“Obviously he’s my mentor, one of my dearest, dearest friends. “Bryan is an incredible leader, and we all learned so much from that beautiful man,” says Paul. It was an unfamiliar feeling for the younger actor, who was otherwise surrounded by much of the same cast and crew with whom he’d shot five memorable seasons. On that shooting day, the tour bus operator’s phone started ringing off the hook with passersby asking questions).Įl Camino centers on Jesse’s story, which meant that, after years as Cranston’s wingman, Paul had the first name on the call sheet. When passersby saw the distinctive RV outside the diner, there was a plausible explanation Gilligan and his crew hoped they’d believe: a local business had a replica vehicle that they used to give Breaking Bad-themed tours. One especially distinctive vehicle was parked outside: the beaten up Fleetwood Bounder that served as Walter and Jesse’s mobile meth lab. While filming at the diner, they blocked the set from view using screens and vehicles. So the El Camino producers snuck Cranston out of New York with the help of a loaned private jet.īecause of Cranston’s limited time, they couldn’t take him to a remote spot, but had to shoot at a location in the middle of a busy intersection right in town.
They were also worried about the uncertainty of commercial air travel, which could derail their precisely timed shooting schedule for the scene. Breaking Bad and the city of Albuquerque are so indelibly intertwined that producers figured if Cranston so much as stepped foot in the Albuquerque airport, the jig would be up - everyone would know why Walter White had come home. It was, the filmmakers believed, the greatest bald cap of all time, but they were soon to learn it wouldn’t work.įirst came the task of getting Cranston into town incognito. To recreate Walter’s pate, a crewmember had flown to New York ahead of time to fit Cranston for a bald cap.
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But in late 2018, Cranston had a full head of hair to play news anchor Howard Beale in the Broadway show, and couldn’t shave it. Their plan was to fly Cranston out Sunday night after his show, shoot all day Monday and in the morning on Tuesday and wrap in time to get Cranston back to New York for his Tuesday night performance.įor the five seasons of Breaking Bad, Cranston had shaved his head to portray Walter, who suffers from cancer, creating an immediately identifiable silhouette that would eventually appear on T-shirts, stickers and mugs. At the time, Cranston was appearing in eight performances a week of Network on Broadway, with Mondays off. And so, on the road trip, it's torture as Todd buddies up to him, packs Jesse in the trunk with the dead woman, and even sings show tunes during the drive.Among the headaches for Gilligan’s producers, Melissa Bernstein and Diane Mercer, engaged in this stealth mission was executing a key flashback scene with Walter White and Aaron Paul’s Jesse Pinkman in a diner. That's why Jesse fears Todd, and doesn't lash out the way he did with Walt. The same can't be said for Walt, who pays an emotional price for his despicable acts. As evidence, look no further than the murder of Drew Sharp, the boy whose only crime was stumbling across their train heist "no witnesses," Todd was told. It was "nothing personal," Todd said, almost in way of apology.īut it was true: Todd is clinical in his actions, avoiding emotion while doing whatever the situation dictates. We're reminded that Todd coolly murdered Andrea on her doorstep, as punishment for Jesse attempting to escape Uncle Jack's gang, and refusing to cook meth. Jesse cringes at the mention of "the little boy," as he knows Todd will follow through on his threat. Reluctantly, Jesse helps to bury the body in the desert, warned by Todd that he will kill Brock if he tries anything. In flashback, Todd enlists a captive Jesse to dispose of his housekeeper, Sonia, who inadvertently found money stashed in his apartment. In July 2013, Breaking Bad held its final season premiere on the Sony lot. It gives Aarons character closure and a well-deserved send-off after everything hes gone through throughout the five seasons. A Breaking Bad sequel film, El Camino, was released in October 2019 and featured some familiar faces. RELATED: How El Camino Pays Tribute to Breaking Bad's Funniest, Meme-tastic Moment 3 Bryan Cranston And Aaron Paul Reunited In El Camino.
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