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Netflix Will Debut Breaking Bad Movie

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The acclaimed Breaking Bad TV series acquired millions of viewers thanks to the streaming service of Netflix. While the original airing saw the series first on AMC, the shows garnered much more attention, especially in its final season, after its move over to Netflix. The hit series became so popular under Netlfix’s watch that the new Breaking Bad movie will debut first on Netflix followed by AMC.

The series starred actor Bryan Cranston in his role of Walter White, a high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with terminal cancer. In an effort to make a sizeable income to support his pregnant wife and son who suffers from cerebral palsy before his time ended, White began cooking and selling crystal meth. The show only heats up from their in a dramatic, thrilling series as he teams up with Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) who’s both a crystal meth user and dealer in the show’s setting of Albuquerque, New Mexico.

In 2015, the series acquired a spin-off show titled Better Call Saul — a prequel that starred Walter White’s lawyer, Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk). The Better Call Saul series is still running strong today, after its fourth season aired in 2018. Off the success of the prequel, series creator Vince Gilligan is now working with a returning cast on the upcoming movie that’s set to be a sequel to the base show.

The Breaking Bad move continues the story of Jesse Pinkman after the events of the series finale. While there were plenty of character stories in the series that never saw proper closure, perhaps the upcoming film will shine some light on that. While Aaron Paul has been the biggest name to be confirmed for the tightly wrapped production, Bryan Cranston has been particularly vocal about appearing in the movie.

In a interview on The Dan Patrick Show, Cranston states: “I don’t know if there’s an appearance — flashbacks, flash forwards — but I’m excited about it because it’s Breaking Bad and it was the greatest professional period of my life and I can’t wait to see all those people again, even if I just come by to visit.”

With nothing but praise and incredible success surrounding the Breaking Bad name, it’s not surprising that a movie is in the works. What is surprising is the movie will be premiering on Netflix, rather than AMC, where the show initially debuted.

There’s still barely any details regarding what we can expect from the upcoming film, but rest assured, there are sure to be more details to surface as production continues. The Breaking Bad movie is being produced and directed by series creator Vince Gilligan along with Mark Johnson and Melissa Bernstein, who have collaborated on the series in the past.

 

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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Netflix cracks down on password sharing worldwide

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After a delay, Netflix’s password sharing crackdown is reaching U.S. and international subscribers. After experiencing cancellations in regions where it had already implemented “paid sharing,” the streamer delayed the debut till the summer. U.S. Netflix consumers must either remove people from their account or pay $7.99/month for an additional membership for non-household members.

In weeks and months, many of worldwide markets will undergo similar transformations.

Current members can examine which devices are signed into their account and remove unwanted ones, as well as reset their password, to make this transfer smoother.

A “Transfer Profile” feature lets Netflix account sharers move their viewing history and watchlist to their own account.

Netflix informed investors that despite early cancellations, the password enforcement will benefit its long-term development and financial health.

Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters said the password enforcement in its first supported markets was similar to how subscribers reacted to pricing increases during its first-quarter earnings.

“We see an initial cancel reaction and then we build out of that, both in terms of membership and revenue as borrowers sign up for their own Netflix accounts and existing members purchase that extra member facility for folks that they want to share with,” Peters told investors on the April earnings call. “First of all, it was a strong validation to see consistent results in these new countries, because there are different market characteristics different from each other and also from the original Latin American rollout countries,” he said.

Netflix tested the feature in Latin America before adding Canada, New Zealand, Portugal, and Spain this year. It will reach more global markets today, including Brazil, Bolivia, Belize, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, the Philippines, Malaysia, Israel, Thailand, Taiwan, Switzerland, Sweden, and others.

The corporation may have postponed the crackdown in Q1 to avoid hurting net additions. Last quarter, the corporation added 1.75 million global customers, below Wall Street’s 3 million projection, to 232.5 million accounts.

It announced at results that U.S. members would receive the password-sharing adjustments “on or before” June 30. Netflix may have accelerated the timing.

Netflix revealed on its blog today that it will email U.S. account sharers.

“One household per Netflix account,” the firm advises. “Everyone living in that household can use Netflix wherever they are—at home, on the go, on holiday—and take advantage of new features like Transfer Profile and Manage Access and Devices,” the post adds.

The email, labeled “An update on sharing,” lists options and links to support documentation.

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Netflix explains in a press email that it is “now starting to roll out updates to sharing to countries around the world, including the U.S.”

Netflix has yet to see the effects of a password crackdown in the U.S., where it faces increased competition for users’ time and money.

Today, HBO Max becomes Max, a new service that combines HBO and Discovery+ content, doubling the amount of programming. Paramount+ will add Showtime next month on June 27. Disney plans to merge Disney+ and Hulu into one app. Subscribers get more content with some price increases. Netflix is charging more for the same.

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WGA Strike Halts HBO’s The Last of Us Season 2 Casting

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The insanely successful Last of Us adaptation is caught in the crossfire of the Writers Guild of America strike. The hit show’s co-creator and showrunner, Craig Mazin, was seen on the picket line supporting the strike, halting season two casting (GQ has a great primer).

Variety reports that casting preparations will be halted until the strike ends. Due to a lack of scriptwriters, the casting team has reportedly asked actors to read lines from The Last of Us: Part II, the game that will inspire the upcoming season.

It’s too early to tell, but Vancouver shooting is expected to resume in early 2024. The first season’s seventh episode, “Left Behind,” was written by Naughty Dog co-president Neil Druckmann, who also created the IP. Mazin wrote the rest. They co-wrote the series premiere and finale.

HBO’s The Last of Us: Will the writer’s strike last? Take care of your writers—Lost and Heroes never recovered from the last WGA strike.

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Orlando Bloom and David Harbour Share the Gran Turismo movie’s first trailer

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Well, this movie has certainly come together quickly, just like the automobiles the franchise is centered around. In truth, Gran Turismo adaptation directed by Neil Blomkamp has already wrapped up filming and is in post-production ahead of its global theatrical release on August 11, 2023. Do you want to see a brief teaser? To view the trailer, click above.

Orlando Bloom and David Harbour provide some comments in this 60-second clip, which also includes a few brief film snippets. In essence, this is based on the real-life experiences of Jann Mardenborough, who won the 2011 GT Academy competition and later found success as a racing car driver.

In the few photos that were displayed, the cinematography seemed amazing, therefore it is obvious that this would look stunning on a large screen. During Sony’s CES press conference, Blomkamp briefly discussed how he is employing the company’s cutting-edge cameras to not only get stunning close-ups from within the car’s cockpit but also to imitate some of the game’s angles, as shown in the trailer.

 

 

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