Last night, in the midst of a massive U.S. election, some pretty huge entertainment news also dropped with the leak that aBreaking Badmovieis not only in the works, it starts filming this month. Details were scant, but we were able to confirm thatBreaking BadcreatorVince Gilliganwrote and is executive producing said movie, which would “track the escape of a kidnapped man and his quest for freedom.” Would this be another prequel in the vein of the phenomenal AMC seriesBetter Call Saul? Would it be a sequel following one of the ancillary characters fromBreaking Bad? Would it reveal thatBryan Cranston’s Walter White became reanimated and is now leading a zombie apocalypse? There were a lot of questions.
And now we may have some answers, as/Filmis reporting that the likeliest scenario is probably true: theBreaking Badmovie picks up withAaron Paul’s Jesse Pinkman following the events of the series finale as he attempts to escape Albuquerque. If you’ll recall, the end ofBreaking Badsaw Jesse abducted and held prisoner by those darned neo-Nazis, who wanted him to cook that sweet Heisenberg meth while Walter White was in the wind. As you well know, Walter came to the rescue complete with a machine gun in tow and decimated the neo-Nazis, and while it seemed for a minute there that a now-free Jesse might finally put a bullet in Walter’s head, he instead decided to make a run for it. The last we saw of him, he was driving his car at full-speed through a fence, in disbelief that he may finally be free.
In the wake of the series finale, Gilligan spoke at length about Jesse’s final moments, pondering whether Jesse really did make it out alive or if he was caught and captured. It appears we’ll get to find out as part of thisBreaking Badmovie, but it’ll be interesting to see exactly what this is.
Fresh off ofAndrew Lincoln’s exit fromThe Walking Deadon Sunday, AMC announceda trilogy ofWalking Deadmoviesstarring Lincoln that are due to air on the network in the coming years. AMC is working to expand its franchise horizons as competition grows from streaming services, and it’s possible thisBreaking Badmovie is part of that plan. Whether that means this film will also air only on AMC or if it’ll get a theatrical release is unclear, as Sony Pictures ownBreaking Badand is behind this film whileThe Walking Deadis owned by AMC Studios outright. That means there’s far more flexibility with thisBreaking Badmovie, and frankly also means it won’t be a shameless ploy to draw more eyeballs to the cable network, which has been sorely lacking in critically acclaimed hits following the conclusions ofBreaking BadandMad Men.
Even though production on theBreaking Badmovie begins this month, it’s still unclear who’s directing this thing (I’m hoping it’s Gilligan). Paul has a busy schedule coming up as he’s due to joinWestworldSeason 3, but it appears he’ll be squeezing in his long-awaited reprisal of Jesse Pinkman before venturing to the HBO sci-fi series.
Stay tuned, folks. There’s no doubt a lot more to learn here in the coming weeks.
