A report from The Heatvision Blog over at the Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that AMC has picked up Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead, but they also insist that the pilot is going to be shot:
AMC is looking to extend its perfect development record with the pickup of two new drama pilots, “Walking Dead” and “The Killing.” They mark the fourth and fifth pilots ordered by the basic cable network, with its first three, “Mad Men,” “Breaking Bad” and “Rubicon,” all going to series.
This is very promising news about the project. I’ve heard some casting rumours and I’m very happy with that direction, too… And when the pilot is shot, whether it gets to be a series or not, we’ll have some live action Walking Dead to look at.