When Walter White’s criminal antics finally caught up with him in 2013, “Breaking Bad” fans assumed that it was the end of the road for Bryan Cranston and his merry band of blue meth makers. Even after acclaimed prequel “Better Call Saul” burst onto the scene, the consensus was that the rest of the story had reached its conclusion. How wrong we were.
After months of anticipation, the trailer for “El Camino”, one of the most anticipated small screen sequels ever, has finally dropped. After speculation about who could return from the classic series, fans finally got their first glimpses of Jesse Pinkman, Skinny Pete, Badger and other beloved characters, proving that the rumour mill around a “Breaking Bad” follow-up was more than just conjecture.
Watch the incredible trailer for "El Camino" here:Understandably given the success of its predecessor, news around the release has been carefully monitored around the world. The official synopsis provided by distributors Netflix is incredibly cryptic, stating only that, “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.”
Given the uncompromising way in which the series ended, actors could have been forgiven for being unwilling to return to their roles. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, however, Aaron Paul explained why he had been so willing to come back. As he put it:
"It was so easy for me to just jump into where Jesse's at mentally, emotionally, because I lived and breathed everything he went through and then some, and so, honestly, it felt like a part of me had gone through that as well. All I had to do was just memorize these words and then play them out when they yelled 'action.'"
“El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” is set to premiere on Netflix on October 11th, as well as in select theatres, before returning to its home network AMC. If this trailer is anything to go by, fans are in for a treat.