Screen Rant

  • Fear The Walking Dead's Travis was suddenly killed off early in season 3. 1 / 7

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  • This allowed Madison to grow, but did seem to come very suddenly. 2 / 7

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  • And FTWD's showrunner confirmed earlier scripts had kept Travis alive. 3 / 7

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  • The change was likely caused by Cliff Curtis being cast in the Avatar sequels. 4 / 7

  • Curtis will appear in all 4 movies, which began production in Aug 2017. 5 / 7

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  • FTWD season 3 wrapped in mid-July, meaning he needed to exit fairly quickly. 6 / 7

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  • Surely no one begrudged the actor such a major big screen opportunity. 7 / 7

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