Aaron Paul die we allemaal kennen als Jesse Pinkman uit de Amerikaanse TV serie Breaking Bad, heeft nu de hoofdrol gekregen van de aankomende Need for Speed film. Wat eigenlijk niks meer zal worden dan een verkapte versie van The Fast and the Furious. Volgens deze website zal de film op 7 februari 2014 de bioscopen in racen.

The Emmy winning actor will play the lead in DreamWorks Studios' adaptation of the best selling Electronic Arts video game, the studio announced today. Act of Valor director Scott Waugh is set to helm the film. Need For Speed is scheduled to come out on February 7, 2014. "We are huge fans of Aaron's and his stellar work on Breaking Bad. We couldn't be more excited to have him headline our cast for Need for Speed, said Holly Bario, DreamWorks' President of Production.