‘iZombie’ Co-Creator Rob Thomas Explains Why He Pulled Pilot Screening From Comic-Con

Comic-Con 2014: “We wanted to have a finished product that is ready to air,” said Thomas

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From left, Malcolm Goodwin, Rob Thomas, Diane Ruggiero, Rahul Kohli, Dave Anders, Rose McIver and Robert Buckley.

CW’s “iZombie” pilot isn’t finished. That’s why producer Rob Thomas said he pulled the pilot screening originally scheduled as part of San Diego Comic-Con’s preview night on Wednesday.

“We’re recasting some of the roles and have three more days to reshoot,” Thomas said during the show’s panel on Friday. “We wanted to have a finished product that is ready to air.”

The panel audience did get a very extended 15 minute cut from the pilot, which showed star Rose McIver transform from human to the living dead.

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It’s safe to say that the actors who joined Thomas and co-creator/executive producer Diane Ruggiero would not be recast.

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