{"id":177286,"date":"2018-08-17T04:46:48","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T08:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=177286"},"modified":"2018-08-17T04:54:25","modified_gmt":"2018-08-17T08:54:25","slug":"beyond-walking-dead-lauren-cohan-ready-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/08\/17\/beyond-walking-dead-lauren-cohan-ready-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond ‘The Walking Dead,’ Lauren Cohan is ready for change"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After eight seasons of fighting for her life on AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” Lauren Cohan knew she needed a change when she felt a little too comfortable with the job. (File Photo:<\/a>\u00a0The Walking Dead\/Instagram<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NEW YORK \u2014 Even battling zombies day in and day out can get repetitive.<\/p>\n

After eight seasons of fighting for her life on AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” Lauren Cohan knew she needed a change when she felt a little too comfortable with the job. That’s why she’s saying goodbye to the role, though producers are leaving the door open should she change her mind.<\/p>\n

“Eight years is a really long time to be in those emotional depths and it’s really fun for me because I never thought about drama as much when I started this career and I always kind of assumed I’d do like light fare,” she told The Associated Press in a recent interview.<\/p>\n

She has always fought against the idea of being too comfortable, in work and life overall. There was a time she scratched that itch by moving into new houses.<\/p>\n

“This is a much better way of doing it,” Cohan laughed.<\/p>\n

Cohan, 36, will appear in the first half of season nine, premiering in October. She considers the offer to return “a gift.”<\/p>\n

“There’s a chance for me to still explore the Maggie character and it’s going to be fun to see if that can be done,” she said.<\/p>\n

She gave the show lots of props (“‘Walking Dead’ is responsible for more than I can say”) but is looking forward to new\u00a0film\u00a0and TV projects.<\/p>\n

The first is “Mile 22,” starring Mark Wahlberg and directed by Peter Berg with the hope of becoming a film\u00a0franchise. It follows a secret CIA task force that must retrieve and transport an intelligence asset through 22 miles of hostile territory. It’s fast-paced and intense, but also funny.<\/p>\n

Cohan said the cast was encouraged to improvise in some scenes.<\/p>\n

“It’s fun to play the witty dialogue and I always love in Pete’s movies how there are a lot of normal people with interesting conversations,” she said. “It always feels like you’re opening a window into real life.”<\/p>\n

Next, Cohan will act opposite Scott Foley in ABC’S “Whiskey Cavalier,” debuting in 2019.<\/p>\n

“The hardest part is not laughing,” she said. In the dramedy, Cohan plays another CIA operative but one who gets matched with Foley’s superstar FBI agent to solve cases.<\/p>\n

“They have this wonderful ‘Moonlighting’ vibe,” she said. “I’m an emotional character with a steely exterior and the guys are much more in touch with their feelings. It’s funny! It’s great. It’s a really fun departure for me.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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