The Walking Deadseason 7 is moving right along and we are fastly approaching the mid-season finale. There are just three episodes left and the fate of many characters on the show remains uncertain. We don’t know how long Carl, played byChandler Riggs, will make it on the show. But if we ever get to see him all grown up, we definitely hope he looks something like this.
Recently, UKartist M.J. Hiblentook to his Facebook page in order to post his rendition of what a grown up version of Carl Grimes might look like. Not evenThe Walking Deadcomics have explored what a grown up Carl would look like, but if it is anything like what is shown here, it would be something many fans would want to see. That would depend on Carl making it through quite a few more years of the zombie apocalypse alive, which may not happen. If nothing else, season 7 ofThe Walking Deadhas proved that absolutely nobody is safe.
Carl, even after being shot early on in the series and losing an eye later on, has maintained this relative, youthful innocence to him. At least in his look.M.J. Hiblenhas envisioned a very grizzled, very battle hardened and very different Carl in the future. He definitely has touches of his father,Rick Grimes, in him and perhaps most notably, he is carrying around what appears to beNegan’s trusty, bloody bat Lucille. Carl also carriesMichonne’s sword, which means poor Michonne didn’t make it into old age either. Even after all of the years that passed, he still has his dad’s old hat, which is kind of a nice touch. Sadly, it is starting to look like these visions of an old Carl Grimes may be something we can only dream about.
Recently, some posts byChandler Riggsand his father on social media have made it seem likeCarl won’t be making it out of season 7ofThe Walking Dead, one way or the other. He has reportedly wrapped up his seven-year contract with the show and recently got accepted to Auburn. It is hard to imagine him being able to balance college and shooting schedule demanded by the show. Here is what his dadWilliam Riggshad to say.
“7 year contract completed! Grateful to AMC, Cast & Crew,TWD fan baseand especially Chandler for always being 100% dedicated. Whether it was getting up at 4AM, working in the freezing cold past 2AM, leaving his friends and carefree kiddom behind, scrambling to make up missed schoolwork, he has done it without complaint and always made me proud & amazed to be his dad!”
So yeah, that doesn’t make it sound as thoughChandler Riggshas a big future with the show. Another option is that the next season could jump ahead in the timeline a bit and we could see a new actor playing Carl, but that doesn’t seem quite as likely. We will have to wait and see how things shake out in the rest ofThe Walking Dead season 7. For now, you can check out this excellent art of an older Carl done byM.J. Hiblenfor yourself below.
