"Ryan Reynolds for Rick!": Walking Dead Shares Hilarious Fan Casting From Before AMC Show

Long before Andrew Lincoln was cast as Rick Grimes on The Walking Dead, there was a time when fans wondered if Ryan Reynolds could possibly fill that role. The Walking Dead is unquestionably AMC's biggest hit, but long before even a pilot for the show was ordered, there was talk of it premiering on HBO. During this time, fans wondered which actor could be chosen to play the human survivors' leader Rick Grimes. The role ended up going to a relative unknown in Andrew Lincoln, then best known as Mark from Love, Actually. Beforehand, fans were thinking of bigger names to play their favorite character.