AMC/Prime VideoInvincible Season 3 introduced Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Conquest, one of the scariest villains in the show – and there’s a great reason he wanted to join the cast.
The Walking Dead Season 7 opened with one of the most infamous episodes in modern TV history: ‘The Day Will Come When You Won’t Be.’
After Season 6’s cliffhanger ending, it properly introduced audiences to the barbed bat-swinging tyranny of Negan (Morgan), the show’s biggest and nastiest antagonist. His debut also came with a huge death: Glenn (Steven Yeun), murdered by Negan and reduced to twitching mush in front of Rick, Maggie, and co.
That episode aired in October 2016. More than eight years later, Robert Kirkman gave us the rematch of the century with Invincible vs Conquest.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan reveals why he joined Invincible cast as Conquest
AMC/Prime VideoSpeaking to Entertainment Weekly, Morgan explained why he accepted the role of Conquest in Invincible: he also wanted justice for Glenn.
“I was just thrilled to get to be a part of it and give Steven his chance at redemption,” he said.
Although, while he was keen to please The Walking Dead fans, he didn’t want Conquest to be Negan 2.0. “I was trying to be aware of just voice inflection,” he said, insisting that he wanted to stay “as far away” as possible from his Walking Dead villain.
“It’s so easy for me to get into Negan mode after this many years,” Morgan added.
AMCMorgan was always at the top of Kirkman’s list for Conquest. “I didn’t hesitate just because there is the meta of it all like, ‘Oh, it’s the rematch between Glenn and Negan, and now Glenn gets to win,'” he told Variety.
“Something about it seemed fun and interesting. You worry about those kind of things taking people out of the show, but once you’re in it and you’re paying attention, it’s not necessarily something that occurs to you.
“I don’t think it ruins the episode or anything, but I think it enhances things and puts an extra level of stakes on it. For anybody who’s a longtime Walking Dead fan, it’s a nice bit of justice.”
After the finale, find out what we know about Invincible Season 4 and read our guide on how to read Invincible comics if you want to know more spoilers – like what happens to Powerplex, Oliver, and Darkwing II.
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We also spoke to Robert Kirkman, who explained why Spawn couldn’t appear in the Invincible War and why there may not be a Rex Splode special anytime soon. He also gave us an update on the Invincible video game.
