“El Camino” picks up just hours after the events of the “Breaking Bad” finale. Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) is on-the-run from the Albuquerque police department — they don’t know his identity but are inching closer to a match. That’s about all we know. No plot-filled synopsis has been offered by Netflix, who is distributing the movie, but bet on Walter White (Bryan Cranston) showing up via flashbacks Cranston teased earlier this year to Entertainment Online that Walter “Could be [in] a flashback, or a flash-forward. I’m still dead, Walter White, I don’t know what [could happen.]”
A few months back we were one of the first sites to report that Vince Gilligan was going to shoot the “Breaking Bad” movie in New Mexico. We had later confirmed, through Revenge of the Fans, that the cast would include several key “Breaking Bad” players, such as Jonathan Banks (Mike), Jesse Plemons (Todd), Charles Baker (Skinny Pete), Matt Jones (Badger), Robert Forster (Ed, aka The Disappearer), Tess Harper (Mrs. Pinkman), Kevin Rankin (Kenny) and, yes, Bryan Cranston as Walter White.
Official Synopsis:
“The Netflix Television Event EL CAMINO: A BREAKING BAD MOVIE reunites fans with Jesse Pinkman (Emmy-winner Aaron Paul). 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. This gripping thriller is written and directed by Vince Gilligan, the creator of Breaking Bad. The movie is produced by Mark Johnson, Melissa Bernstein, Charles Newirth, Diane Mercer and Aaron Paul, in association with Sony Pictures Television.]”
The upcoming “Breaking Bad” movie will be titled “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” and released on October 11th.
Paul Greengrass’ "The Uprising," starring Andrew Garfield, opened to $3.2M from 2,068 theaters this weekend. Yikes. The budget hasn’t been disclosed, but is said to be in the $20-$30M range.