News about Vince Gilligan

As the writers and actors strike again this week, more actress-studded picket lines appear, leading to a reunion for Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul's cast and writers. Bryan Cranston (Walter White) and Aaron Paul were joined by co-stars Betsy Brandt (Skinny Pete), Matt Jones (Badger), Norma Maldonado (Delores), Jesse Plemons (Todd). They were joined by writer Peter Gould, who also co-created Better Call Saul with Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan.

Seth MacFarlane has contributed $1 million to the Entertainment Community Fund, which provides financial assistance to industry employees affected by the SAG-AFTRA strike. Annette Bening, Vince Gilligan, Michelle Pfeiffer Shonda Rhimes, and Steven Spielberg are among the many celebrities to help the organization, which has previously known as The Actors Fund. The fund has raised more than $6.3 million since May 1 from more than 7,500 contributors to film and television employees, according to Variety.

Following a high-profile drug raid in Houston on January 30 that seems to be connected to a complicated, far-reaching heroin war, four men face manufacturing and distribution charges. Several pounds of product, pills, and high-tech drug-making equipment from the company, which opened last year and bills itself as Houston's best exotic vehicle rental experience. More charges are likely to follow for the unidentified men, who are apparently out on bail, despite police broadcasting the fact that the bust-up may have been traced to Mexican cartels attempting to expand their reach stateside. The incident in Texas was the latest in a line of Breaking Bad-esque busts of businesses acting as a front for criminal enterprises, with the one in Texas uncovering a sprawling, sophisticated lab straight from the hit series.

In a video that surfaced online, a woman who lives at Walter White's home called visitors passing by 'Mexican garbage'. The video was the latest in a long line of clips showing the homeowners slinging insult at visitors, who had to put up fences to keep out. Frances Padilla and her family, who allowed the show to film there and said they had a great time doing it, have the Albuquerque, New Mexico home. It's unclear if Padilla is the subject of the vulgar video or not, but she has been outspoken in local medias, asking visitors to behave if they come.

On Tuesday's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC, Bob Odenkirk got emotional while mourning the loss of his character Saul Goodman after 13 years. 'Better Call Saul was a family affair, and the strange thing is that I do include the fans in that,' said the 59-year-old Emmy nominated actor referring to the spin-off series on AMC's last episode on Monday. "Obviously the cast was all close, and we even shared a place together down in Albuquerque,' Bob said.

In a video he posted on Monday night, Bob Odenkirk bid his critically acclaimed series Better Call Saul farewell while thanking its many followers. In the upscale and heartfelt clip, the 59-year-old actor posed with a salt-and-pepper beard and unkempt hair, which he posted on his social media pages. 'I'm getting asked how I feel about saying goodbye to Saul Goodman and Better Call Saul, and even at that person,' he confessed, because it's frankly impossible for me to examine this case, and even at the person's closely.'

During the series finale of Better Call Saul on AMC, Bryan Cranston returned to play methamphetamine Walter White opposite Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman. With his portrayal of high school chemistry teacher turned methamphetamine drug lord Heisenberg, the 66-year-old actor helped create the Breaking Bad franchise, which was created by Vince Gilligan, 55, and the series's finale titled Saul Gone. Walter was seen as portrayed in the 2013 Breaking Bad penultimate series episode titled Granite State by shady attorney Saul during the endgame of his criminal career.