There’s a centerpiece scene in the series premiere of Showtime’s “Your Honor” that’s among the best of the year. A New Orleans judge named Michael Desiato (Bryan Cranston) has returned home to find his son Adam (Hunter Doohan), rattled and apparently injured. The boy can barely speak, quietly muttering what happened that morning to his powerful father through tears. Adam was in the Ninth Ward, visiting the spot of his mother’s murder, which happened a year ago.

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The moment it was announced that AMC would make a prequel show to “Breaking Bad,” people started speculating how long we’d have to wait before we saw familiar faces again. Among them, Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston are easily the two actors who get asked the most about whether they’d reprise their roles in “Better Call Saul” and the answer has always been the same: sure, but they haven’t called yet.

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Among millennial men, actors like Adam Driver and Robert Pattinson get the most notice for assembling impressive, eclectic résumés. But Jesse Plemons stealthily ranks among these giants, even if his contributions receive less publicity and media attention. At 32, Plemons boasts a filmography that’s as impressive as it is varied across film and television. On the silver screen, he’s established himself as one of his generation’s most reliable characters working with greats like Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Paul Thomas Anderson.

Continue reading Jesse Plemons Reflects On ‘El Camino,’ Acting Opposite Philip Seymour Hoffman In ‘The Master’ & More [Interview] at The Playlist.

The upcoming debut of “Better Call Saul” Season 5 is going to feel a bit bittersweet for fans of the AMC series. Sure, it’s the long-awaited return of the Emmy-winning “Breaking Bad” spin-off, but it also marks the beginning of the end. With 10 episodes of Season 5 and probably another 10 more in the final season, Season 6, time is running out for everyone’s favorite criminal defense attorney.

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It’s been hinted at for a year or so, but now it’s confirmed — “Better Call Saul” is coming to an end.

According to AMC, just a little over a month before Season 5 arrives for viewers, “Better Call Saul” has been renewed for a sixth season, which will also serve as its last. The 13-episode final season will cap off an Emmy-winning run for the “Breaking Bad” prequel that started with skepticism from fans but quickly became must-see programming for those that enjoy what was started in the first series.

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“Better Call Saul” fans were heartbroken when it was revealed by AMC that the series wasn’t going to come back until 2020. Folks feared the worst — maybe it would be late 2020 before we find out what happens next in the “Breaking Bad” spin-off series. However, thanks to a new teaser, even though we’re waiting until 2020 for new episodes, it won’t be that long of a wait.

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Netflix has confirmed something that anyone with common sense could tell you — “Breaking Bad” fans came out in droves to watch the sequel film, ‘El Camino,’ during its first week of release. But it’s the actual number of people that watched the film that might surprise you.

According to Netflix, Over 25 million households streamed “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” through its platform over the first seven days the film was released.

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The internet is a wonderful place. Well, once you get past all the rampant racism and terribly dark, disgusting, and illegal segments. Overall, it’s a place where people are able to exchange information from all corners of the globe. And it’s also a platform for actors to answer fan questions about a possible story that would end up playing out years later on Netflix. At least, that was the case with Aaron Paul and a simple AMA on Reddit that seemingly gave his predictions about ‘El Camino’ three years ago.

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Welcome to another edition of The Discourse, the show where we discuss film news, reviews, and anything in the pop culture zeitgeist that we feel the need to weigh-in on.

On this episode, I’m joined by Clint Worthington (Consequence of Sound, The Spool) to discuss “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie,” which hit Netflix over the weekend.

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“Breaking Bad” fans had another reason to revisit the series this past weekend, as Netflix launched the highly-anticipated sequel film, “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie.” Judging by the reviews (and my own personal enjoyment of the film), it’s clear that ‘El Camino’ is going to delight longtime fans of the original series that just want to live in the world for two more hours.

Continue reading ‘El Camino’: Aaron Paul Says Vince Gilligan’s Original Cut Of The ‘Breaking Bad’ Sequel Clocked In At 3 Hours at The Playlist.

When we last saw Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), he was scarred, battered, and roaring a howl of pain and panic, driving away from the grimmest possible fate, as fast as he could, in an El Camino. That car provides the title for “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie,” Netflix’s new feature-length continuation of the beloved six-season television series, but not its modus operandi; while its use as a getaway car at the end of the series (and beginning of this film) is a high-speed, pedal-to-the-medal situation, the film itself is a pokey, introspective affair, a protracted curtain call that gives us one more look at many of our favorite characters, without actually going much of anywhere.

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After years of debate and discussion, the definitive answer to the question, “What happened to Jesse Pinkman at the end of “Breaking Bad?” will be answered. Netflix is on the verge of releasing the new sequel film, “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie,” and in a new video, the stars of the project, as well as writer-director Vince Gilligan explain why this is a crucial story to tell.

Continue reading ‘El Camino’ Behind-The-Scenes Video: Aaron Paul Explains How ‘Breaking Bad’ Sequel Will Give “Closure For This Character” at The Playlist.

