Bryan Cranston Breaking Bad Season 2 Update [Video]

Bryan is currently filming the second season of Breaking Bad.

My character is well into his chemotherapy, I lost 17 pounds and shaved my head. This is what most actors dream about.

He did an Interview with AMC Breaking Bad Blog about filming the second season.

Q: Did you ever have doubts that Breaking Bad would return for a second season?

A: Like the nomination itself, I just try to focus on the things I can control. So I leave it up to the TV gods to decide what the outcomes of anything should be, and I was hoping we would get a pick-up because the pilot and the first season were very compelling drama. And a lot of people get the dark humor — we’re getting the kind of avid fan base that can’t wait to see what happens next, and that’s what you want.

Q: How does it feel to be back on set after the hiatus?

A: It was six months ago that we finished the last season. So it does take some getting used to, remembering faces of your crew members. But once you get past the newness of that, it’s like slipping into a pair of old comfortable shoes. We know we’re going to be in good hands with the writers and crew.

Q: Season 1 was cut short by the writers’ strike. Did this give Vince an opportunity to re-evaluate where the story should go?

A: He had an idea of what he wanted to do for the two episodes that we didn’t get to. And because we didn’t get to it, all things wash out. It ended where it ended, then he gets a chance to re-evaluate it, think about it over the hiatus and now look at an arc of thirteen episodes as opposed to six. And of course it changes things.

Q: Where would you like to see the show and your character go in the future?

A: I think eventually I’m going to die in this show, and rightfully so. [Laughs]. I deserve it. In the meantime whatever happens, happens. But we can’t accelerate a storyline in order to think that we only have this season to tell it. I do know that because of the conditions of the character and what has been established already and what Vince has already stated is that he wants to have a show where your lead character changes. And as he semi-jokingly puts it, he wants to turn Mr. Chips into Scarface. Maybe not that drastic, but interestingly enough not all that far away.

Season 1 DVD of Breaking Bad is expected to be released January 20, 2009. So far we know its as a 2-disc set running 346 minutes, featuring episodes presented in anamorphic widescreen video, with English – Dolby Digital 5.1 audio and French subtitles. Pre-order from Amazon now!

The Breaking Bad cast and SAG hosted a public event to talk about their experiences in the industry and filming in New Mexico on October 25.

Source: tvshowsondvd.com, bizjournals.com, Breaking Bad Blog

November 24th, 2008 (0) Comments - Post a Comment

Bryan Cranston goes Green and other news…

Bryan Cranston told nationalledger.com that he’s one of the latest celebrities to go “green” as he spent time off during the writer’s strike working on an environmentally friendly home.

I’m designing a house for my family. It’s a vacation house. I’m going to draw the design myself and have it built in green with solar panels, recycled materials and things like that.

In other unrelated Cranston news that we didn’t get round to posting before:

Bryan presented at the Independent Spirit Awards in February.

In March he participated in the annual A Night at Sardi’s in LA to benefit The Alzheimer’s Association of the California Southland, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, performing selections from Bye Bye Birdie.

In April he presented honors for community service and volunteerism at the 2008 Spring Luncheon of the Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles and the National Down Syndrome Society.

In May he attended the 13th Annual Congressional Breakfast on Capitol Hill for National Missing Children’s Day, fifteen law enforcement officials from throughout the U.S. were honored.

In August he attended the Duke City Shootout competition where scripts are filmed and edited and premièred in 1 week. Cranston, who said he and his family love Albuquerque and have purchased a house in the city, called the whole concept of the Shootout “brave” and asked that the filmmakers, once they’re famous and working regularly, remember to hire him.

Source: nationalledger.com, nypost.com, pr-inside.com, bizjournals.com & variety.com.

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Bryan Cranston Co-Star in ‘Love Ranch’

At the start of the year Bryan Cranston signed on to co-star in Taylor Hackford’s new film, Love Ranch which has now been filmed and is in post production. They are currently looking for a studio to pick up the film.

Based on real events, Love Ranch is a drama centered around a married couple who open the first legal brothel in Nevada. Bryan is playing a corrupt Senator along side Helen Mirren and Joe Pesci.

Little other information so far but we’ll keep you updated.

Thanks to PBUNDY | Source: movieweb.com & IMDB

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