia World Congress Center Aug. 25.

Aspart of a new Fan Fest event, the pair will take photos and provide special memorabili­a to hardcore fans willing to pay $450 each for the privilege. (Buy tickets at www.fanfesteve­nts.com/aneveningw­ith.)

“Fan Fest Events are fun and lightheart­ed sessions where fans can enjoy the celebrity guests they love in a new, intimate format we don’t normally get to see,” said Jackie Prutsman, president of Fan Fest, in a press release.

Walker Stalker convention creator and podcast host James Frazier and ComicBook.com’s Brandon Davis will moderate the panel. Afterward, attendees will be able to get a photo with Reedus and Morgan together.

They’ll also get presigned autographe­d pho- tos of each, a commemorat­ive T-shirt, a special shot glass and a poster.

Morgan has played the bad guy Negan the past two seasons while Reedus’ Daryl Dixon has been a fan favorite going back to season one.

With Andrew Lincoln’s pending departure season nine, the AMC drama is planning to expand Dixon’s role.

Lincoln’s character Rick Grimes chose to spare Negan’s life at the end of season eight to honor his son Carl rather than satisfy his urge for revenge.

The event will start at 6 p.m. Aug. 25 in the Sidney Marcus Auditorium.

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