Bardem who has spent years living in Hollywood , wants to follow in the footsteps of other actors and decided to make the leap to the small screen to be in the series with the largest number of fans worldwide. The actor will join the filming in Atlanta after the new year celebration and although we do not have many details of what his character, it seems to be created specifically for the show and will not be removed from the comics.
What is clear is that producers have wanted to have Bardem having signed to Jeffrey Dean Morgan weeks ago and since this will play a character well known in comics, it has decided to give a twist and a brother add up now she was not known. That is precisely the role of Bardem in the series: the brother of ... (and do not give the name of the character of Morgan for no spoilers).
Robert Kirkman and Scott Gimple, responsible for The Walking Dead, were set at Bardem when they decided that the villain character that will give life Dean Morgan had a brother who apparently will be quite aggressive. Both actors are physically similar and hence they contact with the Spanish actor and that this has not hesitated to accept since he has confessed to being a big fan of the series since the first season.
Of course, fans of TWD should wait to see Bardem in action, with Morgan, as both are not expected to appear until the last episode, and then we'll see regularly in the seventh season.