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Vince Gilligan

American writer, producer, and director (born 1967)

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    Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte dies at 34 in Brownsville, Texas, co-stars pay tribute

    RJ Mitte, who played Walter White Jr. in Breaking Bad, died on 12 October 2026 in Brownsville, Texas, aged 34. A spokesperson acknowledged reports that the death was a suicide, and co-stars have paid tribute.

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    Prime Video launches 'Spider-Noir' today, a live-action series starring Nicolas Cage as a hard-boiled, middle-aged private eye in Depression-era New York, marking a radical, noir-drenched departure from the classic Spider-Man mythos.

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