Jesse from Breaking Bad to feel the "Need for Speed"

Aaron Paul, well known to TV viewers from the series Breaking Bad, has been cast in the lead role in "Need for Speed," a DreamWorks film based on the popular video game Electronic Arts. The Hollywood Reporter reports this.

DreamWorks has also announced the film's release date — February 7, 2014. Scott Waugh ("Act of Valor") has been confirmed as director of the project.

The film will "draw from the tradition of car culture in the great films of the 1970s while staying true to the spirit of the franchise," DreamWorks said in a press release. "In 'Need for Speed,' the cars are hot, the races are spectacular, and the story will keep players jumping out of their seats," the creators tease.

Executive Vice President EA's Patrick Söderlund said in his statement: "Like the game series itself, the film's cast needs to be edgy and cool. Aaron Paul is a rising star and an excellent choice for the lead role in the film."

Paul has long since achieved true TV stardom thanks to his role in the series Breaking Bad, which earned him two Emmy awards. He has also already taken his first steps in feature films, appearing in "Mission: Impossible III." The new project will be his debut leading role on the big screen.

John and George Gatins developed the film's original story, and the latter also turned it into a screenplay. The plot is based on the Need for Speed games, but it is not an adaptation of any one of them. John Gatins, Mark Sourian and Electronic Arts representative Patrick O'Brien became producers of the project.

Source: LostFilm.Info