20 Mind-Blowing Facts You Didn't Know About The Walking Dead

16. Pandorum Causes Panic!

Never underestimate the insane fan following that Norman Reedus has. Formerly a cult star thanks to his starring role in The Boondock Saints films, he's since become a fully-fledged superstar with his taciturn, brooding performance as Daryl Dixon on The Walking Dead €“ a character created especially for him, by the way. Originally he auditioned for the role of Merle, but then you probably already knew that. What you might not know is that Reedus caused a minor panic thanks to a photo surfacing of him sporting a prosthetic dismembered stomach. Fans immediately assumed they were seeing the end of Daryl Dixon. As it happens, all he was spoiling was his character's fate in surprisingly decent sci-fi/horror B-movie Pandorum. Phew.