Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, or Walter and Jesse, the protagonists of “Breaking Bad”.
The affairs of Walter White’s empire are now permanently in New Mexico. the creator of breaking BadGilligan wins commissioned two statues of the characters Walter White and Jesse Pinkman to be placed in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Bryan Cranston he played a transformed high school teacher White methamphetamine manufacturer, with Aaron Paul playing the business partnerWhite’s surrogate son and drug dealer.
breaking Badwhich ended in 2013requested the Netflix movie The way and the spin off series of the AMC prequel Better to call SaulFocused on the origins of Bob Odenkirk’s corrupt lawyer.
Bryan Cranston, or rather, Walter White in “Braking Bad”, the role from which it will be difficult to separate him every time it is mentioned.
“Over the course of 15 years, two TV shows and a movie, Albuquerque has been wonderful for us,” Gilligan said in a press release. “I wanted to return the favor and contribute something.”
the bronze statues it will be donated to the city of Albuquerque by Gilligan and Sony Pictures Television. The sculptures will be exhibited at the Albuquerque Convention Center in July.
safe from pigeons
“We appreciate it too that the statues are inside and, therefore, protected from the pigeons that deposit their criticisms on our heads “actors Cranston and Paul joked in a joint statement.
Emerged in “Breajking Bad”, Bob Odenkirk ended up touring as Saul Goodman, also in the hit “Better Call Saul”.
the spin-off Better to call Saul It recently earned several Emmy nominations, including nominations for Lead Actor Odenkirk and Supporting Actress Rhea Seehorn, as well as a nomination for Best Drama Series.
Better to call Saul concludes its last season in 2022, with Odenkirk in relation to Cranston’s intense performance in breaking Bad.
“I’ve always laughed and rolled my eyes at actors who said, ‘It’s so hard.’ For real? It can’t be, ”Odenkirk said New York Times about taking on a dramatic role.
“But the truth is, you use your emotions and you use your memories, you use your hurt feelings and losses, and you manipulate them, you dig into them, you dwell on them. A normal adult doesn’t go around saying, ‘What was the worst feeling of abandonment he has ever experienced? I want to focus on this for the next week and a half because it will feed me. ‘”
Another derivative of “Breaking …” ended up in theaters with the movie “El Camino”. AFP photo
Odenkirk added: “I have a lot of sympathy for someone like James Gandolfini, who talked about how he was looking forward to ending that character, and I think Bryan Cranston said similar things: ‘I can’t wait to leave this. boy behind. ‘ I identified with that attitude.
Before and after the series
Debbie Ball remembers the scene and laughs. she is Candy Lady (the candy lady) the one who produced the blue candies used in the series breaking Bad to simulate the drug that Walter White createdthe insipid chemistry teacher who becomes a drug kingpin in one of the most popular series of all time.
Nowadays, in Albuquerque, you can buy Walter’s “blue candy”, but they’re just a candy.
Although the cycle ended almost four years ago, every day a hundred tourists come to his shop to buy a bag. “Breaking Bad drug” for $ 10a t-shirt with the faces of the characters, mugs, stickers or simply take a picture with trays full of that blue material that has become international.
film tourism
Debbie and all of Albuquerque are experiencing a phenomenon that known as “film tourism”, which has grown over the past decade with the explosion of series, internet and selfies. And for this city of 500,000 people, the largest in New Mexico, it’s a revolution that has taken everyone by surprise.
Of the 365 days of the year, 310 are of good weather in Albuquerque, one of the reasons why the entertainment industry chooses her to shoot. The other is the tax breaks.
“The credits that the producers pay are very low. In a season of 12 or 13 chapters, producers receive a check from the state worth two or three chapters at the end. They pay you to invest, ”explains Raquel Fluxa Moncada, an Argentine who worked as a production assistant in Better to call Saul.
A few years ago, the Albuquerque Country Club put up a curious property for sale: Walter White’s house in the series. AP photo
“The people who live here are very grateful for the show because it has brought more visitors who come to see the city. And everything that is tourism helps the economy of the state ”, explains Raquel. And this the face of actor Bryan Cranston, dressed as Walter White, is everywhereboth in the handicraft stalls and in the gift shop of the Hyatt Hotel.
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Source: Clarin