Six years ago, we thought we saw the end of “Breaking Bad.” For those you who have managed to miss its original run or haven’t gotten around to binging it yet, it’s the story of a mild-mannered high school chemistry teacher Walter White. After he is diagnosed with cancer, he gets into local drug trade in order to provide for his family. The series finale is a breathtaking stunner of an episode.

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What’s next for Jesse Pinkman? That’s the question that many “Breaking Bad” fans had at the end of the series, as the character was seen barely escaping captivity and seemingly driving off into the sunset to live the rest of his life. And apparently, it’s a question that not only lingered in the minds of fans but also with series creator Vince Gilligan, who decided to provide an answer in the upcoming “El Camino.”

As seen in the first full trailer for “El Camino,” what immediately happened to Jesse is that he ran to his best friends, Badger and Skinny Pete.

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“Breaking Bad” fans, hold your introductory meth lab kits. After months of secrecy about a “Breaking Bad” feature set to hit Netflix and AMC sometime in 2020, the haze the project lived under for months was finally lifted earlier this fall. Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) is back, and he’s going to star in a sequel called, “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie.” As the new teaser demonstrates, unveiled tonight during the Emmy broadcast, “El Camino” picks up just hours after the events of the “Breaking Bad” finale– the Alberqurque police putting out an APB bulletin about Pinkman’s whereabouts, though they obviously don’t know his identity.

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One of the worst-kept secrets in Hollywood was finally revealed recently, when Netflix announced that it had teamed with “Breaking Bad” creator Vince Gilligan on a new sequel film, “El Camino.” After being rumored for months, it was finally announced, with a release date coming next month. But for Gilligan, this was a project that had been ruminating for a lot longer than a year and change.

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If you opened social media over the last 72 hours, it’s likely that you were inundated with nothing but Disney news. Whether it’s “Star Wars,” Marvel, or that creepy af trailer for “Lady and the Tramp,” the Mouse House dominated the conversation this weekend. But that wasn’t all that happened. Netflix also blew people’s minds when they surprisingly released a trailer for the upcoming “Breaking Bad” sequel film, “El Camino.”

Why was the trailer for “El Camino” such a surprise?

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Update: Just shortly after this piece was written, Netflix let the cat out of the bag and released the poster, teaser trailer, release date, and details. Clearly, the discovery of the show on Netflix, precipitated the release of all materials. The story is as follows.

We may still be recovering from (wrongly) assuming that the immortal “Breaking Bad” duo of Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul were teasing a project based on the uber-popular TV series over the summer, but Netflix may have just made it a whole lot easier to move on from that.

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Towards the end of 2018, news broke that the creative minds behind “Breaking Bad” were getting back together for a surprise sequel film to the acclaimed drama series. Of course, there was no confirmation from AMC about the film, but the show’s stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul sure did seem to confirm its existence. And now, not only is “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul” actor Bob Odenkirk joining everyone and saying the sequel exists, but he is also confirming that the film has already been shot.

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The realm of TV is no stranger to spin-offs. Dating back decades, even with some of the most beloved sitcoms, networks have made a ton of money by taking characters from a respected series and giving them their own time in the spotlight. Nowadays, the biggest (and best) example of this is with “Breaking Bad” spin-off “Better Call Saul.” However, even though the beginning and supposed “end” of the series has always been laid out, considering how “Breaking Bad” begins, it would appear that 99% of the story you see in ‘Saul’ is being made up as they go.

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Back on June 25, actors Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul got the internet super jazzed about an upcoming collaboration. Cryptically posting an image of two donkeys, many took this as confirmation that we would be getting news on the upcoming “Breaking Bad” sequel that both are said to be taking part of. Would it be a trailer? Hell, we’d even be happy for an official title and maybe a picture or two.

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“Better Call Saul” remains one of the best series currently airing on TV. A spin-off of what many consider one of the best series of all time, “Breaking Bad,” ‘Saul’ has carved out its own path and become something similar, but also very different than its predecessor. And after the most recent fourth season of the series continued to wow audiences last fall, fans have been desperately seeking out news on what lies ahead.

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Last year, it was revealed that series creator Vince Gilligan was going to write and direct a spin-off film that would serve as a sequel to his Emmy-winning “Breaking Bad.” At the time, details were scarce, as all we knew is that it would follow the character Jesse Pinkman and pick up right where the series left off. Oh, and production was supposedly set to begin in November 2018 and run until mid-February of this year.

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After months of speculation, today is full of actual news on Vince Gilligan‘s feature follow-up to all-time great “Breaking Bad.” First, Deadline reported that the mysterious movie sequel to the show will not only be headed back to its original home on AMC but it will also be on Netflix. The Hollywood Reporter didn’t want to be left behind, with even bigger news for fans of the show: Aaron Paul is confirmed to be returning to the role of Jesse Pinkman, who has been kidnapped and will try to escape in this movie.

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So here’s what we know about the upcoming “Breaking Bad” movie that’s being written and directed by Vince Gilligan. It’s codename/working title is “Greenbrier.” The film follows Jesse Pinkman, with Aaron Paul reprising his Emmy-winning role, attempting to escape New Mexico after the events of the series finale. And even though he hasn’t read a script yet, Bryan Cranston, aka Walter White, is down to come back.

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