‘Better Call Saul’ star on mid-season finale cliffhanger: “It’s a real gut punch”

Another star is leaving FBI: Most Wanted.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Jurassic World: Dominion” is off to a roaring start at the international box office.The blockbuster hopeful opened in 15 major markets this week, including the likes of Italy, Mexico and Brazil, and has already sunk its teeth into $16.7 million through Thursday. “Jurassic World: Dominion” is expected to bring in more than $45 million this weekend, giving it a healthy head start before it opens in U.S.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterThe midseason finale of the sixth and final season of “Better Call Saul” grew 87% with three days of delayed viewership, according to Nielsen’s Live + 3 data.The May 23 episode, which is the conclusion of Part 1 of the “Breaking Bad” prequel’s final chapter, drew 2.2 million viewers including its initial linear airing on AMC, plus three days of mostly DVR viewing.According to AMC, viewership via streamer AMC+ was up 61% over the Season 6 premiere, and “Better Call Saul” currently stands as the top acquisition driver in the history of the SVOD.“The response to this final season of Better Call Saul, from viewers, critics, long-time fans and new arrivals to the series – on all platforms – has been everything we had hoped for,” said Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks. “The series looks like nothing else on television, which is a tribute to the creative genius and excellence of Vince, Peter, Bob, Rhea, Giancarlo, Patrick, Jonathan, Michael, Tony, our partners at Sony and everyone else associated with this extraordinary effort.

“Better Call Saul” recently concluded the first half of its sixth and final season in explosive fashion, with the critically praised drama scoring big numbers across linear, streaming and social. The “Breaking Bad” prequel is the top acquisition driver in the history of the AMC+ streaming service and the third-biggest cable drama in the current broadcast season in key ratings demographics.

season 3 and the upcoming spinoff,, including that both series will premiere in 2023 on Disney+. More specifically, the former starring Pedro Pascal will return in February. Additionally, Katee Sackoff took the stage to reveal that she’ll be reprising her fan-favorite role as Bo-Katan in season 3 of, teasing that she and the titular bounty hunter have unfinished business to take care of.

The cast of Jurassic World: Dominion gather up for a photo call event held at Trafalgar Square on Friday (May 27) in London, England.

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD.

Ethan Shanfeld SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched the seventh episode of “Better Call Saul” Season 6, titled “Plan & Execution.”Howard Hamlin (Patrick Fabian) has just been murdered in Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) and Kim’s (Rhea Seehorn) apartment, but “Better Call Saul” fans will have to wait six weeks to find out why his killer, Lalo Salamanca (Tony Dalton), was there in the first place.With six episodes left in the series, there are plenty of other unanswered questions, too. What happens to Kim? Will we see more Gene? Is Nacho’s (Michael Mando) death really resolved? Luckily, co-creator and showrunner Peter Gould spoke with Variety to provide insight into our favorite characters and answer our most pressing questions leading into Season 6 Part 2. We see Jimmy and Kim’s plot against Howard pieced out little by little over the course of seven episodes, and even the audience doesn’t know how it’s going to play out until we see it executed. Why did you decide to unspool their plan like this?It was a really tough choice to make because you don’t want to confuse people.

Angelique Jackson As the women of “Jurassic World Dominion” reflect on the franchise’s feminist origins, the movie’s youngest female lead, 15-year-old Isabella Sermon notes the importance of having a powerful trio of women — Laura Dern’s Dr. Ellie Sattler, Bryce Dallas Howard’s Claire Dearing and DeWanda Wise’s Kayla Watts — to look up to.“It’s important to have these female role models,” Sermon says in the clip above.

Warning: Spoilers ahead!Better Call Saul fans are still not over the mid-season 6 finale, Plan and Execution, which saw the biggest cliffhanger of the show so far. The episode marked the end of Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) and Kim Wexler’s (Rhea Seehorn) mission to put a stop to enemy Howard Hamlin (Patrick Fabian), with a brutal cold-blooded murder as Howard was shot in the head by Lalo Salamanca (Tony Dalton) when confronting the Goodmans in their home about their plot to smear his name. But, as it turns out, some might have been expecting the moment to come, after Bob released a little spoiler in December last year.

Women are inheriting the earth.

Warning: Spoilers for Better Call Saul season 6 episode 7!The Better Call Saul mid-season 6 finale has literally blown people’s minds with the episode, titled Plan and Execution, serving an almighty cliffhanger nobody saw coming. The instalment finally marked the end of Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) and Kim Wexler’s (Rhea Seehorn) mission to put a stop to enemy Howard Hamlin (Patrick Fabian), with a brutal cold-blooded murder blind-siding fans in the closing scenes. In quite possibly the most brutal moment of the show to date, Howard was shot in the head by Lalo Salamanca (Tony Dalton) as he confronted the Goodmans in their home about their plot to smear his name.

The 2022 Cannes Film Festival is finally here, and with the event comes many premiers of extraordinary talent. Movies like “Decision To Leave” by Park Chan-Wook or documentaries like “Moonage Daydream” by Brett Morgen have premiered at the event, already sparking good reviews.

Better Call Saul” fans watching the shocking mid-season finale, “Plan and Execution,” were aghast at a violent, white-knuckle climax in Monday night’s episode. However, unlike other rabid fan bases which tweet or purposely shout spoilers, followers of the Bob Odenkirk-led show were simply left speechless.After Season 6, Episode 7 aired, viewers took to Twitter only to express their disbelief over the life-or-death bombshell revealed in the show, a moment which will certainly alter the path of the final season’s second half.“And I’m supposed to go to BED after that?!?!?!?!!??! I feel like i need therapy,” wrote one shocked fan of the horrifying final scene, while another lamented having to wait six weeks for the “Breaking Bad” prequel to resume in July.The #BetterCallSaul fanbase after tonight's episode pic.twitter.com/2Owsj10jyYI fully understand why Bob Odenkirk had a heart attack filming this season.

SPOILER ALERT:  This article contains details of tonight’s Better Call Saul 6A finale. 

Ethan Shanfeld SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched the seventh episode of “Better Call Saul” Season 6, titled “Plan & Execution.”This week’s episode of “Better Call Saul,” like the six before it, has a bifurcated title — “Plan & Execution.” Season 6 has, so far, focused largely on Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) and Kim’s (Rhea Seehorn) plot against Howard Hamlin (Patrick Fabian), the staunch attorney whose reputational downfall could directly lead to a settlement of the Sandpiper lawsuit and, thus, a healthy sum of money in Jimmy’s pocket. Fans have been patiently waiting to see their plan in action.

Better Call Saul captured the top spot on a sleepy week, collecting 821 million minutes of viewing for its first five seasons on Netflix.

Mark Owen has been showing off a new look as he reunited with his Take That bandmates. And the location couldn't have been further from Manchester, or the UK as they appeared in Cannes.

Just because he was in “Frozen” doesn’t mean Josh Gad knows the words to the animated movie’s hit song.

Jordan Moreau SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched the sixth episode of “Better Call Saul” Season 6, titled “Axe and Grind.”Giancarlo Esposito didn’t appear in the latest episode of “Better Call Saul,” but that was because he was busy behind the camera directing this crucial episode, the penultimate entry in Season 6’s first half.“Axe and Grind” covered a lot of ground, taking place in Albuquerque, Germany, a long highway to Santa Fe and even a flashback to Kim Wexler’s (Rhea Seehorn) childhood. The episode started and ended with Kim, who hits her heartbreaking “moment of doom,” according to Esposito.