- Jesse Plemons rose to prominence after portraying the evil sociopath Todd Alquist in one of the best television shows of all time, Breaking Bad.
- Plemons received a lot of flak from the media and the public, not because of his acting, which was excellent, but because of his unusual appearance.
- El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie later depicts Jesse Pinkman’s journey of fleeing police authority to start a new life in Alaska.
- Plemons didn’t have much time to lose weight because The Irishman was shot around the same time as El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie.
Jesse Plemons rose to prominence after portraying the evil sociopath Todd Alquist in one of the best television shows of all time, Breaking Bad. Six years after the Breaking Bad finale, the American actor returned to the role for El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, which was released on Netflix on October 11, 2019.
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‘El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie’ took place immediately following ‘Breaking Bad.’
In the final season of Breaking Bad, we saw Walter White (Bryan Cranston) flee the DEA and Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) captured by Todd Alquist and his associates.
And in the final episode, ‘Felina,’ we saw Walter White return to make one last amendment to his family by returning to Albuquerque and freeing Jesse Pinkman from Todd Alquist’s clutches.
Walter White uses a full round of bullets to kill Todd Alquist and all of his associates during his plan to free Jesse Pinkman.
Finally, we see that Walter was hit by one of the bullets and died later.
Jesse Pinkman, on the other hand, flees Todd Alquist’s compound in an El Camino car and hides in some bushes as the police approach Alquist’s compound.
When the police cars leave, he reverses his car and drives away.
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie later depicts Jesse Pinkman’s journey of fleeing police authority to start a new life in Alaska.
There is no time gap between the events of the film and those of Breaking Bad.
Furthermore, the film shows how Todd Alquist tortured Jesse Pinkman and the horrible things Todd Alquist did while Jesse was imprisoned.
When we first saw Todd in the film, we were struck by his appearance and weight gain.
Furthermore, as previously stated, there was no time lapse between the events of Breaking Bad and El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie.
However, there was a six-year gap between the production of the AMC show and the Netflix film.
Actor Plemons was 24 years old when Breaking Bad was shot, and he was 30 by the time El Camino was shot.
Another significant factor was that the Netflix film was shot secretly for 50 days.
As a result, Plemons may not have had enough time to get back into shape or embark on a weight loss journey to look like he did during the events of Breaking Bad.
Jesse Plemons had other acting obligations
Plemons had a number of acting commitments following his time on Breaking Bad before reprising his role as Todd in El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie.
And, as many people are aware, different roles necessitate different time commitments.
Plemons’ many acting projects required him to gain weight in order to fit into the character.
Plemons’ first acting role required him to gain weight, and it was in the 2015 film Black Mass, starring Johnny Depp and Benedict Cumberbatch.
Similarly, for his role as Ed Blumquist in Fargo, Plemons lost some weight, but not significantly.
Following that, he landed more roles that required a strong character, such as Black Mirror, Vice, and The Irishman.
Plemons didn’t have much time to lose weight because The Irishman was shot around the same time as El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie.
Furthermore, El Camino was only shot for about 50 days.
So it might have been difficult for Plemons to lose weight for El Camino and then gain it for The Irishman.
Plemons decided to show up with a heavier look to film El Camino for these and possibly other undisclosed reasons, and thus people saw his strange-looking weight in the film.
Jesse Plemons’ weight gain
During the filming of El Camino, Plemons reportedly gained around 30 pounds.
However, the media was already questioning him about his weight gain.
During a 2016 GQ interview, he was asked whether gaining weight for Black Mass was worse than having to talk about it.
“Doing it or having to talk about it?” he replied. It then spread to Fargo as well. ‘You gained all this weight!’ everyone exclaims.
‘No, I’ve been fat for a long time,’ I said. Yes, talking about it makes me more empathetic — sympathetic? — to what women have to go through.”
“My God! Men in general are not held up to the same standard in this regard. It’s odd that that’s all anyone wanted to talk about.
Why is that considered a badge or an accomplishment? That is something that anyone can do. All you have to do is eat shit.”
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Furthermore, the interviewer stated that people were casual about bringing up the subject of his weight, even though they didn’t feel good about it. “No.
“And I’d lost a little weight at the Fargo premiere,” the actor explained.
“And I remember this guy, like, ‘What’s your secret to losing weight?'” Plemons continued.
‘Please tell us!’ ‘Well, I was eating everything, and then I just stopped eating terrible food,’ I explained. It’s not too difficult.”
That’s all there is to it. Plemons’ weight gain prompted many to criticize or “fat shame” him, but many also defended him.
And once the reason is known, the fat-shaming should stop — even though fat-shaming should not exist in the first place.
