El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie arrives on October 11. But I also know that Vince wouldn't just tell a story to just tell one. As a result, discovering that he had to perform some twisty-turny criminal stuff in order to facilitate his heartwarming exodus feels underwhelming, and devoid of the character-expanding richness that defines the writer/directors Breaking Bad spin-off, Better Call Saul. His Jesse was always most captivating when he was more anxious, desperate and furious than goofy (yes, we do get one throwback, Yeah, bitch!), and El Camino embraces that fact, turning his predicament into a narrow, claustrophobic flight from peril. Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan directs Aaron Paul in a neo-Western-influenced saga about Jesse Pinkmans bid for freedom. Set in the Comanche Nation 300 years ago, Prey is the story of a young woman, Naru, a fierce and highly skilled warrior. Unlike HBOs recent Deadwood: The Movie, which bestowed David Milchs acclaimed Western series with the ambiguous close it was denied by the network in 2006 (when it was abruptly cancelled), Gilligans film tells us what happened next to Jesse without ever really justifying why we needed to know it in the first place. "I thought I said goodbye to this guy years ago. READ MORE: * El Camino teaser trailer reveals first look at Jesse Pinkman after Breaking Bad * 'Breaking Bad' movie set for October * Breaking Bad movie in the works - but maybe without Walter White.

The story focuses on Pinkman as he tries to escape his former drug life to start anew while on the run from the police. Although in the process, he also proves that sometimes, closure is overrated. The movie also stars Dane DiLiegro as the Predator.The movie is written by Patrick Aison and produced by John Davis, Jhane Myers, and Marty Ewing, with Lawrence Gordon, Ben Rosenblatt, James E. Thomas, John C. Thomas, and Marc Toberoff serving as executive producers. He lost the love of his life. Given that El Camino has been shrouded in secrecy up until the moment of its Netflix premiere (this morning, Oct. 11), it goes without saying that everything that follows is a spoiler. Nonetheless, since no property is ever dead in this age of sequels, reboots and spin-offs, Vince Gilligan has seen fit to revisit his small-screen phenomenon with El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, a two-hour coda that picks up directly after his series 2013 finale, charting the efforts of Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) to escape arrest and death in the aftermath of Walter Whites (Bryan Cranston) blaze-of-glory massacre. Which isnt to say that the film isnt funny. El Camino opens with a flashback to Jesse and Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks) on the banks of a river shortly before the latters demise, discussing possible future plans should they make it out of their circumstances alive. And for you Beavis and Butthead fans out there, Beavis and Butthead Do the Universe premieres on Paramount+. It was like a family reunion.". Check out the trailer for this retro FPS inspired by classic 90s console shooter. Instead, its that most of its comedy comes from sources other than Jesse, save for a late bit about a high school diploma that comes during a years-earlier scene shared by Jesse and Walter at a diner following their Four Days Out desert cooka reunion that gives viewers what they want, if not a lot more than that. "Jesse has gone through torture and chaos. If Breaking Bads ending wasnt the greatest in television history, it still resolved things satisfactorilyand, for the most part, conclusively. Moreover, despite superbly composed widescreen visuals and a tense late shootout, both of which strive to cast the proceedings as a neo-Western about a desperado on the run and in search of freedom, peace and salvation, this saga plays as little more than an extended (and, at times, distended) episode of the show itself. That El Camino is superfluous wont matter to fanatics who, if only for completionisms sake, will want to know Jesses ultimate outcomeand who will undoubtedly revel in the crispness of Gilligans storytelling, which is marked by many small clockwork mechanisms operating in perfect harmony. "He's a different person," Paul said of Pinkman. Then again, thats the story of El Camino in a nutshell. Then reconnecting with everyone from the show. The decision to keep the story revolved around the duo for five seasons panned out for the series, which won several Golden Globe and Emmy awards. "Breaking Bad" concluded its five-year run on AMC in 2013. "It felt like there was still more story to tell," Paul said. But producers had a change of heart after witnessing the strong chemistry between his Jesse Pinkman character and Bryan Cranston's Walter White in a pilot. Yet considering the relative lack of momentum to the plot itself, which inches forward in short bursts, theres an immediate sense that thats just about all Gilligan has to offer. Its nice to see this trio reunited, and El Camino largely exists to provide such nostalgic pleasures. No matter its grand trappingsincluding a late explosion that shows off Gilligans bigger-than-usual budgetits an afterthought thats surprisingly small in scale. He's laughing and crying all at once.". "The dynamic between Walter and Jesse changed the whole dynamic of the series and my life," said Paul, who has gone on to star in the TV series "The Path" as well as the films "Need for Speed" and "Central Intelligence. El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie reunites fans with Jesse Pinkman. Breaking Bad Cast and Crew Reunites at El Camino Screening. Plemons remains chilling as the white-nationalist lunatic, as when, while driving, he cheerily sings Dr. Hooks Sharing the Night Togetherwaving his hands out the cars open window, and even motioning to a passing truck to honk their hornwhile Jesse lies in the trunk alongside a rolled-up-in-carpet dead body.

"El Camino" picks up after a scar-faced, dusty Pinkman flees the bloody scene in a stolen El Camino vehicle. Jesses ensuing odyssey brings him into contact with a variety of faces both old and new, and Paullooking insanely haggard and stressed out for most of the two-hour runtimeis as good as ever. But that doesnt change the fact that Breaking Bad was whole before this film existed, and doesnt feel more so now that its here. The film, a continuation of the Breaking Bad series that concluded on AMC in 2013, premieres Friday on Netflix. (Ben Rothstein/Netflix via AP). 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. He's a combination of all those things that happened to him in the past. Theyre still clownish second-tier gangsters with a gift for talking trashplaying a racing video game, Badger tells Pete You drive like a blind guy with no legsand when Jesse arrives on their doorstep, they instinctively take him in. Prey, directed by Dan Trachtenberg, will be available to stream on August 5, 2022, as a Hulu Original in the U.S., Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ under the Star banner in all other territories.

