Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter; Vince Gilligan Calls for Writers to Cut Back on Villain Stories Amid Current Political Climate: “They’ve Become Aspirational”
"While accepting a special honor at the Writers Guild Awards on Saturday night, Vince Gilligan warned the crowd that he was going to “go political” before calling on Hollywood to give more attention to good guys than the villains...
“But all things being equal, I think I’d rather be celebrated for creating someone a bit more inspiring. In 2025, it’s time to say that out loud, because we are living in an era where bad guys, the real-life kind, are running amuck,” he said from the stage at the Beverly Hilton. “Bad guys who make their own rules, bad guys who no matter what they tell you, are only out for themselves. Who am I talking about? Well this is Hollywood, so guess. But here’s the weird irony, in our profoundly divided country, everybody seems to agree on one thing: there are too many real-life bad guys, it’s just we’re living in different realities so we’ve all got different lists.”...
“Maybe what the world needs now are some good, old-fashioned, greatest generation types who give more than they take,” Gilligan continued, musing how nice it was to hear about heroes and acts of kindness during the recent L.A. wildfires."
