Aaron Paul‘s time as Jesse Pinkman comes to a dramatic conclusion when Breaking Bad airs its series finale this Sunday. While there is very little chance of seeing the same character on the Breaking Bad Saul Goodman spinoff, we’ll still get to see more of Paul as the actor is making the jump from the small screen to the big screen. The actor will star in next year’s big screen adaptation of Need For Speed, based on the popular video game of the same name.

Check out the first trailer after the jump.

Recently it was reported that DreamWorks was testing unknown actors to play the lead in their movie version of the hit video game franchise, Need For Speed.

It would appear that the unknown actors that were tested didn’t cut it as it’s now being reported that Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul is set to star in the movie.

Ever since the Fast and Furious franchise shifted its gears from street racing to high-speed heists, there has been a lack of high-octane street racing films. Sure enough DreamWorks will fill that void by adapting the very popular street racing video game Need for Speed. The studio was even thinking about making this a starring vehicle for Liam Hemsworth.

But with Hemsworth’s stock being as high as it is, I imagine DreamWorks would have a difficult time signing the actor on for a possible film franchise. A new report from Deadline says that DreamWorks and Act of Valor director Scott Waugh will no longer pursue Hemsworth as a possible lead. Instead they are going to test younger unknown actors to take the part. The report says that the two people on the top of their list are Home and Away stars Brenton Thwaites and Luke Bracey.

There’s plenty of video games that would make perfect sense to turn into a movie. Sometimes, on the other hand, you have to scratch your head at the thought of a certain game getting the cinematic treatment.

It’s being reported that DreamWorks is in negotiations to acquire Need For Speed, a movie based on the hit Electronic Arts racing game series being developed by brothers John Gatins and George Gatins. George is writing the first draft of the screenplay for the movie.

Amazon is running a 19 Days of Deals sale on video games this month, with today’s entry being EA Action Day, where you can save up to 33% on select video games and 40% on game downloads like like, Crysis 2, Battlefield Bad Company 2, Battlefield 3, and Need for Speed: The Run.

Here’s a sample of some of the sale items:

Crysis 2
PS3 – $28.81 | Xbox 360, PC, PC Download – $29.99

Battlefield 3
Xbox 360, PS3, PC, PC Download – $45.66