LOS ANGELES -- Aaron Paul's character in the popular series "Breaking Bad" was supposed to get killed off at the end of the first season. And finally, Crunchyroll has plenty to satisfy your anime needs with Rent-A-Girlfriend season 2, Double-Zeta Gundam, and season 2 of The Devil is a Part-Timer. El Camino stars Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman and picks up what happened after the events of the series finale. You know, I trust Vince so much. When Skinny Pete tells the scruffy, filthy Jesse that he can use any of his colognes, and Badger chimes in with, Obsessions the bomb, yoI got it for him for Christmas, its hard not to be happy about this opportunity to spend more time in the company of these characters. Paul said the film answers the question he's heard almost every day since "Breaking Bad" ended: "What happened to Jesse?" In need of help, he turns, naturally, to old buddies Badger (Matt L. Jones) and Skinny Pete (Charles Baker). Gilligan uses this sequence as a way of both revisiting bygone friends and affording Jesse a memory that will give him the means to acquire some get-out-of-dodge cash.

There's a reason behind it. ", Follow AP Entertainment Writer Jonathan Landrum Jr. on Twitter: http://twitter.com/MrLandrum31, 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. It proves that sometimes, closure is overrated. Paul won three supporting actor Emmys for his breakout portrayal of the overly emotional, loud-mouth and meth-taking Pinkman. Check out the thrilling, action-packed new trailer for Prey, the newest entry in the Predator franchise. TheNetflixmovie is written byBreaking Badscribe Vince Gilligan and lands on the streaming service on October 11. From Netflix, to Peacock, Prime Video and Crunchyroll, there's something for everyone to watch this month.Everyone's favorite vampire trio returns in the much anticipated season three of What We Do in the Shadows which hits Hulu this month. "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," the official description reads. The longest of those yesteryear sequences involves Jesses imprisonment at the hands of Todd, a laid-back sociopath whose pleasant demeanor is merely a faade masking his sadistic psychosis. Viewers last saw Jesse freed from his captors - thanks to Walter Whiteand his machine gun contraption -and driving away to what comes next. 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The movie has cameos from some of the show's best characters. The shows final sight of Jesse speeding out into the night, terrified and traumatized and free, was always an adequate and fitting end for the character, in need of no further elaboration. The actor said venturing back into Pinkman's story was an "itch that needed to be scratched" by "Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan, who also directed, produced and wrote the film. Whats disheartening about Gilligans feature, however, is that those spoilers are rather mundane, as theres very little about this material that wont be largely expected from die-hards. He's been there for half a year. And he directs it with slow-burn menace and electric visual style; an upturned shot of a foreground Todd (on the street) and a background Jesse (on a second-floor apartment balcony), their heads positioned so theyre directly facing each other, is one of many flourishes that energize this methodical tale. In desperation, White uses an old RV as a place to build a lucrative meth empire with the help of Pinkman, a former student, before their drug operation turns violent. And its an impression only compounded by the writer/directors decision to interrupt the plot proper with flashbacks that explain, and contextualize, Jesses current behavior, and plan to escapeand which are, predictably, populated by cameos from some of the series notable players. July 2022 is here and with it comes a whole new handful of shows and movies for you to check out on all your favorite streaming platforms. She has been raised in the shadow of some of the most legendary hunters who roam the Great Plains, so when danger threatens her camp, she sets out to protect her people. It's six years since the original hit series ended. Now, Paul returns as Pinkman in the Netflix film "El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie," which premieres Friday on the streaming service. He's been tortured and forced to cook a drug that has completely destroyed his life and destroyed the lives around him. There's no hint yet whether Bryan Cranston will appear in the movie in some form or other. The prey she stalks, and ultimately confronts, turns out to be a highly evolved alien predator with a technically advanced arsenal, resulting in a vicious and terrifying showdown between the two adversaries.The movie features a cast comprised almost entirely of Native and First Nation's talent, including Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Stormee Kipp, Michelle Thrush, and Julian Black Antelope. Take a look at what happened after Breaking Bad ended. He's escaping from captivity. Netflix has quite a few heavy-hitters with Stranger Things 4 Volume 2 and a live-action Resident Evil series. The movie sequel to the Emmy-winning drama Breaking Badis just weeks away. worst mudbound Aaron Paul says the new 'Breaking Bad' movie spinoff answers the question he often heard: "What happened to Jesse?". When we last saw him, he was screaming in sort of a relief and also agony. What he delivers is fan service of a moderately effective sort. So, it's sort of nice to revisit in this state of mind and continue this journey with him. I thought the ending was perfect for this film. The show primarily focused on White, a high school chemistry teacher struggling to financially support his family, including a son who has cerebral palsy while he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. ", "This was a role of a lifetime," Paul said. The series ended with White dying from a gunshot wound after using a remote-controlled machine gun to kill an Aryan Brotherhood gang and free Pinkman, who had been held captive for six months. JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer, This image released by Netflix shows Aaron Paul in a scene from "El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie." When I was asked about coming onto this project, I was onboard instantly. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Mike suggests Alaska as a last frontier destination where one can start fresh, and that advice hovers over the ensuing action, which in the present day finds a bearded, scarred, and heavily freaked-out Jesse fleeing the scene of Whites slaughter of neo-Naziswho had kept him imprisoned like a dog for months, cooking their methin former captor Todds (Jesse Plemons) El Camino.