Posted on 08/24/2019 6:11:44 PM PDT by Drew68
Nearly six years ago, viewers of “Breaking Bad” watched the final episode of that series, in which the drug kingpin Walter White (played by Bryan Cranston) emerged from hiding and sacrificed his life to rescue his one-time partner, Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) from an Aryan Brotherhood gang. When White expired in a meth lab and the credits rolled, audiences believed it might be the last time they would see many of these characters.
But it turns out the story of “Breaking Bad” isn’t quite finished.
Netflix announced on Saturday that it will release a new “Breaking Bad” movie that will center on Pinkman, the excitable meth cook played by Paul, who was last seen in the TV series speeding off in a stolen Chevrolet El Camino to parts unknown.
The film, called “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie,” was written and directed by Vince Gilligan, the creator of “Breaking Bad,” and will be released on Netflix on Oct. 11. The film is also expected to be broadcast at a later date on AMC, the cable network where the TV series was originally shown from 2008 to 2013.
“It’s a chapter of ‘Breaking Bad’ that I didn’t realize that I wanted,” Paul said in an interview. “And now that I have it, I’m so happy that it’s there.”
Netflix provided only the briefest plot summary of “El Camino,” which states, “In the wake of his dramatic escape from captivity, Jesse must come to terms with his past in order to forge some kind of future.”
Paul said in the interview that he was forbidden from revealing anything more about what happens in the film. But, like the show’s fans, he said he also believed he had said goodbye to the world of “Breaking Bad” when the TV series concluded.
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Please FReepers, keep your “Muh, boycotting Netflix... ‘cause Obama be on there and s—t” statements to yourselves. Breaking Bad was one of the greatest series of all time and looking forward to this movie.
Perhaps Jesse opened up a Twisters fast food restaurant.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twisters#In_popular_culture
Great series. Initially had no interest...for 10 years. Watched the first episode on a slow day. Got hooked. Great writing. Great character development...VERY little gratuitous explicit language and sex. Just a good story.
Agree.
I’ll only watch it if he set up operations in the back of a Cinnabon in Omaha.
That's what happened top my wife and I. The show had been wrapped up for a year or so when we started watching it on Netflix. I already knew how it ended but that didn't matter. Took about three episodes before the bug bit and then it was a wild ride nonstop. One of the greatest shows on television. I've rewatched it a few times since and always catch something new.
I will watch it also——looooooved the series.
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“Breaking Bad was one of the greatest series of all time and looking forward to this movie.”
Glad you liked the series though I don’t share your opinion of it.
it’s netflix, so pinkman is a tranny.
BCS is just as great. Wished season 4 would hit Netflix ...and soon! Looking forward to Jesse and Brock living in Alaska...!o!
Lets hope they don’t use this as another chance to further their progressive themes. But I would not count on it.
I imagine this will be better than Season 8 of GOT.
I became intrigued when Myth Busters kept testing events from the show.
Then I got a 4k TV and heard that BB was available on Netflix in 4k (years back now). Watched the first episode and was hooked. The way the characters evolved was unlike anything I’ve seen in another drama.
FWIW...we also enjoyed “Better Call Saul”. Very good. Both shows prove that f-bombs and sex don’t make a good show. Brilliant storyline and script do.
The greatest thing in the history of television
Aaron Paul really hasn’t done much since “Breaking Bad” wrapped up. As far as I know, he had only one movie in which he starred, and it was a dud.
Count me among those who think BB was one of the greatest TV series of all time. I’m sure I’ll watch the movie someday. Will probably wait until it plays on AMC.
Exactly. Have you done “Better Call Saul”? He’s a great character.
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