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'Breaking Bad' Movie From Creator Vince Gilligan in the Works
Hollywood Reporter ^ | November 7, 2018 | Lesley Goldberg

Posted on 11/07/2018 12:11:10 PM PST by EdnaMode

A new chapter in Breaking Bad is in the works.

Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan is working on a two-hour movie, though it remains unclear if that will be released theatrically or made for television.

Representatives for Gilligan and Breaking Bad producers Sony Pictures Television did not immediately respond to THR's requests for comment.

Details on the project, which has been floating around the industry with a possible fake/working title of Greenbrier, are slim. It's unclear if the movie would be another prequel — like AMC's Better Call Saul — or a follow-up of some sort. It's also unclear is if any of the original stars, such as Bryan Cranston or Aaron Paul, are involved in the new project, which sources stress will be set in the existing Breaking Bad franchise.

Gilligan, sources say, will pen the script, executive produce and possibly direct. Breaking Bad and prequel series Better Call Saul exec producers Mark Johnson and Melissa Bernstein are also said to be attached to the film project, which is said to follow the escape of a kidnapped man and his quest for freedom. Production is expected to begin this month in New Mexico. The New Mexico Film Office confirmed that a project with the title of Greenbrier is slated to shoot in in the region.

Breaking Bad became a critical breakout for AMC and ran for five seasons. AMC and producers Sony TV quickly greenlighted the prequel Better Call Saul as Gilligan's follow-up series. Saul, featuring Bob Odenkirk's small-time lawyer, has been renewed for a fifth season, which set to air in 2019.

The Breaking Bad movie would mark Gilligan's first project to stem from the new three-year overall deal he signed with Sony TV in July. Sources said the pact is valued at less than $50 million as Gilligan is not in the same volume space as producers like Shonda Rhimes and Ryan Murphy, who both signed nine-figure deals with Netflix.

A Breaking Bad film (of any sort) would be a boon for Sony TV, which, as an independent studio, has been fighting an uphill battle in an era when ownership has become increasingly important.

Gilligan's new deal keeps one of television's most respected showrunners in the business at the studio, which continues to focus on cable and streaming deals after a dismal upfront season in which it landed one new series on the five broadcast networks.

Cranston on Wednesday appeared on The Dan Patrick Show to confirm THR's reporting that there is indeed a Breaking Bad movie of some sorts in the works and that creator Gilligan has reached out to him about it. Cranston said in the interview (watch here) that he'd be interested in being part of the project but doesn't know if his iconic character Walter White would be included in it.


TOPICS: Arts/Photography; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: amc; breakingbad; bryancranston; cranston; gilligan; hollywood; vincegilligan
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Hopefully it won't be Skyler and Marie's Big Adventure.
1 posted on 11/07/2018 12:11:10 PM PST by EdnaMode
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To: EdnaMode

Better be fill-in, and not a Prequel or Sequel.


2 posted on 11/07/2018 12:13:18 PM PST by Lazamataz (Sermons are like jokes; the best ones make you pee your pants.)
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To: EdnaMode

It wqs a great show and it ended well. Let it go.


3 posted on 11/07/2018 12:18:10 PM PST by Personal Responsibility (If we disarmed democrats gun violence would decrease by 90%.)
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To: EdnaMode

Uuuuhhh... Why?


4 posted on 11/07/2018 12:18:22 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Democracy dies when Democrats refuse to accept the result of a democratic election they didn't win.)
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Better be fill-in, and not a Prequel or Sequel.

Indeed. All they need to do really is to pick something unexplained from a prior episode and go from there.

Like...how did the fly get in? I could write entire story arcs around that, include new characters that come and go entirely because they let the stupid fly in. You could even have them wind up in the desert, gun to their head with a manic Walt wants to kill them for tampering with his operation.

5 posted on 11/07/2018 12:19:00 PM PST by Malsua
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To: Personal Responsibility
It wqs a great show and it ended well. Let it go.

Seriously.

6 posted on 11/07/2018 12:21:46 PM PST by jalisco555 ("In a Time of Universal Deceit Telling the Truth Is a Revolutionary Act" - George Orwell)
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To: Personal Responsibility

And since Bryan Cranston has showed his ass on politics I won’t be seeing anything he’s in.


7 posted on 11/07/2018 12:22:32 PM PST by Kozak (DIVERSITY+PROXIMITY=CONFLICT)
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To: EdnaMode

How? They killed off everybody but Jesse.


8 posted on 11/07/2018 12:23:10 PM PST by Hugin ("Not one step from his weapons should a traveler take"...Havamal 38)
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To: Kozak

If you avoid every liberal you’ll never watch another movie again. I don’t think it’s worth it considering it really doesn’t accomplish anything.


9 posted on 11/07/2018 12:30:37 PM PST by Hugin ("Not one step from his weapons should a traveler take"...Havamal 38)
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To: Personal Responsibility

Overrated show.


10 posted on 11/07/2018 12:33:05 PM PST by max americana (Fired libtard employees 9 consecutive times at every election since 08'. I hope all liberals die.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

There’s still money on that table.


11 posted on 11/07/2018 12:34:30 PM PST by discostu (Every gun makes its own tune.)
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To: Kozak

The idiot backtracked on his “I’ll move to Canada when Trump wins” BS.

Of course, the BB fanboys here on FR forgave him faster than Jesus forgave the Pharisees.

I just love watching these clowns get their panties in a twist when I call it overrated and stupid show.


12 posted on 11/07/2018 12:34:41 PM PST by max americana (Fired libtard employees 9 consecutive times at every election since 08'. I hope all liberals die.)
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To: max americana

Vince Gilligan should retire he has nothing left to offer.


13 posted on 11/07/2018 12:39:05 PM PST by angcat (THANK YOU LORD FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP!!!!!)
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To: EdnaMode

Well if it’s going to be a prequel — like AMC’s Better Call Saul, then it will have to be a 10 hour movie. It’s taken better call Saul seasons to start to have anything worth watching. I mean boiling water, drying paint slow!


14 posted on 11/07/2018 12:39:13 PM PST by Lockbox
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To: max americana

Your opinion of your opinions is over-rated.


15 posted on 11/07/2018 12:51:37 PM PST by TexasGator (Z1)
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LOL did you shave your head like the Never Trumper Cranston?


16 posted on 11/07/2018 12:53:26 PM PST by max americana (Fired libtard employees 9 consecutive times at every election since 08'. I hope all liberals die.)
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To: EdnaMode

i would love to see meth damon again.


17 posted on 11/07/2018 12:59:57 PM PST by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
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To: Hugin

If you avoid every liberal you’ll never watch another movie again.

Sure you can. Just watch Asian films. Okay - they might be liberals, too ... but we’ll probably never know it.


18 posted on 11/07/2018 1:00:59 PM PST by Pravious
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To: Hugin
Sounds like it's just set in the world of Breaking Bad, with probably a few cameos by some amiliar faces in bit roles just to make it clear it's that same world. But different main character I'd bet.

Probably the only reason to have it set in that world will be so they can call it a Breaking Bad movie as a shameless cash grab.

19 posted on 11/07/2018 1:29:57 PM PST by pepsi_junkie (Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
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“LOL did you shave your head like the Never Trumper Cranston?”

No. Got my 4k TV and started watching BB as it was 4k. Didn’t think I would make it through the first episode but watched everyone with my wife just about straight through.


20 posted on 11/07/2018 1:57:23 PM PST by TexasGator (Z1)
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