Bryan Cranston Says a 'Breaking Bad' Movie Sequel Is “Not Far-Fetched,” Plus Teaser Photos
For four seasons straight, creator Vince Gilligan has overseen a near-perfect narrative of suspense and drama in “Breaking Bad,” and it has all been in service of showing Walter White through his inevitable path to darkness. As the series enters its fifth season next month, viewers are ready to finally see that bleak conclusion, but a few choice words from Bryan Cranston recently regarding his character have entertained other potential avenues to come.
Although initial decisions were to maintain the series' narrative as airtight as possible, Cranston revealed to the LA Times that Gilligan might have underestimated the sprawl of his characters' journey. “Vince feels that now we have too much story,” Cranston said. “We could actually go beyond those 16 episodes.” Naturally, as with other shows like “24” and “Deadwood,” the logical extension would be a feature film finale of sorts, and the actor isn't completely against that idea. “It's not far-fetched,” he commented, “I wouldn't mind visiting that possibility. And this is coming from a guy who doesn't know anything of how the show's going to end.”
That last bit of Cranston's comment makes for the most hesitation, because with the actor in the dark about his character's endgame, Gilligan could be (and most likely is) reading these comments and chuckling devilishly. Still, even with the tragic arc of the series thus far, Cranston still seems somewhat optimistic, as he posits the film could “revisit Walter White a year down the road and see where his life has gone. If he's still alive, that is.”
One aspect gone unmentioned by Cranston is the possibility of Walter White becoming simply the most odious person to base a film around. Speaking on the upcoming season, Gilligan added, “[Walter's] going to be a harder guy to root for, I promise you that. The experiment of the show has been to take a good guy and have him transform himself into a bad guy. And we're committed to seeing that through to the very end.”
Whatever that end is, we'll have to wait and see, but considering Gilligan's track record thus far, a bit of blind faith could certainly be spared for “Breaking Bad,” the new season of which starts July 15th. And in the meantime, check out some teaser photos (via Collider) hinting at possible character dynamics and story arcs below.
there'd really be no point to a movie since each episode is like a movie in itself. ngl tho, I'm curious about how they would handle one.
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i'm about to finish s2 today, but I can say that I am now hooked.
The show isn't for everyone and that's okay.
Have you seen any of it? If not, give it a chance. You may like, you may not.
But even if you have watched the show and don't like it, you don't deserve to have people jump all over you.
but specifically, "je-nereveplus asked: please...lol educate me on this walter white character and why he deserves to be the new face of TIWP
He’s a drug dealer, but because he’s a white drug dealer, he’s portrayed as a sympathetic character who’s the victim of a broken system. This is in a country where people of color are being incarcerated by the hundreds of thousands for drug charges. How many of them get the benefit of being a “sympathetic character who’s the victim of a broken system?”
It’s the literal definition of black doing it = wrong. White people doing it = perfectly okay."
They could've ended the show during the first season tbh.
But then this happened
So he no longer had his second job. So what's a guy to do??? The obvious answer is to cook meth. Duh!
I'll definitely have to attend grief counseling though ;____;
Although, if they have and they still hate it, I would judge them a little. Same with Parks & Rec and Arrested Development. I just can't like people that dislike certain shows.
it has issues with diversity and it's "othering" of mexico but you can critically analyze it's flaws and STILL see it's a great show.
i love that its been such an amazing show and they are ending it before it gets too dragged out and awful and i think a movie is totally unnecessary
I just want the show to end in a "satisfying way" or with a sense of closure. I'm just happy that they are able to have the opportunity to have that closure written in. Especially when so many shows get canned without notice and it leaves the viewers hanging.
fuck amc for all that budget nonsense, they should just end it with this season
actually dgaf about walt but my bb jesse needs to live