Per Hollywood Reporter, AMC has signed new three year "franchise" deals with Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride, meaning they can move around in any of the projects in The Walking Dead universe. Danai Gurira is currently in negotiations with AMC for a similar deal.
Sources say Reedus — who also hosts and exec produces AMC's unscripted motorcycle series Ride With Norman Reedus — will make $350,000 per episode on top of additional guarantees and advances in a deal that sources say could be worth anywhere from $50 million to $90 million. McBride's deal, which is said to include a sizable pay bump, will see the actress score an estimated $20 million over three years. Gurira, meanwhile, is currently negotiating a new deal with AMC that could be complicated by her status as a breakout actress. Reps for Gurira, Reedus and McBride all declined comment.
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