City Albuquerquelocated in New Mexico (USA), will open two bronze statues in honor of Jesse Pinkman and Walter White, the main characters of Breaking Bad, who were played by Aaron Paul D Bryan Cranstonrespectively.
According to a press release from the city government, these sculptural works, created by sculptor Trevor Grove, were donated by Sony Pictures Television and the show’s creator. Vince Gilliganwho in 2019 ordered these products in order to “return something” Albuquerque.
Also, the creator of Better Call Saul, which is currently streaming its final season on Netflix, said he hopes the statues will attract “buses full of tourists” to the Spanish-based city where they were filmed.breaking Bad”, its prequel and the film “El Camino”.
“For 15 years, two TV shows and one movie, Albuquerque has been great for us,” said Vince Gilligan.
The number of tourists in its main metropolitan area has increased since 2011, according to the New Mexico Department of Tourism.breaking Bad“To show the fans of the show some of the locations where some of the sci-fi has been filmed, like the houses of White and Pinkman.
Jesse Pinkman and Walter White at the pillory
Although the creatorbreaking Bad“It seemed like a good gesture to give Albuquerque two statues of Jesse Pinkman and Walter White, but not everyone liked the idea. For example, on Twitter, users criticized the decision to honor the memory of two fictional drug dealers.
“They are erecting statues to honor former meth dealers, drug addicts and murderers in a city known for rampant meth addiction and drug problems,” wrote one netizen.
Works dedicated to the heroesbreaking BadTheir launch will take place on July 29 at the Albuquerque Convention Center and will be attended by Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, Mayor Tim Keller, Vince Gilligan and executive producer Peter Gould.
As you may recall, the last time the high school chemistry teacher and his former student saw each other was in El Camino, a film exploring Pinkman’s life after his release in the final episode of the original series, which aired from 2008 to 2013. .
Both characters are expected to reappear in “Better call Saul”, the series was dedicated to lawyer Saul Goodman, who just received three nominations for the 2022 Emmy Awards.
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