Will fans of ‘Breaking Bad’ get to see a new version on Netflix? Is Vince Gilligan planning a sequel? Let’s find out.
After the release of ‘El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie‘, a very important question was answered after six years: What happened to Jesse Pinkman after ‘Breaking Bad’? Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) finally got the happy ending that fans were waiting for him to get. The release of ‘El Camino’ opened the possibility of another Netflix and AMC owned ‘Breaking Bad’ movie.
HIGHLIGHTS —
- What happened at the end of ‘Breaking Bad’?
- Jesse Pinkman finally got his perfect ending in ‘El Camino’
- Is Vince Gilligan planning a sequel to the ‘Breaking Bad’ movie?
Even in 2020, ‘Breaking Bad’ is still on Netflix and is one of the most-watched crime series. Hence, fans would surely be thrilled to watch another movie surrounding ‘Breaking Bad’.
What happened at the end of ‘Breaking Bad’?
The real meth-cooking identity of Walter White (Bryan Cranston), Heisenberg, was finally discovered by his DEA brother-in-law Hank (Dean Norris). Walter White’s cancer also returned in the finale. It led to him making many time-limited choices.
Jesse Pinkman was kidnapped by two meth-making white supremacists, Todd and Jack. Walter soon got to learn about Todd and Jack who had held Jesse Pinkman captive and were forcing him to cook meth for them. Walter offered to show Todd and Lydia Quayle a better way to cook meth. They only pretend to be interested so that they could kill Walt at night. But Walt equipped a machine gun in his car trunk which killed off all the men there, except Todd.
Walt saved Jesse from the bullets. Jesse used his chains to strangle Todd to death. He was then was about to shoot Walt as he wanted to take revenge for all the things Walt had put Jesse through at the hands of rival drug dealers. For all the physical torture and forcing Jesse to watch Todd and his men kill his girlfriend, Andrea. But Jesse decided not to kill him as Walt was hit with one of the bullets. Jesse told Walt that if he wants to die, he would have to do it himself. Jesse left Walter on the ground in a pool of blood. In the end, he escaped in Todd’s El Camino. The last shot was of him laughing hysterically with tears in his eyes.
Jesse Pinkman finally got his perfect ending in ‘El Camino’
At the end of the series finale of ‘Breaking Bad’, director Vince Gilligan left Jesse Pinkman’s fate up in the air. After six years, it was answered through ‘El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie‘. The movie followed right after Pinkman escaped from the police. The move was full of flashback scenes that brought back many characters from ‘Breaking Bad’ like Mike Ehrmentraut, Walter White, his ex-girlfriend, Jane Margolis, who was left to die by Walt.
In a conversation with Mike, Jesse recalled asking him “Where would you go if you were me”? Mike told him that he was starting fresh in Alaska.
Pinkman took the help of Ed Galbraith to get to Alaska. Ed was the same guy who helped Walt get a new identity in ‘Breaking Bad’ Season 5. Jesse gathered enough money for Ed to relocate him to Alaska. Ed dropped Jesse off at his destination and set him up with a car. Before leaving, Jesse handed him a letter addressed to Brock Cantillo, son of his dead girlfriend, Andrea. Ed promised to mail it to Brock in a month.
Is Vince Gilligan planning a sequel to the ‘Breaking Bad’ movie?
Even in 2020, ‘Breaking Bad’ is still on Netflix and is one of the most-watched crime series. Hence, fans would surely be thrilled to watch another movie surrounding ‘Breaking Bad’.
‘In an interview with “People”, Aaron Paul spoke about AMC owned ‘Breaking Bad’ movie sequel. He said:
“It’s up to Vince. He and I definitely plan on working together many times in the future, and if it’s ‘Breaking Bad’-related, then great. If not, so be it. But if he wants to kind of dive deep into this again, I’m all for it.”
Paul felt that ‘El Camino’ had delivered the ideal ending for Jesse, one that he had always imagined. In an interview with “Variety”,
‘Breaking Bad’ director spoke about not wanting to overstay his welcome. “Never say never, but it’s probably about time I do something new”,
said Vince Gilligan.
Even though Jesse Pinkman’s story probably ended in the movie. There are many other characters like Skyler, Marie, Skinny Pete, or Badger that could be explored in ‘El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie 2’. Tell us what you think about another ‘Breaking Bad’ movie in the comment section down below!
