Tag: Breaking Bad
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Andy Samberg “Would Die” To Do His Version of ‘Uncut Gems’
In the past decade, there have been a number of successful and praised dramatic TV shows and movies led by actors with a comedy background, from “Breaking Bad,” to “Uncut Gems.” Given how much critics and audiences were campaigning for Adam Sandler to get an Oscar nomination for his role in the Safdie Brothers‘ film,…
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HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’ Loses ‘Chernobyl’ Director, Hires ‘Beanpole’ Filmmaker as Replacement
HBO’s highly anticipated television adaptation of the mega-hit video game The Last of Us has made a change behind the camera. Johan Renck, the Chernobyl and Breaking Bad director who was previously hired to helm the pilot for this series, apparently had to drop out due to a scheduling conflict. Now a new report says…
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Giancarlo Esposito Shares Idea for Gus Fring-Focused ‘Breaking Bad’ Prequel
“Better Call Saul” is coming back for a sixth and final season, but if series star Giancarlo Esposito has his way, the hit crime drama won’t mark the last time his Gustavo Fring character appears on the small screen.Esposito mused about a potential Gus-focused television show in a recent interview with Esquire. The actor, who…
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‘Your Honor’ Review: Bryan Cranston’s Showtime Drama Offers Little More Than Anxiety
The art of crafting what I’ve come to call “anxiety TV” is an aptly taxing challenge. Shows where the central protagonist spends most of their time concealing illicit activity — or simply looking guilty — are often classified as thrillers, but series like “The Flight Attendant,” “Ozark,” and yes, “Breaking Bad” aren’t your typical murder-mysteries…
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‘El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie’ Is Getting a Feature-Packed Steelbook Blu-ray
It’s been 7 years since Breaking Bad aired its series finale, bringing to a close one of the most critically acclaimed drama series of the past few decades. But creator Vince Gilligan gave fans one last ride with Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) last October in the Netflix film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie. And…
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‘Breaking Bad’ Movie ‘El Camino’ Headed to Blu-ray, With Plenty of Special Features
Remember El Camino, aka El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie? There was a lot of buzz when rumors about the film started popping up, but then it came and went and seemed to not make much of an impression. Which is weird, because not only did it bring us back to the world of the…
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From Gus Fring to Moff Gideon, Giancarlo Esposito Loves Playing Intimidating Characters
Power seems to complement Giancarlo Esposito, and he has flaunted it remarkably well in his best known and most recognized television roles. This year, he picked up his third Emmy nomination for his chilling performance as the unnervingly taciturn drug lord and fried chicken purveyor Gus Fring, this time on AMC’s “Breaking Bad” prequel series…
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Bryan Cranston Says He’s Open To Returning As Walter White For Better Call Saul: “I’d Do It in a Second”
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…
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‘Far Cry 6’: Giancarlo Esposito Reveals More About His Villainous Role
The new Far Cry 6 trailer looks, in a word, sumptuous. Ubisoft’s acclaimed Fps franchise has been diving further and further into morally complicated, story-driven space, much to its benefit. But this new trailer takes things up a notch, promising a new setting, a sociopolitically muckraking narrative, and a fearfully committed performance from Giancarlo Esposito…
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Joanna Lumley: ‘I adore Gogglebox but I’d be hopeless. I watch TV in silence’
The Absolutely Fabulous star shares her lockdown viewing habits – and explains why she’d never do StrictlyI’m here with my husband. We’ve got Netflix, thank god, so we binge. I adore Call My Agent, which is the French one about a Parisian talent agent who handles all the top French stars who appear as barmy…